Word

Σίμων

Símōn · G4613 · Greek · 75 occurrences

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This name belongs to 9 people

SimonPeter175 verses
SimonPharisee9 verses
Simonapostle4 verses
Simontanner4 verses
SimonCyrene3 verses

Meanings

Simon

Simon Peter, one of the twelve apostles

Examples
Matthew 4:18 Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
Matthew 10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew; and James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Simon

Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles

Examples
Matthew 10:4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.
Mark 3:18 and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
Luke 6:15 and Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot;
Simon

A brother of Jesus

Examples
Matthew 13:55 “Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
Mark 6:3 “Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?” And they took offense at Him.
Simon

Simon of Cyrene, who carried the cross of Jesus

Examples
Matthew 27:32 As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they compelled to carry His cross.
Mark 15:21 And they compelled a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), to carry His cross.
Luke 23:26 And when they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
Simon

The father of Judas Iscariot

Examples
John 6:71 Now He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him.
John 13:2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him,
John 13:26 Jesus then answered, “That man is the one for whom I shall dip the piece of bread and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the piece of bread, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.
Simon

A tanner in Joppa

Examples
Acts 9:43 And Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a tanner named Simon.
Acts 10:6 he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.”
Acts 10:17 Now while Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold, the men who had been sent by Cornelius had asked directions to Simon’s house, and they appeared at the gate;
Simon

A magician of Samaria

Examples
Acts 8:9 Now a man named Simon had previously been practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
Acts 8:13 Now even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was repeatedly amazed.
Acts 8:18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
Simon

A leper

Examples
Matthew 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper,
Mark 14:3 While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the Leper, He was reclining at the table, and a woman came with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume of pure nard. She broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head.
Simon

A Pharisee

Examples
Luke 7:40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.”
Luke 7:43 Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
Luke 7:44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

How it’s used In 10 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

3 occurrences in 1 groups

ἸωάννηςJohn 3

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

4 occurrences in 2 groups

τὶςsomeone 4
ἔρχομαιto come 1

Named alongside itApposition

43 occurrences in 18 groups

ΠέτροςPeter 19
ἐπικαλέομαιto call, to name, to call upon 4
βυρσεύςtanner 3
Ἰσκαριώτηςinhabitant of Kerioth 3
Other words · 14 groups that occur once or twice (20) 20

What it doesIt is the subject

20 occurrences in 16 groups

ἀποκρίνομαιto answer 5
ἔπωto say 4
λέγωto say 3
Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (13) 13

What is done to itIt is the object

4 occurrences in 3 groups

μεταπέμπωto send for 2
ἐπιλαμβάνομαιto take hold of 1
μετακαλέωto summon 1

It is given or told toIndirect object

4 occurrences in 4 groups

ἐπιτίθημιto lay on, to put on 1
λέγωto say 1
ὁράωto see 1
φημίto say 1

What it is said to bePredicate

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ὁμοῦtogether 1
πρῶτοςfirst 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

3 occurrences in 3 groups

ὅςwho, which, that 1
σύyou 1
ἀδελφόςbrother 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 2 groups

πρόςto, toward, with 7
παράfrom, with, beside 4

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

15 occurrences in 4 groups

οἰκίαhouse, home, dwelling 6
ἀδελφόςbrother 4
ἸούδαςJudas, Judah 3
πενθεράmother-in-law 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 9 entries

Simon93.341a: The proper name identifies Simon Peter, the apostle. Matthew records, “Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew” (Matthew 4:18).
Simon93.341b: The same name also identifies a distinct apostle known by his political affiliation. Matthew lists among the Twelve, “Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him” (Matthew 10:4).
Simon93.341c: The same name also identifies one of Jesus' own brothers. The people of Nazareth ask, “Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers, James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?” (Matthew 13:55).
Simon93.341d: The same name also identifies a leper in Bethany at whose house Jesus was anointed. Matthew records, “when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper” (Matthew 26:6).
Simon93.341e: The same name also identifies the man compelled to carry Jesus' cross. Matthew records, “they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they compelled to carry His cross” (Matthew 27:32).
Simon93.341f: The same name also identifies the Pharisee who hosted Jesus for a meal. Jesus addresses him directly: “Simon, I have something to say to you” (Luke 7:40).
Simon93.341g: The same name also identifies a sorcerer in Samaria. Luke introduces him: “a man named Simon had previously been practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great” (Acts 8:9).
Simon93.341h: The same name also identifies a tanner in Joppa who hosted Peter. Luke records, “Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a tanner named Simon” (Acts 9:43).
Simon93.341i: The same name also identifies the father of Judas Iscariot. John explains, “He meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray Him” (John 6:71).

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ΣίμωνSímōn · G4613Συμεών Symeṓn · G4826 · Symeon, the name of five Israelites · 7×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon Σίμωνος (Buttmann, 16 (14)), ὁ (שִׁמְעון, 'a hearing', from שָׁמַע, 'to hear'; (there was…

Σίμωνος (Buttmann, 16 (14)), ὁ (שִׁמְעון, 'a hearing', from שָׁמַע, 'to hear'; (there was also a Greek name Σίμων (allied with Σῖμος, i. e. 'flat-nosed'; Fick, Gr. Personennamen, p. 210), but cf. B. D., under the word at the beginning; Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 266f)), Simon;
1. Peter, the apostle: Mt 17:25; Mk 1:29f, 36; Lk 4:38; Lk 5:4f 10, etc.; see Πέτρος.
2. the brother of Judas Lebbaeus (cf. under the word Ἰούδας, 8), an apostle, who is called Κανανίτης (so R G, but L T Tr WH Κανιναιος, which see), Mt 10:4; Mk 3:18, and ζηλωτής, Lk 6:15; Acts 1:13.
3. a brother of Jesus (cf. under the word ἀδελφός, 1): Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3.
4. a certain Cyrenian, who carried the cross of Jesus: Mt 27:32; Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26.
5. the father of Judas Iscariot land himself surnamed Ἰσκαριώτης (see Ἰούδας, 6)): Jn 6:71; Jn 12:4; Jn 13:2, Jn 13:26.
6. a certain Pharisee, Lk 7:40, Lk 7:43f, who appears to (some, e. g. Grotius, Schleiermacher, Holtzmann, Schenkel, Ewald, Keim, Hug, Bleek (see his Synoptative Erklär. on Luke, the passage cited) to) be the same as Simon the leper, Mt 26:6; Mk 14:3; (but the occurrence recorded by Luke, the passage cited is now commonly thought to be distinct from that narrated by Matt. and Mark the passages cited; cf. Godet or Keil on Luke).
7. a certain tanner, living at Joppa: Acts 9:43; Acts 10:6, Acts 10:17, Acts 10:32.
8. Simon (`Magus'), the Samaritan sorcerer: Acts 8:9, Acts 8:13, Acts 8:18, Acts 8:24. The various ecclesiastical stories about him, as well as the opinions and conjectures of modern theologians, are reviewed at length by Lipsius in Schenkel v., pp. 301-321; (cf. W. Möller in Herzog edition 2, vol. xiv., pp. 246ff; Schaff, Hist. of the Chris. Church, vol. ii (1883) § 121).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Persons77 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0