Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
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Simon is a personal name used for several New Testament figures, most prominently Simon Peter but also Simon the Zealot, Simon of Cyrene, Simon the leper, Simon the Pharisee, Simon the tanner, Simon Magus, and others. The name itself should not be made into a theological concept apart from the person and context.
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Simon is a personal name used for several New Testament figures, most prominently Simon Peter but also Simon the Zealot, Simon of Cyrene, Simon the leper, Simon the Pharisee, Simon the tanner, Simon Magus, and others. The name itself should not be made into a theological concept apart from the person and context.
The BSB source-word alignment has 75 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Simon (58), of Simon (5), to Simon (3), [his] (2), [the son] of Simon (2).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:18. Its strongest book concentrations include John (25), Luke (17), Acts (13), Mark (11).
This entry includes 3 verse guides that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Simon is a personal name used for several New Testament figures, most prominently Simon Peter but also Simon the Zealot, Simon of Cyrene, Simon the leper, Simon the Pharisee, Simon the tanner, Simon Magus, and others. The name itself should not be made into a theological concept apart from the person and context. In the selected passages, Simon Peter is called from fishing, confesses Jesus as the Christ, is warned about satanic testing, receives the name Cephas, and is restored by the risen Lord.
Acts also shows Simon Magus as a contrasting figure whose belief and desire for power expose the need for repentance. The companion should teach name and narrative identity, not hidden meaning.
The selected passages trace Simon Peter from calling and confession through warning, naming, and restoration, while Acts 8 keeps the name from being reduced to Peter alone.
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Simon is introduced beside the Sea of Galilee with Andrew as Jesus calls fishermen into discipleship. The name identifies a person at the start of a formed life.
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Simon Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God. The name appears in a decisive confession centered on Jesus' identity.
Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
Jesus addresses Simon twice and warns that Satan has asked to sift the disciples. The personal address exposes both danger and Christ's pastoral care.
Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).
Jesus names Simon son of John and says he will be called Cephas. The passage joins personal knowledge, new naming, and Jesus' authority over Peter's future.
Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
The risen Jesus addresses Simon son of John in restoration and commissions him to feed His sheep. Simon's failure is not the final word under Christ's shepherding call.
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
Simon Magus believes and is baptized but remains drawn to signs and power. The same personal name belongs to a different person and must be read by context.
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Greek word. Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
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Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 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.
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G4613 is a name, so the main interpretive work is contextual identification. Simon Peter's story is theologically rich because of what Jesus does with him, not because the name itself carries hidden power. Jesus calls Simon from the nets, receives his confession that Jesus is the Christ, warns him about satanic sifting, names him Cephas, and restores him after failure with the charge to feed His sheep.
That arc teaches Christ's authority, patience, and shepherding care. Acts 8, however, reminds readers that another Simon can appear in a very different spiritual posture. Simon Magus is fascinated by signs and power and must not be confused with Peter. The name therefore trains careful reading: identify the person, listen to the passage, and let Christ's dealings with each person provide the theological weight.
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Simon is a proper name. The same name can refer to different people, and some passages use combined identifiers such as Simon Peter, Simon son of John, Simon the Zealot, or Simon the tanner. Context is the controlling guide.
Biblical names often carry narrative significance through God's dealings with people rather than through name study alone. The New Testament continues this pattern as Jesus names, calls, restores, and commissions real people.