![]() 1,081,479,829 visitors served. |
|
![]() Dictionary/ thesaurus | ![]() Medical dictionary | ![]() Legal dictionary | ![]() Financial dictionary | ![]() Acronyms | ![]() Idioms | ![]() Encyclopedia | ![]() Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Simon |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.04 sec. |
|
Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees Maccabees or Machabees (both: măk`əbēz), Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. B.C. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint Peter, Saint, d. A.D. 64?, most prominent of the Twelve Apostles, listed first in the Gospels, and traditionally the first bishop of Rome. His original name was Simon, but Jesus gave him the nickname Cephas [Aramaic, = rock], which was translated into Greek as Petros 3 See Simon, Saint Simon, Saint (sī`mən), in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet. He may have been the father of Lazarus. 6 Pharisee in whose house Jesus was entertained. 7 Father of Judas Iscariot. 8 See Simon of Cyrene Simon of Cyrene (sīrē`nē), in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. 9 Tanner of Joppa with whom Peter stayed. 10 See Simon Magus Simon Magus (mā`gəs), Samaritan sorcerer who attempted to buy spiritual power from the apostles. From this comes the term simony . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Two decades ago my father, Sam LeFrak, and I and our partners, Mel and Herb Simon, stood here and promised to transform abandoned and deteriorated rail yard terminals and river piers into a showcase community of retail, residential, office, leisure, dining and entertainment facilities," asserted LeFrak. Melvin and Herb Simon said they will purchase any courtside tickets that season ticket-holders were planning to sell for the fifth game of the Eastern Conference finals. Tacoma business and community leader Herb Simon has been named to the boards of directors of Puget Energy (NYSE:PSD) and its wholly owned utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy, effective today. |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|