King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1066
Transliteration: Gedeōn
Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-eh-own')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Gideon, an Israelite
Meaning: Gideon -- an Israelite
Γεδεών, ὁ, indeclinable (in the Bible (cf. Buttmann, p. 15 (14)), and in Suidas (e. g. 1737 a.); but) in Josephus, Antiquities 5, 6 (3 and) 4 Γεδεών, Γεδεωνος (גִּדעון cutting off (others, tree-feller i. e. mighty warrior), from גָּדַע ), Gideon, a leader of the Israelites, who delivered them from the power of the Midianites (Judges 6-8): Hebrews 11:32 (where A. V. unfortunately follows the Greek spelling Gedeon).
Word Summary
Gedeōn: Gideon, an Israelite
Original Word: ΓεδεώνTransliteration: Gedeōn
Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-eh-own')
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Short Definition: Gideon, an Israelite
Meaning: Gideon -- an Israelite
Strong's Concordance
Gideon. Of Hebrew origin (Gid'own); Gedeon (i.e. Gid(e)on), an Israelite -- Gedeon (in the King James Version).
see HEBREW Gid'own
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1066: ΓεδεώνΓεδεών, ὁ, indeclinable (in the Bible (cf. Buttmann, p. 15 (14)), and in Suidas (e. g. 1737 a.); but) in Josephus, Antiquities 5, 6 (3 and) 4 Γεδεών, Γεδεωνος (גִּדעון cutting off (others, tree-feller i. e. mighty warrior), from גָּדַע ), Gideon, a leader of the Israelites, who delivered them from the power of the Midianites (Judges 6-8): Hebrews 11:32 (where A. V. unfortunately follows the Greek spelling Gedeon).