What does Σιών (Siṓn) mean in the Bible?
e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)".
Greek · G4622
Σιών
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
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ΣιώνG4622
PronunciationSiṓn
What does Σιών (Siṓn) mean in the Bible?
Σιών (Siṓn) is a Greek word meaning "Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4622?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Zion (5), of Zion (2).
Where does Σιών (Siṓn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (2), 1 Peter (1), Hebrews (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItZion5×Romans 9:33, Romans 11:26, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 2:6
of Zion2×Matthew 21:5, John 12:15
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Matthew 21:5Σιώνtoof ZionNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularJohn 12:15Σιώνtoof ZionNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularRomans 9:33ΣιὼνtoZionNoun - Dative Feminine SingularRomans 11:26ΣιὼνtoZionNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 12:22ΣιὼνtoZionNoun - Dative Feminine Singular1 Peter 2:6ΣιὼνtoZionNoun - Dative Feminine SingularRevelation 14:1ΣιώνtoZionNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:5
Aligned rows7
Books represented6
Matthew1John1Romans2Hebrews11 Peter1Revelation1
Source forms
Σιὼν4xSiōnRomans 9:33, Romans 11:26, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 2:6
Σιών3xSiōnMatthew 21:5, John 12:15, Revelation 14:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular4xMatthew 21:5, John 12:15, Romans 11:26, Revelation 14:1
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular3xRomans 9:33, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 2:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
Strong'sG4622
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms2 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant)
Extended definition
:--Sion.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:5Proper name
Σιών,siwn
Zion
Read verseJohn 12:15Proper name
Σιών·siwn
Zion
Read verseRomans 9:33Proper name
Σιὼνsiwn
Zion
Read verseRomans 11:26Proper name
Σιὼνsiwn
Zion
Read verseHebrews 12:22Proper name
Σιὼνsiwn
Zion
Read verse1 Peter 2:6Proper name
Σιὼνsiwn
Zion
Read verseRevelation 14:1Proper name
Σιών,siwn
Zion
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.
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 patterns2Aligned forms7Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 21:5 · John 12:15 · Rom 11:26 · Rev 14:14×
Dative · Singular · FeminineRom 9:33 · Heb 12:22 · 1 Pet 2:63×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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