Original Word: Γεδεών
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Gedeón
Pronunciation: ghe-deh-OWN
Phonetic Spelling: (ghed-eh-own')
Definition: Gideon, one of the Judges of Israel.
Meaning: Gideon; a hewer or one who cuts down.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name גִּדְעוֹן (Gid'on).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H1439 גִּדְעוֹן (Gid'on)

Usage: The name Γεδεών is used in the New Testament to refer to the Old Testament judge and military leader, Gideon.

Context: Γεδεών, or Gideon, is a prominent figure in the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. He is best known for his role as a judge of Israel and a military leader who delivered the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. Gideon's story is primarily found in Judges chapters 6 to 8.

Gideon was called by God while he was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. An angel of the Lord appeared to him, addressing him as a "mighty warrior" and commissioning him to save Israel. Despite his initial hesitance and requests for signs from God, Gideon obeyed and led a small army of 300 men to victory over the Midianites, employing unconventional tactics that emphasized reliance on divine intervention rather than human strength.

In the New Testament, Gideon is mentioned in Hebrews 11:32 as an example of faith: "And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets." (BSB)

Gideon's legacy is one of faith and obedience, despite personal doubts and societal challenges. His story illustrates the theme of God's power being made perfect in human weakness and the importance of trusting in God's guidance.

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Gidon
Definition
Gideon, an Isr.
NASB Translation
Gideon (1).

STRONGS NT 1066: Γεδεών

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).

Strong's Exhaustive 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

Forms and Transliterations

Γεδεων Γεδεών Gedeon Gedeōn Gedeṓn

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