What does λέων · φυλή · Ἰούδας mean in the Bible?
λέων · φυλή · Ἰούδας is a Greek phrase meaning "royal messianic title".
Greek · G3023, G5443, G2455
ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα
A "lion" · tribe · Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
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λέων G3023 a "lion"
Pronunciation léōn
A lion represents both the threatening enemy devouring believers and the conquering Christ-figure in Revelation.
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φυλή G5443 tribe
Pronunciation phylḗ
Ethnic kinship group; in NT, either Israel's twelve tribes or collective peoples of earth
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Ἰούδας G2455 Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region
Pronunciation Ioúdas
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What does ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα (ho leōn ho ek tēs phylēs Iouda) mean in the Bible?
λέων · φυλή · Ἰούδας is a Greek phrase meaning "royal messianic title".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3023, G5443, G2455?
G3023, G5443, G2455 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. royal messianic title
Source Gloss
royal messianic title
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Genitive (5) Number pattern Singular (6)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Pet 5:8 · Rev 5:5 · Rev 10:3 3×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Heb 11:33 · Rev 9:8 · Rev 9:17 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 2 Tim 4:17 · Rev 13:2 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Rev 4:7 1×
Word Origins
ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα is a primary word - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain