Bible Dictionary
Symeon
Symeon is a form of the name Simon used in the New Testament. It refers to several persons, including an ancestor of Jesus, a prophet and teacher at Antioch, and Simon Peter.
Definition
Symeon is a Jewish form of the name Simon. In the New Testament it designates several persons, including an ancestor of Jesus, a prophet and teacher at Antioch, and Simon Peter.
Biblical Usage
The name appears for an ancestor of Jesus, for Symeon called Niger among the prophets and teachers at Antioch, and for Simon Peter in the apostolic council’s speech.
Historical Background
The Revised Version uses Symeon in several places where the King James Version has Simeon.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(The Jewish form of the name Simon, used in the Revised Version of (Acts 15:14) and referring to Simon Peter.-ED.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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:</p><p>(1) An ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:30).</p><p>(2) Symeon, called Niger, one of the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch (Ac 13:1).</p><p>(3) For Simon Peter, see PETER; compare Ac 15:14.</p><p>See SIMEON, (4), (5), (6).</p>