Greek noun (masculine) · G3023
λέων
leonleh-ohn'
lion
9 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: léōn
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3023is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3023
a "lion"
The King James renders it: lion.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
leon is rendered "lion". It stands 9 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Six of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
2 Timothy 4:17λέοντος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's nine uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- of lions3
- a lion2
- as a lion1
- Lion1
- of a lion1
- of the lion1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 9, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- λεόντων3
- λέων3
- λέοντος2
- λέοντι1
The grammar of each form
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3N-GPM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular3N-NSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2N-GSM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1N-DSM
2 Timothy
one use
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- λέοντοςleontosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of the lion
Hebrews
one use
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
- λεόντωνleontonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of lions
1 Peter
one use
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- λέωνleonnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a lion
Revelation
six uses
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
- λέοντιleontinoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: as a lion
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
- λέωνleonnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Lion
They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
- λεόντωνleontonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of lions
Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
- λεόντωνleontonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of lions
Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
- λέωνleonnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: a lion
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
- λέοντοςleontosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of a lion
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.