Σιών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σῑών • (Sīṓn) f (indeclinable)

  1. (biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)
    1. Jerusalem

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