noun · neuter
arniem
Strong’sG721
a lamb
stem arni-30 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἀρνίον means a little lamb or lamb 1234. It is a diminutive form of the word for a sheep 123. In the Bible it is used of a literal lamb, as in Jesus' instruction to "feed my lambs" 1, and it also occurs many times in the book of Revelation 1. The word likewise renders "lamb" or "flock" in several Old Testament passages 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀρνίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of ἀρήν; v. MM, s.v.), [in LXX: Ps 113 (114):4, 6 (pl., עאֹן בְּנֵן), Je 11:19 (כֶּבֶשׁ), 27 (50):45 (צָעִיר)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G721 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-nee'-on
a lambkin
Fromdiminutive from G704;
King Jameslamb.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
diminutive of ἀρήν, a little lamb, Refs 5th c.BC+
II sheepskin, fleece, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | arniem8×ἀρνίον | arnieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | arnieu16×ἀρνίου | arnieiu |
| to, for dative | arnie5×ἀρνίῳ | arniei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
arnie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
arniem“lamb”subject or objectdirect singular8×
Revelation 5:6… zōeiu kai en mese toiu presbuteroiu arniem stēarēntem hōs sfazorēntem, echarōntos kerateim hepta …… living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes …
Revelation 5:12legarōntois fōna mega; Axiem atō tem arniem tem sfazorēntem labara tan dunamian kai …… they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power …
Revelation 6:1Kai horama hote anoigata tem arniem henan ek taiu hepta sfragidaiu, kai …Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals …
Revelation 7:17hoti tem arniem tem ana mesem tou thronou poimanati …For the Lamb in the center of the throne …
Revelation 14:1Kai horama, kai idou tem arniem stēarēntem epi tem orem Siōn, kai …Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with …
Revelation 17:14… meta teu arnieu polemali, kai tem arniem nikati autoin, hoti kurios kurioiu atō …… war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He …
Revelation 21:22… pantokratoros, naos autau atō, kai tem arniem.… the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
Revelation 21:23… autan, kai tos luchnos autau tem arniem.… God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
arnieu“lamb”of, belonging togenitive singular16×
Revelation 5:8… eikosi tessares presbuterois piptala enōpion teu arnieu, echarōntois hekastos kitharan kai fialain chrusouain …… twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and …
Revelation 6:16… thronou kai apo tau orgau teu arnieu,… and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:9… enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teu arnieu, peribalorēntoin stolain leukain, kai foinikois en …… before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and …
Revelation 7:14… leukanala autain en te haime teu arnieu.… white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 12:11… nikala auton dia tem haimem teu arnieu kai dia ton logon tau marturiau …… him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their …
Revelation 13:8… en te biblie tau zōau teu arnieu teu sfazorēnteu apo katabolau kosmou.… Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
Revelation 14:10… enōpion angeloiu hagioiu kai enōpion teu arnieu.… the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Revelation 15:3… tou theou kai tan ōdan teu arnieu legarōntois; Megeim kai thaumasteim teim ergeim …… God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works …
Revelation 17:14houtois meta teu arnieu polemali, kai tem arniem nikati autoin, …They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over …
Revelation 19:7… auto, hoti erchata tos gamos teu arnieu, kai tas gunaikas autou hetoimazata heautan,… glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has …
Revelation 19:9… eis tem deipnem tou gamou teu arnieu kalorēntois. kai legatō mi; Houtois tois …… to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These …
Revelation 21:9… si tan numfan tan gunaikan teu arnieu.… the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
Revelation 21:14… dōdeka onomeim toiu dōdeka apostoloiu teu arnieu.… of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:27… en te biblie tau zōau teu arnieu.… whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Revelation 22:1… tou thronou tou theou kai teu arnieu… throne of God and of the Lamb
Revelation 22:3… tos thronos tou theou kai teu arnieu en auta eti, kai tois doulois …… throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and …
arnie“lamb”to, fordative singular5×
Revelation 5:13… kathorōnto epi to throno kai te arnie tas eulogias kai tas timas kai …… on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory …
Revelation 7:10… kathorōnto epi to throno kai te arnie.… on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 13:11… gēau, kai echate kerateim duo homoieim arnie, kai lalate hōs drakontos.… beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
Revelation 14:4… gar alō; houtois tois akoloutharōntois te arnie hopou an hupagateiō; houtois agorazila apo …… they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been …
Revelation 14:4… anthrōpoiu aparchas to theo kai te arnie,… firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
arnieim1×
John 21:15… filamō sin. legatō auto; Boskasōr teim arnieim mu.… love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”