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Lexicon :: Strong's G3023 - leōn

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λέων
Transliteration
leōn (Key)
Pronunciation
leh-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:251,531

Strong’s Definitions

†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

  1. a lion

  2. a brave and mighty hero

    Both Christ and Satan are referred to as a lion, indicating great strength, Satan as a "roaring lion" (1Pe 5:8) and Christ as "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Rev 5:5).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.
STRONGS G3023:
λέων, λέοντος, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for אֲרִי, אַריֵה, כְּפִיר (a young lion), etc.; a lion;
a. properly: Hebrews 11:33; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 4:7; Revelation 9:8, 17; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 13:2.
b. metaphorically ἐρρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος, I was rescued out of the most imminent peril of death, 2 Timothy 4:17 (the figure does not lie in the word lion alone, but in the whole phrase); equivalent to a brave and mighty hero: Revelation 5:5, where there is allusion to Genesis 49:9; cf. Nahum 2:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:9
Nahum
2:13
2 Timothy
4:17
Hebrews
11:33
1 Peter
5:8
Revelation
4:7; 5:5; 9:8; 9:17; 10:3; 13:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3023 matches the Greek λέων (leōn),
which occurs 117 times in 102 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 49:9–Pro 30:30)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:9 - Judah, my son, is a young lion
that has finished eating its prey.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down;
like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:24 - These people rise up like a lioness,
like a majestic lion rousing itself.
They refuse to rest
until they have feasted on prey,
drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20 - Moses said this about the tribe of Gad:
“Blessed is the one who enlarges Gad’s territory!
Gad is poised there like a lion
to tear off an arm or a head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:22 - Moses said this about the tribe of Dan:
“Dan is a lion’s cub,
leaping out from Bashan.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn’t tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - So before sunset of the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson with their answer:
“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?” Samson replied, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have solved my riddle!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:36 - I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:37 - The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”
Saul finally consented. “All right, go ahead,” he said. “And may the LORD be with you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:23 - How beloved and gracious were Saul and Jonathan!
They were together in life and in death.
They were swifter than eagles,
stronger than lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - Then even the bravest soldiers, though they have the heart of a lion, will be paralyzed with fear. For all Israel knows what a mighty warrior your father is and how courageous his men are.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior[fn] from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions[fn] of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - Both the panels and the crossbars were decorated with carved lions, oxen, and cherubim. Above and below the lions and oxen were wreath decorations.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - Carvings of cherubim, lions, and palm trees decorated the panels and corner supports wherever there was room, and there were wreaths all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24 - and the man of God started off again. But as he was traveling along, a lion came out and killed him. His body lay there on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - People who passed by saw the body lying in the road and the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in Bethel, where the old prophet lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - and he went out and found the body lying in the road. The donkey and lion were still standing there beside it, for the lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:36 - Then the prophet told him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And when he had gone, a lion did attack and kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25 - But since these foreign settlers did not worship the LORD when they first arrived, the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - So a message was sent to the king of Assyria: “The people you have sent to live in the towns of Samaria do not know the religious customs of the God of the land. He has sent lions among them to destroy them because they have not worshiped him correctly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - There was also Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant warrior from Kabzeel. He did many heroic deeds, which included killing two champions[fn] of Moab. Another time, on a snowy day, he chased a lion down into a pit and killed it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - Some brave and experienced warriors from the tribe of Gad also defected to David while he was at the stronghold in the wilderness. They were expert with both shield and spear, as fierce as lions and as swift as deer on the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 - The lion roars and the wildcat snarls,
but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11 - The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7 - My appetite disappears when I look at it;
I gag at the thought of eating it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16 - And if I hold my head high, you hunt me like a lion
and display your awesome power against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:8 - No wild animal has walked upon these treasures;
no lion has ever set his paw there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - “Can you stalk prey for a lioness
and satisfy the young lions’ appetites

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2 - If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion,
tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9 - Like lions crouched in hiding,
they wait to pounce on the helpless.
Like hunters they capture the helpless
and drag them away in nets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 - They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart—
like young lions hiding in ambush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13 - Like lions they open their jaws against me,
roaring and tearing into their prey.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21 - Snatch me from the lion’s jaws
and from the horns of these wild oxen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
Protect my life from these lions!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - Break off their fangs, O God!
Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 - You will trample upon lions and cobras;
you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
but the godly are as bold as lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:30 - the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,

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2. LOAD PAGE 2 Ecc 9:4–Nah 2:13

3. LOAD PAGE 3 Zep 3:3–Zec 11:3

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