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Lexicon :: Strong's G721 - arnion

Aa
ἀρνίον
Transliteration
arnion (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-nee'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Diminutive from ἀρήν (G704)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:340,*

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρνίον arníon, ar-nee'-on; diminutive from G704; a lambkin:—lamb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G721 in the following manner: Lamb i.e. Christ (28x), lamb (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G721 in the following manner: Lamb i.e. Christ (28x), lamb (2x).

  1. a little lamb, a lamb

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρνίον arníon, ar-nee'-on; diminutive from G704; a lambkin:—lamb.
STRONGS G721:
ἀρνίον, -ου, τό, (diminutive from ἀρήν, which see) [from Lysias down], a little lamb, a lamb: Revelation 13:11; Jesus calls his followers τὰ ἀρνία μου in John 21:15; τὸ ἀρνίον is used of Christ, innocently suffering and dying to expiate the sins of men, very often in Revelation, as Revelation 5:6, 8, 12, etc. (Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 27:45 (Jer. 50:45); Psalm 113:4, 6 (Ps. 114:4,6); Josephus, Antiquities 3, 8, 10.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
113:4; 113:6; 114:4; 114:6
Jeremiah
11:19; 50:45
John
21:15
Revelation
5:6; 5:8; 5:12; 13:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G721 matches the Greek ἀρνίον (arnion),
which occurs 30 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:15 - Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6 - And I saw in the middle of the high seat and of the four beasts, and in the middle of the rulers, a Lamb in his place, which seemed as if it had been put to death, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty rulers went down on their faces before the Lamb, having every one an instrument of music, and gold vessels full of perfumes, which are the prayers of the saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - Saying with a great voice, It is right to give to the Lamb who was put to death, power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 - And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:1 - And I saw when the Lamb undid one of the stamps, and the voice of one of the four beasts came to my ears, saying as with a voice of thunder, Come and see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Come down on us, covering us from the face of him who is seated on the high seat, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:10 - Saying with a loud voice, Salvation to our God who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:14 - And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:17 - For the Lamb who is on the high seat will be their keeper and their guide to fountains of living water: and God will make glad their eyes for ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:11 - And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:8 - And all who are on the earth will give him worship, everyone whose name has not been from the first in the book of life of the Lamb who was put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:11 - And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and his voice was like that of a dragon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:1 - And I saw the Lamb on the mountain of Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, marked on their brows with his name and the name of his Father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:10 - To him will be given of the wine of God's wrath which is ready unmixed in the cup of his wrath and he will have cruel pain, burning with fire before the holy angels and before the Lamb:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with him are named, marked out, and true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:7 - Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - And he said to me, Put in the book, Happy are the guests at the bride-feast of the Lamb. And he said to me, These are the true words of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:9 - And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:22 - And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:27 - And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:1 - And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:3 - And there will be no more curse: and the high seat of God and of the Lamb will be there; and his servants will be worshipping him;
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