Original Word: Σιών
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Sión
Pronunciation: see-OWN
Phonetic Spelling: (see-own')
Definition: Zion
Meaning: Zion, the hill; used for Jerusalem or heaven.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew צִיּוֹן (Tsiyyon)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H6726 (צִיּוֹן, Tsiyyon)

Usage: In the New Testament, "Sión" refers to Zion, a term that holds both literal and symbolic significance. Literally, it denotes a specific hill in Jerusalem, the site of the ancient Jebusite fortress that King David captured and established as his royal city. Symbolically, Zion represents the spiritual center of God's kingdom, often used to signify the heavenly Jerusalem or the community of God's people.

Cultural and Historical Background: Zion originally referred to a specific hill in Jerusalem, but over time, it came to represent the entire city, especially in its role as the religious and political heart of Israel. In Jewish tradition, Zion is synonymous with the city of David and the dwelling place of God. In Christian theology, Zion takes on a broader spiritual meaning, symbolizing the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises and the eternal city where believers will dwell with God.

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Tsiyyon
Definition
Zion, a mountain of Jer. or the city of Jer.
NASB Translation
Zion (7).

STRONGS NT 4622: Σιών

Σιών, indeclinable (its grammatical gender in the N. T. does not appear from the passages in which it is mentioned; cf. Buttmann, 21f (19); in the Sept. when it denotes the city of Jerusalem ἡ Σιών occurs, as Psalm 101:14, 17 (); Psalm 131:13 (); Psalm 136:1 (), Hebrew צִיון (i. e. according to some, 'protected' or 'protecting'; according to others, 'sunny'; others besides); Sion (so A. V., but properly (with R. V.)) Zion;

1. the hill on which the higher and more ancient part of Jerusalem was built (דָּוִד עִיר, city of David, because David captured it); it was the southwesternmost and highest of the hills on which the city stood; (many now would identify it with the eastern hill, some with the northern; cf. Furrer in Schenkel iii. 216ff; Mühlau in Riehm, under the word; per contra Wolcott in B. D. American edition, under the word; Schultz in Herzog edition 2 vi., p. 543f).

2. used very often for the entire city of Jerusalem itself: Romans 9:33 and 1 Peter 2:6 (after Isaiah 28:16); Romans 11:26 (from Isaiah 59:20); ἡ θυγάτηρ Σιών (see θυγάτηρ, b.β'.), Matthew 21:5; John 12:15.

3. Since Jerusalem, because the temple stood there, was called the dwelling-place of God (cf. Matthew 5:35; κύριος τήν Σιών ᾑρετίσατο εἰς κατοικίαν ἑαυτῷ, Psalm 131:13 ()), the expression τό Σιών ὄρος is transferred to heaven, as the true dwelling-place of God and heavenly beings, the antitype of the earthly Zion: Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Zion

Of Hebrew origin (Tsiyown); Sion (i.e. Tsijon), a hill of Jerusalem; figuratively, the Church (militant or triumphant) -- Sion.

see HEBREW Tsiyown

Forms and Transliterations

Σιων Σιών Σιὼν Sion Siōn Siṓn Siṑn

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