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Strong's G4826 Συμεών (symeon)

Symeon means “Simeon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4826 — marcena (“Marsena”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4826
Language Greek
Linked Usages 56
Books 17

Strong's G4826 Quick Answer

Strong's G4826 Συμεών (Sumeon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Sumeon (soom-eh-one') n/p. 1. Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites [of Hebrew origin (H8095)] It has 56 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include simeon and name. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Sumeon (soom-eh-one') n/p. 1. Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites [of Hebrew origin (H8095)]
Usage
56 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
simeon and name

Meaning and Definition

Sumeon (soom-eh-one') n/p. 1. Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites [of Hebrew origin (H8095)] KJV: Simeon, Simon Root(s): H8095 Compare: G4613

Original Word
Συμεών
Transliteration
Sumeon
Derivation
Root: שִׁמעוֹן R1: 8095
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4826. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Simeon

Usage: Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used; __1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7. __2. An ancestor of our Lord: Luk.3:30 __3. An aged worshipper in the Temple: Luk.2:25, 34. __4. One surnamed Niger: Act.13:1. __5. The apostle Peter: Act.15:14, 2Pe.1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4826 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Sumeon, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Simeon Luke 2:34 name Luke 2:25

How Strong's G4826 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 44 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4826 (Συμεών) appears 54 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4826 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4826 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 2:25 KJV

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

Luke 2:34 KJV

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

Luke 3:30 KJV

Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

Strong's G4826 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

44 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 29:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.

Genesis 34:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us.

Genesis 34:25 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male.

Strong's G4826 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 6:15 Septuagint / Brenton

which were in those days Uzziah the son of Micah, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel.

Judith 9:2 Septuagint / Brenton

O Lord God of my father Simeon, to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers, who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her, and discovered the thigh to her shame, and polluted her virginity to her reproach; for thou saidst, It shall not be so; and yet they did so:

1 Maccabees 2:1 Septuagint / Brenton

In those days arose Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and dwelt in Modein.

Usage Excerpts

First 56 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4826.

Genesis 29:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she conceived again, and bore a second son to Jacob; and she said, Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given to me this one also; and she called his name, Simeon.
Genesis 34:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us.
Genesis 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male.
Genesis 34:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both among the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house.
Genesis 35:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Leah, the firstborn of Jacob; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun.
Genesis 42:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joseph turned away from them, and wept; and again he came to them, and spoke to them; and he took Simeon from them, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their father Jacob said to them, Ye have bereaved me. Joseph is not, Simeon is not, and will ye take Benjamin? all these things have come upon me.
Genesis 43:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, God deal mercifully with you; be not afraid; your God, and the God of your fathers, has given you treasures in your sacks, and I have enough of your good money. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Genesis 46:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanitish woman.
Genesis 48:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then thy two sons, who were born to thee in the land of Egypt, before I came to thee into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, as Reuben and Simeon they shall be mine.
Genesis 49:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Simeon and Levi, brethren, Accomplished the injustice of their cutting off.
Exodus 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,
Exodus 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Simeon, Jemuel and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Phoenician woman, these are the families of the sons of Simeon.
Numbers 1:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 1:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the children of Simeon according to their kindred, according to their divisions, according to the houses of their families, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, all males from twenty years old and upward, everyone that goes out with the host,
Numbers 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the numbering of them of the tribe of Simeon, was fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that encamp next to him shall be of the tribe of Simeon, and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 7:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On the fifth day the prince of the children of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 10:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, was Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 13:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
Numbers 25:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now the name of the smitten Israelitish man, who was smitten with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri son of Salmon, prince of a house of the tribe of Simeon.
Numbers 26:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Simeon—the family of the sons of Simeon: to Nemuel, belonged the family of the Nemuelites; to Jamin the family of the Jaminites; to Jachin the family of the Jachinites.
Numbers 26:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the families of Simeon according to their numbering, two and twenty thousand and two hundred.
Numbers 34:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Deuteronomy 27:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These shall stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim having gone over Jordan; Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Joshua 19:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the second lot came out for the children of Simeon; and their inheritance was in the midst of the lots of the children of Judah.
Joshua 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
round about their cities as far as Baalath as men go to Ramah southward: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
Joshua 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon was a part of the lot of Judah, for the portion of the children of Judah was greater than theirs; and the children of Simeon inherited in the midst of their lot.
Joshua 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the lot came out for the children of Kohath; and the sons of Aaron, the priests the Levites, had by lot thirteen cities out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
Joshua 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the tribe of the children of Judah, and the tribe of the children of Simeon, and part of the tribe of the children of Benjamin gave these cities, and they were assigned
Judges 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah said to his brother Simeon, Come up with me into my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Canaanites, and I also will go with thee into thy lot: and Simeon went with him.
Judges 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and smote the Canaanite that inhabited Zephath, and they utterly destroyed them; and they called the name of the city Anathema.
1 Chronicles 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
These are the names of the sons of Israel;
1 Chronicles 4:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sons of Simeon; Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul:
1 Chronicles 4:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, even five hundred men; and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, were their rulers.
1 Chronicles 6:50 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.
1 Chronicles 12:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Of the sons of Simeon mighty for battle, seven thousand and a hundred.
1 Chronicles 27:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And over the tribes of Israel, the chief for Reuben was Eliezer the son of Zichri: for Simeon, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
2 Chronicles 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he assembled Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers that dwelt with him, of Ephraim, and of Manasseh, and of Simeon: for many of Israel were joined to him, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
2 Chronicles 34:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he did so in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, and Naphtali, and the places round about them.
Ezekiel 48:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from the borders of Benjamin, from the eastern parts to the western, Simeon, one.
Ezekiel 48:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from the borders of Simeon, from the eastern parts to the western, Issachar, one.
Ezekiel 48:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And southward, four thousand and five hundred by measure: and three gates; the gate of Simeon, one, and the gate of Issachar, one, and the gate of Zebulun, one.
Zechariah 12:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Simeon by itself, and their wives by themselves;
Luke 2:25 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Luke 2:34 New Testament, KJV
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Luke 3:30 New Testament, KJV
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
Acts 13:1 New Testament, KJV
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Acts 15:14 New Testament, KJV
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
2 Peter 1:1 New Testament, KJV
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Revelation 7:7 New Testament, KJV
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Judith 6:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
which were in those days Uzziah the son of Micah, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel.
Judith 9:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord God of my father Simeon, to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers, who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her, and discovered the thigh to her shame, and polluted her virginity to her reproach; for thou saidst, It shall not be so; and yet they did so:
1 Maccabees 2:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In those days arose Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and dwelt in Modein.
1 Maccabees 2:65 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel, give ear unto him always: he shall be a father unto you.
4 Maccabees 2:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For why, else, does our most wise father Jacob blame Simeon and Levi for having irrationally slain the whole race of the Shechemites, saying, Cursed be their anger.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4826, grouped by book.

Genesis 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4826 FAQ

What does symeon (Συμεών) mean?

Symeon (Strong's G4826) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Simeon". Sumeon (soom-eh-one') n/p. 1. Symeon (i.e. Shimon), the name of five Israelites [of Hebrew origin (H8095)]

How many times is symeon (Συμεών) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 56 linked usages for Strong's G4826 across 17 books.

Where can I study symeon (Συμεών) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4826 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate symeon (Συμεών)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as simeon and name. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4826 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 44 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4826, with linked reader references where each row is available.