ΣΥΜΕΏΝ: Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), Simeon (so always AV; RV in Lk 2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, q.v., was also used; 1. . the son of Jacob (Ge 29:33): Re 7:7.
2. . An ancestor of our Lord: Lk 3:30 3. . An aged worshipper in the Temple: Lk 2:25, 34.
4. . One surnamed Niger: Ac 13:1.
5. . The apostle Peter: Ac 15:14, II Pe 1:1 (R, txt., WH, txt., Σίμων).†