STRONGS G4546:
Σαμψών (
שִׁמְשׁון from
שֶׁמֶשׁ, 'sun-like', cf. Hebrew
אִישׁון from
אִישׁ) (
Buttmann, 15 (14)),
ὁ,
Samson (
Vulg. Samson), one of the Israelite judges (
שֹׁפְטִים), famous for his strength and courage, the Hebrew Hercules (cf.
BB. DD.; McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia,
under the word 2, 4; especially Orelli in
Herzog edition 2, under the word Simson) (
Judges 13ff):
Hebrews 11:32.
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