noun · masculine
leōnos
Greekλέων (leōn)
Strong’sG3023
a lion
stem leōn-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λέων, -οντος, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for אֲרִי, אַרְיֵה, also for כְּפִיר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3023 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidleh-ohn'
a "lion"
Froma primary word;
King Jameslion.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | leōnos3×λέων | leōnois |
| object accusative | leōnon | leōnoin |
| direct address vocative | leōnor | leōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | leōnou2×λέοντος | leōnoiu3×λεόντων |
| to, for dative | leōno1×λέοντι | leōnoi |
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
leōno 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
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
leōnos“lion”subjectnominative singular3×
1 Peter 5:8“lion”nēfavar, grēgoravar. tos antidikos vu diabolos hōs leōnos ōruerōtos peripatatō zētarōtos tinon katapinara;Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Revelation 5:5“lion”kai henos ek toiu presbuteroiu legatō mi; Mē klaiasōr; idou nikata tos leōnos tos ek tau fulau Ioudaou, tas rizas David, anoigara tem bibliem kai tain hepta sfragiain auteu.Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 10:3“lion”kai krazata fōna mega hōsper leōnos muketō. kai hote krazata, lalala tais hepta brontais tain heautaiu fōnain.Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven thunders sounded their voices.
leōnou“lion”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 Timothy 4:17“lion’s”tos de kurios mi paristanata kai endunamata min, hina dia mu tem kērugmem plēroforiteia kai akoualeia panteim teim ethneim, kai ruima ek stomeu leōnou.But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
Revelation 13:2“lion”kai tem thērem hem horama ate homoiem pardalia, kai tois podois auteu hōs arkau, kai tem stomem auteu hōs stomem leōnou. kai dōata aute tos drakōnos tan dunamian auteu kai ton thronon auteu kai exousian megan.The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
leōno“lion”to, fordative singular1×
Revelation 4:7“lion”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
leōnoiu“lions”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Hebrews 11:33“lions”hois dia pistiau katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leōnoiu,who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
Revelation 9:8“lions’”kai echale thrixain hōs thrixain gunaikaiu, kai tois odontois autaiu hōs leōnoiu ale,They had hair like that of women, and teeth like those of lions.
Revelation 9:17“lions”kai houtōs horama toin hippoin en ta horasia kai toin katherōtoin epi autoiu, echarōtoin thōraxoin purinoin kai huakinthinoin kai theiōdoin; kai tais kefalais toiu hippoiu hōs kefalais leōnoiu, kai ek teiu stomeiu autoiu ekporeuetō purem kai kapnos kai theiem.Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.