Simōn · Simon

What it means

Simōn (Σίμων) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Simon”.

The name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×9
• Mark×11
• Luke×17
• John×25
• Acts×13

• Matthew 4:18

  And walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

• Matthew 10:2

  Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee and John his brother;

• Matthew 10:4

  Simon the Cananaean and Judas Iscariot, who also handed him over.

• Matthew 13:55

  Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

• Matthew 16:16

  And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

• Matthew 16:17

  And Jesus answered and said to him, “Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 17:25

  He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or tribute? From their sons or from strangers?”

• Matthew 26:6

  Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

• Matthew 27:32

  As they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.

• Mark 1:16

  And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

• Mark 1:29

  And at once, having gone out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

• Mark 1:30

  Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and at once they tell him about her.

• Mark 1:36

  And Simon and those with him searched for him,

• Mark 3:16

  And he appointed the Twelve: and he gave Simon the name Peter;

• Mark 3:18

  and Andrew and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Thaddaeus and Simon the Cananaean

• Mark 6:3

  Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they stumbled over him.

• Mark 14:3

  And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.

• Mark 14:37

  And he comes and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to keep watch one hour?

• Mark 15:21

  And they compel a passerby, a certain Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.

• Luke 4:38

  And rising to go from the synagogue, he went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was gripped by a high fever, and they asked him about her.

• Luke 5:3

  And getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land; and sitting down, he was teaching the crowds from the boat.

• Luke 5:4

  And when he had stopped speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”

• Luke 5:5

  And Simon answered and said, “Master, through the whole night we worked hard and caught nothing; but at your word I will let down the nets.”

• Luke 5:8

  But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

• Luke 5:10

  and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.”

• Luke 6:14

  Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew,

• Luke 6:15

  and Matthew and Thomas and James son of Alphaeus and Simon who was called the Zealot,

• Luke 7:40

  And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he says, “Teacher, say it.”

• Luke 7:43

  Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one to whom he forgave more.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.”

• Luke 7:44

  And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

• Luke 22:31

  Simon, Simon, look, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you like wheat;

• Luke 23:26

  And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

• Luke 24:34

  saying, “The Lord has really been raised and has appeared to Simon!”

• John 1:40

  Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who had heard from John and followed him.

• John 1:41

  He first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated is Anointed).

• John 1:42

  He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, “You are Simon the son of John; you will be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

• John 6:8

  One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, says to him,

• John 6:68

  Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,

• John 6:71

  He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot; for he, one of the Twelve, was going to hand him over.

• John 13:2

  And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart that Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, should hand him over,

And 35 more times.