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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Σιών G4622
Pronunciation Siṓn
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 It Zion 5× Romans 9:33, Romans 11:26, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 2:6
of Zion 2× Matthew 21:5, John 12:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:5 Σιών to of Zion Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular John 12:15 Σιών to of Zion Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Romans 9:33 Σιὼν to Zion Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Romans 11:26 Σιὼν to Zion Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 12:22 Σιὼν to Zion Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1 Peter 2:6 Σιὼν to Zion Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Revelation 14:1 Σιών to Zion Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:5
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Matthew 1 John 1 Romans 2 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
Σιὼν 4x Siōn Romans 9:33, Romans 11:26, Hebrews 12:22, 1 Peter 2:6
Σιών 3x Siōn Matthew 21:5, John 12:15, Revelation 14:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 4x Matthew 21:5, John 12:15, Romans 11:26, Revelation 14:1
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 3x Romans 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's G4622
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 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 corpus Greek 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 21:5 Proper name
Σιών, siwn
Zion
Read verse John 12:15 Proper name
Σιών· siwn
Zion
Read verse Romans 9:33 Proper name
Σιὼν siwn
Zion
Read verse Romans 11:26 Proper name
Σιὼν siwn
Zion
Read verse Hebrews 12:22 Proper name
Σιὼν siwn
Zion
Read verse 1 Peter 2:6 Proper name
Σιὼν siwn
Zion
Read verse Revelation 14:1 Proper 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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Genitive (4) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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