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ἀρνίον

MainId: 000718000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0721

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000718001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἀρνίον

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἀρήν', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000718001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 4.25

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animals

      LEXSubDomains: Animals

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-09-13 13:34:17

         DefinitionShort: (derivative of {L:ἀρήν} ‘lamb,’ {D:4.24}) young of sheep ({L:πρόβατον}); often used for ritual sacrifice; or a sheep of any age

         Glosses: ['lamb', 'sheep', 'ram']

         Comments: In the one context in the NT, namely, {S:06601301100028}, in which ἀρνίον refers literally to a sheep, it is used in a phrase referring to the horns of an ἀρνίον. In such a context the reference is undoubtedly to a ‘ram,’ that is to say, the adult male of sheep.

      LEXReferences: REV 13:11

      LEXLinks: fauna:2.31

   2. LEXID: 000718001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 11.29

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

      LEXSubDomains: Socio-Religious

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-09-13 13:34:17

         DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:ἀρνίον}[a] ‘lamb,’ {D:4.25}) a follower of Christ, with the implication of helplessness and dependence

         Glosses: a person who is like a lamb

         Comments: Compare {D:11.30} and {D:11.31}.

      LEXReferences: YHN 21:15

   3. LEXID: 000718001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 4.26

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Animals

      LEXSubDomains: Animals

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-09-13 13:34:17

         DefinitionShort: a title for Christ

         Glosses: Lamb

         Comments: ἀρνίον[c] as a title of Jesus Christ occurs only in the book of Revelation, but it is used there more than twenty times. In contrast with {L:ἀρνίον}[b] in βόσκε τὰ ἀρνία μου ‘feed my lambs’ ({S:04302101500058}; see {D:11.29}), designating people who need care and help, the supplementary components of meaning in ἀρνίον[c] involve the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Some persons have wanted to eliminate the notion of ‘lamb’ in this title, especially in the case of languages in which sheep are looked down on as relatively worthless scavengers (as is the case in certain tropical areas of the world), but in view of the significance of the symbolism of ‘lamb’ in terms of OT sacrificial practices, it is wrong to avoid a term meaning ‘lamb.’ A marginal note, however, may be necessary to explain the significance of this title.

      LEXReferences: REV 5:6, REV 5:8, REV 5:12, REV 5:13, REV 6:1, REV 6:16, REV 7:9, REV 7:10, REV 7:14, REV 7:17, REV 12:11, REV 13:8, REV 14:1, REV 14:4, REV 14:4, REV 14:10, REV 15:3, REV 17:14, REV 17:14, REV 19:7, REV 19:9, REV 21:9, REV 21:14, REV 21:22, REV 21:23, REV 21:27, REV 22:1, REV 22:3