Strong's G4622 · Greek

∑ιών

Sion · see-own'

of Hebrew origin (6726); Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

Σιών (G4622)

7 Σιών indecl., in NT anarth., but in LXX when used of the city of Jerusalem, ἡ Σ. (Heb. צִיּוֹן ), Zion ; the mountain: in typical sense, of the Church, He 12:22 ; of heaven, Re 14:1 . The city, i.e. Jerusalem; in poetical sense; of the inhabitants: θυγάτηρ Σ , Mt 21:5 , Jo 12:15 (LXX) ; in wider sense, of Israel: Ro 11:26 ; fig.: τίθήμι ἐν Σ λίθον , Ro 9:33 , I Pe 2:6 (LXX) .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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