Difference between revisions of "Lion"

<div> '''1: '''''Λέων''''' ''' (Strong'S #3023 — Noun Masculine — leon — leh-ohn' ) </div> <p> occurs in &nbsp;2 Timothy 4:17 , probably figurative of the imminent peril of death, the figure being represented by the whole phrase, not by the word "lion" alone; some suppose the reference to be to the lions of the amphitheater; the Greek commentators regarded the "lion" as Nero; others understand it to be Satan. The language not improbably recalls that of &nbsp;Psalm 22:21; &nbsp;Daniel 6:20 . The word is used metaphorically, too, in &nbsp;Revelation 5:5 , where Christ is called "the Lion of the tribe of Judah." [[Elsewhere]] it has the literal meaning, &nbsp;Hebrews 11:33; &nbsp;1 Peter 5:8; &nbsp;Revelation 4:7; &nbsp;9:8,17; &nbsp;10:3; &nbsp;13:2 . Taking the OT and NT occurrences the allusions are to the three great features of the "lion," (1) its majesty and strength, indicative of royalty, e.g., &nbsp;Proverbs 30:30 , (2) its courage, e.g., &nbsp;Proverbs 28:1 , (3) its cruelty, e.g., &nbsp;Psalm 22:13 . </p>