What does Σιών · ὄρος mean in the Bible?
Σιών · ὄρος is a Greek phrase meaning "Mount Zion; heavenly covenant mountain".
Greek · G4622, G3735
Σιὼν ὄρει
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant) · a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
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Σιών G4622 Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
Pronunciation Siṓn
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ὄρος G3735 a mountain (as lifting itself above the plain)
Pronunciation óros
A mountain as something elevated and conspicuous, often representing divine encounter or spiritual significance in theological contexts.
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What does Σιὼν ὄρει (Siōn orei) mean in the Bible?
Σιών · ὄρος is a Greek phrase meaning "Mount Zion; heavenly covenant mountain".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4622, G3735?
G4622, G3735 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Mount Zion; heavenly covenant mountain
Source Gloss
Mount Zion; heavenly covenant mountain
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 2 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (7)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 21:5 · John 12:15 · Rom 11:26 · Rev 14:1 4×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 9:33 · Heb 12:22 · 1 Pet 2:6 3×
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