λέων leōn · G3023

lion

λέων, -οντος, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for אֲרִי, אַרְיֵה, also for כְּפִיר, etc. ; ] ; a lion: Heb.11:33, 1Pe.5:8, Rev.4:7 9:8, 17 10:3 13:2; metaphorically, 2Ti.4:17, Rev.5:5.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λέων, οντος, ὁ, ; Epic dialect dative plural λείουσι []:—lion, ὠμοφάγοι λ. Il.[same place]; αἴθων 18.161; χαροποί []; compare λίς: metaphorically, of Artemis, σὲ λέοντα γυναιξὶ Ζεὺς θῆκεν Zeus made thee a lion toward women (because she was supposed to cause their sudden death), []; used of savage persons, []; but also, of brave men, []; of a baby, []; 2 “Leo”, the sign in the Zodiac, []; 3 ={λεοντῆ}, lion's skin, []; 4 as an ornament, []; II a kind of crab, []; III a kind of serpent, []; IV …

Where it's used 9 times

2 Timothy 4:17 · Hebrews 11:33 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Revelation 4:7 · Revelation 5:5 · Revelation 9:8 · Revelation 9:17 · Revelation 10:3 · Revelation 13:2

Source: TBESG G3023; TFLSJ G3023

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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