Lion

Usually translated “lions”, “lion” and “as a lion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• of lions 3
• a lion 2
• of the lion 1
• as a lion 1
• lion 1
• of a lion 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Revelation 6
• 2 Timothy 1
• Hebrews 1
• 1 Peter 1

4 books in all.

• Lion (ari)
• Lion (kephir)
• Lion (levi)
• Lion (aryeh)

• Hebrews 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
• Revelation 4:7And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
• Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
• Revelation 9:8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
• Revelation 9:17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “lion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.