ἀρνίον arnion

Greek word for “lamb” · Strong’s G721 · used 30 times in 28 verses

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Meaning

ἀρνίον, -ου, τό; (dimin. of ἀρήν; see MM, see word); a little lamb, a lamb:.†;

How it is translated

Glosses given for arnion in context, with how often each is used:

• lamb 28
• lambs 1
• lamb! 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 21 (5), Revelation 5 (4), Revelation 7 (4), Revelation 14 (3), Revelation 6 (2), Revelation 13 (2), Revelation 19 (2), Revelation 22 (2), John 21 (1), Revelation 12 (1)

Forms

• ἀρνίου 16
• ἀρνίον 8
• ἀρνίῳ 5
• ἀρνία 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with arnion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θρόνος thronos “throne” 8
• τέσσαρες tessares “four” 4
• σφάζω sphazō “to slaughter” 3
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 6
• ζῷον zōon “living thing” 3
• βιβλίον biblion “scroll” 3
• ζωή zōē “life” 4
• δόξα doxa “glory” 4
• γράφω graphō “to write” 4
• ἑπτά hepta “seven” 3
• μετά meta “with/after” 5
• γῆ gē “earth” 4

Key verses

The verses using arnion that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 21:15 — So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love…
• Revelation 5:8 — And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of…
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
• Revelation 7:14 — And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white…
• Revelation 7:17 — For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from…
• Revelation 12:11 — And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
• Revelation 13:8 — And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
• Revelation 14:10 — The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire…
• Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…
• Revelation 17:14 — These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and…
• Revelation 21:23 — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
• Revelation 22:1 — And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.