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Lexicon :: Strong's G721 - arnion

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ἀρνίον
Transliteration
arnion (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-nee'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive from ἀρήν (G704)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:340,*

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρνίον arníon, ar-nee'-on; diminutive from G704; a lambkin:—lamb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G721 in the following manner: Lamb i.e. Christ (28x), lamb (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G721 in the following manner: Lamb i.e. Christ (28x), lamb (2x).

  1. a little lamb, a lamb

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρνίον arníon, ar-nee'-on; diminutive from G704; a lambkin:—lamb.
STRONGS G721:
ἀρνίον, -ου, τό, (diminutive from ἀρήν, which see) [from Lysias down], a little lamb, a lamb: Revelation 13:11; Jesus calls his followers τὰ ἀρνία μου in John 21:15; τὸ ἀρνίον is used of Christ, innocently suffering and dying to expiate the sins of men, very often in Revelation, as Revelation 5:6, 8, 12, etc. (Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 27:45 (Jer. 50:45); Psalm 113:4, 6 (Ps. 114:4,6); Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 10.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
113:4; 113:6; 114:4; 114:6
Jeremiah
11:19; 50:45
John
21:15
Revelation
5:6; 5:8; 5:12; 13:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G721 matches the Greek ἀρνίον (arnion),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 -

So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [fn]love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6 -

And there [fn]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and among the elders I saw a Lamb (Christ) standing, [bearing scars and wounds] as though it had been slain, with seven horns (complete power) and with seven eyes (complete knowledge), which are [fn]the seven Spirits of God who have been sent [on duty] into all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb (Christ), each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of fragrant incense, which are the prayers of the saints (God’s people).

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - saying in a loud voice,

“Worthy and deserving is the Lamb that was sacrificed to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 -

And I heard every created thing that is in heaven or on earth or under the earth [in Hades, the realm of the dead] or on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying [together],

“To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb (Christ), be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 -

Then I saw as the Lamb (Christ) broke one of the seven [fn]seals [of the scroll initiating the judgments], and I heard one of the four living creatures call out as with a voice of thunder, “[fn]Come.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - and they called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne, and from the [righteous] wrath and indignation of the Lamb;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 -

After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with [fn]palm branches in their hands;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - and in a loud voice they cried out, saying,

“Salvation [belongs] to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb [our salvation is the Trinity’s to give, and to God the Trinity we owe our deliverance].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:17 - for the Lamb who is in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes [giving them eternal comfort].”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - “And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 -

Then I saw [fn]another beast rising up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb and he spoke like a dragon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:1 -

Then I looked, and this is what I saw: the Lamb stood [firmly established] on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had His name and His Father’s name inscribed on their foreheads [signifying God’s own possession].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - These are the ones who have not been defiled [by relations] with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased and redeemed from among men [of Israel] as the first fruits [sanctified and set apart for special service] for God and the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - he too will [have to] drink of the wine of the wrath of God, [fn]mixed undiluted into the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone (flaming sulfur) in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb (Christ).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - And they [fn]sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

“Great and wonderful and awe-inspiring are Your works [in judgment],

O Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all];

Righteous and true are Your ways,

O King of the [fn]nations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - “They will wage war against the Lamb (Christ), and the Lamb will triumph and conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him and on His side are the called and chosen (elect) and faithful.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - “Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 -

Then the angel said to me, “Write, ‘[fn]Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the [fn]Lamb.’” And he said to me [further], “These are the true and exact words of God.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 -

Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven final plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (Christ).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 -

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] and the Lamb are its temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27 - and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 -

Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - There will no longer exist anything that is cursed [because sin and illness and death are gone]; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve and worship Him [with great awe and joy and loving devotion];
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