Σίμων

Σίμων — Símōn

Σίμων, Σίμωνος (Buttmann, 16 (14)), ὁ (שִׁמְעון, 'a hearing', from שָׁמַע, 'to hear'; (there was also a Greek name Σίμων (allied with Σῖμος, i. e. 'flat-nosed'; Fick, Gr. Personennamen, p. 210), but cf. B. D., under the word at the beginning; Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 266f)), Simon;

1. Peter, the apostle: Mat 17:25; Mark 1:29f, 36; Luk 4:38; Luke 5:4f 10, etc.; see Πέτρος.

2. the brother of Judas Lebbaeus (cf. under the word Ἰού?Dan 8:1-27), an apostle, who is called Κανανίτης (so R G, but L T Tr WH Κανιναιος, which see), Mat 10:4; Mar 3:18, and ζηλωτής, Luk 6:15; Act 1:13.

3. a brother of Jesus (cf. under the word ἀδελφός, 1): Mat 13:55; Mar 6:3.

4. a certain Cyrenian, who carried the cross of Jesus: Mat 27:32; Mar 15:21; Luk 23:26.

5. the father of Judas Iscariot land himself surnamed Ἰσκαριώτης (see Ἰού?Dan 6:1-28)): Joh 6:71; Joh 12:4; Joh 13:2; Joh 13:26.

6. a certain Pharisee, Luk 7:40; Luk 7:43 f, who appears to (some, e. g. Grotius, Schleiermacher, Holtzmann, Schenkel, Ewald, Keim, Hug, Bleek (see his Synoptative Erklär. on Luke, the passage cited) to) be the same as Simon the leper, Mat 26:6; Mar 14:3; (but the occurrence recorded by Luke, the passage cited is now commonly thought to be distinct from that narrated by Matt. and Mark the passages cited; cf. Godet or Keil on Luke).

7. a certain tanner, living at Joppa: Act 9:43; Act 10:6; Act 10:17; Act 10:32.

8. Simon (`Magus'), the Samaritan sorcerer: Act 8:9; Act 8:13; Act 8:18; Act 8:24. The various ecclesiastical stories about him, as well as the opinions and conjectures of modern theologians, are reviewed at length by Lipsius in Schenkel v., pp. 301-321; (cf. W. Möller in Herzog edition 2, vol. xiv., pp. 246ff; Schaff, Hist. of the Chris. Church, vol. ii (1883) § 121).