Symeon
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Smith's 1884
(The Jewish form of the name Simon, used in the Revised Version of (Acts 15:14) and referring to Simon Peter.-ED.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
sim'-e-on (Sumeon): the Revised Version (British and American) in Lu 3:30; Ac 13:1; 15:14 for the King James Version "Simeon" (which see). The persons are:
(1) An ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:30).
(2) Symeon, called Niger, one of the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch (Ac 13:1).
(3) For Simon Peter, see PETER; compare Ac 15:14.
See SIMEON, (4), (5), (6).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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Sources
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain