Σιών
Siōn · Zion
Greek word · Strong’s number G4622 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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Siōn (Σιών) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Zion”.
The hill of Jerusalem; also the city and its people.
How to say it
Si·ōn
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.
The place
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
Where it appears
- Matthew 21:5
“Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, gentle and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
- John 12:15
“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion; look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
- Romans 9:33
as it is written: Look, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.
- Romans 11:26
and so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion, he will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
- Hebrews 12:22
But you have drawn near to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels in festal gathering,
- 1 Peter 2:6
For it stands in Scripture: Look, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen, precious, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame.
- Revelation 14:1
And I looked, and look, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a hundred forty four thousand who had his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.