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Simon
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
or SIMON.—The form Simon is not a transcription of שִׁמְעו̇ן, but is either a contraction for Simeon or an independent Greek name. The latter view is much the more probable. In the NT the name is frequent. The Gospels mention—1. Simon the brother of our Lord (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3). 2. Simon the Zealot (see Cananaean), one of the twelve Apostles (Mark 3:18 ||). 3. Simon of Cyrene, who was impressed to bear our Lord’s cross (Matthew 27:32 ||). 4. Simon ‘the leper,’ in whose house the anointing of our Lord by Mary of Bethany took place (Matthew 26:6, Mark 14:3). 5. Simon the Pharisee, in whose house the penitent woman anointed our Lord’s head and feet (Luke 7:36 ff.). See Anointing. 6. Simon the father of Judas Iscariot (John 6:71; John 13:2; John 13:26). 7. Simon Peter. See Peter.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Simon'. Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdn/s/simon.html. 1906-1918.
