SYMEON (cf. Simeon, ad init.).1. An ancestor of Jesus (Luk_3:30). 2. A prophet and teacher at Antioch (Act_13:1). 3. Act_15:14 = Simon Peter (see Peter).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Sym'eon. (The Jewish form of the name, Simon, used in the Revised Version of Act_15:14, and referring to Simon Peter. ? Editor). See Peter.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
sim?ḗ-on (Συμεών, Sumeṓn): the Revised Version (British and American) in Luk_3:30; Act_13:1; Act_15:14 for the King James Version ?Simeon? (which see). The persons are:
(1) An ancestor of Jesus (Luk_3:30).
(2) Symeon, called Niger, one of the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch (Act_13:1).
(3) For Simon Peter, see PETER; compare Act_15:14. See SIMEON, (4), (5), (6).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.