noun · feminine

siōn

GreekΣιών (siōn)

Strong’sG4622

Zion

stem siōn-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

Zion7×

What it means

Σιών

indecl.,

in NT anarth., but in LXX when used of the city of Jerusalem, ἡ Σ.

(Heb. צִיּוֹן),

Zion;

1. the mountain: in typical sense, of the Church, He 12:22; of heaven, Re 14:1.

2. The city, i.e. Jerusalem; in poetical sense;

(a) of the inhabitants: θυγάτηρ Σ, Mt 21:5, Jo 12:15 (LXX);

(b) in wider sense, of Israel: Ro 11:26;

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4622 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsee-own'

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

Fromof Hebrew origin ();

King JamesSion.

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	siōn	siōn
object accusative	siōn	siōn
direct address vocative	siōn	siōn
of, belonging to genitive	siōn4×Σιών	siōn
to, for dative	siōn3×Σιὼν	siōn

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

siōnstem

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

siōn“Zion”of, belonging togenitive singular4×

Matthew 21:5“Zion”Legavar ta thugatēra Siōn; Idou tos basilevos su erchetō si prauos kai epibainarētos epi onan kai epi pōlon huion hupozugieu.“Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

John 12:15“Zion”Mē fobesōr, thugatērar Siōn; idou tos basilevos su erchetō, katherōtos epi pōlon onau.“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

Romans 11:26“Zion”kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafitē; Hēkati ek Siōn tos ruerōtos, apostrefati asebeiain apo Iakōb.And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.

Revelation 14:1“Zion”Kai horama, kai idou tem arniem histanarētem epi tem orem Siōn, kai meta autou hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais echarōtais tem onomem autou kai tem onomem tou patērou autou grafirētem epi teiu metōpeiu autoiu.Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.

siōn“Zion”to, fordative singular3×

Romans 9:33“Zion”kathōs grafitē; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon proskommeu kai petran skandaleu, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk kataischuniti.as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Hebrews 12:22“Zion”alla proserchavē Siōn ore kai polita theou zōarōtou, Ierousalēm epourana, kai muriadai angeloiu, panēguriaInstead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

1 Peter 2:6“Zion”dioti periechatō en grafa; Idou tithamō en Siōn lithon akrogōniaion eklekton entimon, kai tos pisteuarōtos epi auto ouk mē kataischuniteia.For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”