Συμεών G4826
Simeon — a Hebrew proper name (from Shim'on) borne by several NT figures including the devout elder and the apostle Peter.
The indeclinable Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on (meaning 'hearing' or 'one who hears'), used in the NT for at least five distinct individuals. Most memorably, it names the aged worshipper in the temple who took the infant Jesus in his arms and pronounced the Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:25, 34). It also designates Simeon called Niger in the Antioch church (Acts 13:1), and serves as the more Hebraic form of Simon Peter's name, as when James uses it at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15:14) and in the opening of 2 Peter.
Senses
1. Simeon (proper noun) — A Hebrew proper name (Συμεών, from שִׁמְעוֹן) applied to several individuals in the NT: the devout elder who blessed the child Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:25, 34), an ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luke 3:30), Simeon called Niger at Antioch (Acts 13:1), and the apostle Peter under his Hebraic name (Acts 15:14; 2 Pet 1:1). All translations treat it as an indeclinable transliteration — Spanish 'Symeón,' French 'Siméon,' German 'Simeon' — preserving its Semitic origin distinct from the Hellenized Σίμων. 7×
AR["سَمْعَانَ", "سَمْعَانُ", "سِمعانُ", "شِمعونَ"]·ben["Sumeṓn", "শিমিয়নের,", "শিমিয়োন", "শিমিয়োনের"]·DE["Simeon", "Συμεών", "Συμεὼν"]·EN["Sumeōn", "Symeon", "Symeōn", "of-Sumeōn"]·FR["Siméon", "Syméon"]·heb["סִפֵּר", "שִׁמְעוֹן"]·HI["शमओन-के,", "शमौन", "शमौन-ने", "शिमोन", "शिमौन-ने"]·ID["Simeon", "Simeon,"]·IT["Simeone", "sumeon", "sumeōn"]·jav["Siméon", "Siméon,", "Siméon;"]·KO["시메온", "시메온-의", "시메온-이", "시메온이", "시므온"]·PT["Simeão", "Simeão,", "de-Simeão"]·RU["Симеон", "Симеона,", "Симеонов"]·ES["Symeṓn", "de-Symeón"]·SW["Simeoni", "Simoni,", "Sumeṓn", "la-Simeoni,"]·TR["Sim'on", "Simeon", "Şimeon", "Şimon'un"]·urd["شمعون", "شمعون-نے", "شمعون-کا", "شمعون-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used; __1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7. __2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luk.3:30 __3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luk.2:25, 34. __4. One surnamed Niger: Act.13:1. __5. The apostle Peter: Act.15:14, 2Pe.1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)