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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 Box Jhn 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?[fn]”
“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6 - Then I saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit[fn] of God that is sent out into every part of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - And they sang in a mighty chorus:
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered—
to receive power and riches
and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and blessing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 - And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang:
“Blessing and honor and glory and power
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll.[fn] Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - And they were shouting with a great roar,
“Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne
and from the Lamb!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.”
Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in[fn] the great tribulation.[fn] They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:17 - For the Lamb on the throne[fn]
will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 - Then I saw another beast come up out of the earth. He had two horns like those of a lamb, but he spoke with the voice of a dragon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:1 - Then I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - They have kept themselves as pure as virgins,[fn] following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering[fn] to God and to the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - And they were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your works,
O Lord God, the Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the nations.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.” And he added, “These are true words that come from God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 - Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, “Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 - I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty 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 sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27 - Nothing evil[fn] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - Then the angel showed me a river with the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
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