Συμεών
Sumeōn
Simeon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word Συμεών (G4826G) is a proper name that functions as a personal name. It is derived from the Hebrew name Shimon, and its semantic domain clearly categorizes it as a proper name related to a person. The word Συμεών is used twice in the Bible, suggesting its significance may not be extensive, but still important enough to be mentioned twice. Without further context, we cannot infer the nature of its usage, but its appearance as a proper name indicates that it is a person of some significance in the narrative or text it is used in. In essence, the name Συμεών is simply a way to identify a person in the biblical text, without conveying any specific meaning or concept beyond the fact that it is associated with a particular individual.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
Luke 2:25Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.