Συμεών

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 (1 Mos 29,33): Åb 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: ApG 13,1,

5. The apostle Peter: ApG 15,14, 2 Pet 1,1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).†