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 (
Ps. 102:14,17);
Psalm 131:13 (
Ps. 132:13);
Psalm 136:1 (
Ps. 137:1), 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 (
Ps. 132:13)), 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Psalms
-
102:14; 102:17; 132:13; 132:13; 136:1; 137:1
- Isaiah
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28:16; 59:20
- Matthew
-
5:35; 21:5
- John
-
12:15
- Romans
-
9:33; 11:26
- Hebrews
-
12:22
- 1 Peter
-
2:6
- Revelation
-
14:1
