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Lexicon :: Strong's G3023 - leōn

Aa
λέων
Transliteration
leōn (Key)
Pronunciation
leh-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:251,531

Strong’s Definitions

†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3023 in the following manner: lion (9x).

  1. a lion

  2. a brave and mighty hero

    Both Christ and Satan are referred to as a lion, indicating great strength, Satan as a "roaring lion" (1Pe 5:8) and Christ as "the Lion of the tribe of Judah" (Rev 5:5).
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†λέων léōn, leh-ohn'; a primary word; a "lion":—lion.
STRONGS G3023:
λέων, λέοντος, ὁ (from Homer down), the Sept. for אֲרִי, אַריֵה, כְּפִיר (a young lion), etc.; a lion;
a. properly: Hebrews 11:33; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 4:7; Revelation 9:8, 17; Revelation 10:3; Revelation 13:2.
b. metaphorically ἐρρύσθην ἐκ στόματος λέοντος, I was rescued out of the most imminent peril of death, 2 Timothy 4:17 (the figure does not lie in the word lion alone, but in the whole phrase); equivalent to a brave and mighty hero: Revelation 5:5, where there is allusion to Genesis 49:9; cf. Nahum 2:13.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
49:9
Nahum
2:13
2 Timothy
4:17
Hebrews
11:33
1 Peter
5:8
Revelation
4:7; 5:5; 9:8; 9:17; 10:3; 13:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3023 matches the Greek λέων (leōn),
which occurs 117 times in 102 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 49:9–Pro 30:30)

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Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
He stooped down, he couched as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

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Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness,
And as a lion doth he lift himself up:
He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey,
And drink the blood of the slain.

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He couched, he lay down as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
Blessed be every one that blesseth thee,
And cursed be every one that curseth thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:20 - And of Gad he said,
Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad:
He dwelleth as a lioness,
And teareth the arm, yea, the crown of the head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:22 - And of Dan he said,
Dan is a lion’s whelp,
That leapeth forth from Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:8 - And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:9 - And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them,
If ye had not plowed with my heifer,
Ye had not found out my riddle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:34 - And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:36 - Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:37 - And David said, Jehovah that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and Jehovah shall be with thee.

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Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
And in their death they were not divided:
They were swifter than eagles,
They were stronger than lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:10 - And even he that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they that are with him are valiant men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:20 - And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:29 - and on the panels that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a pedestal above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:36 - And on the plates of the stays thereof, and on the panels thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm-trees, according to the space of each, with wreaths round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:19 - There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:20 - And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:24 - And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:25 - And, behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:28 - And he went and found his body cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the body: the lion had not eaten the body, nor torn the ass.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:36 - Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25 - And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done mighty deeds, he slew the two sons of Ariel of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:8 - And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David to the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, that could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the roes upon the mountains:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the stays.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

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The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:11

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The old lion perisheth for lack of prey,
And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:7

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My soul refuseth to touch them;
They are as loathsome food to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:16

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And if my head exalt itself, thou huntest me as a lion;
And again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:8

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The proud beasts have not trodden it,
Nor hath the fierce lion passed thereby.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 -
Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:2

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Lest they tear my soul like a lion,
Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:9

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He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert;
He lieth in wait to catch the poor:
He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12

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He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,
And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:13

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They gape upon me with their mouth,
As a ravening and a roaring lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:21

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Save me from the lion’s mouth;
Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17

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Lord, how long wilt thou look on?
Rescue my soul from their destructions,
My darling from the lions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6

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Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth:
Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13

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Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12

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The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2

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The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13

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The sluggard saith, There is a lion without;
I shall be slain in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13

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The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;
A lion is in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1

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The wicked flee when no man pursueth;
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15

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As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear,
So is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

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The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,
And turneth not away for any;

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