Pronunciation: (sī'mun Fr. sē&sylpmôn' for 7), [key]
— n.
the original name of the apostle Peter. Cf.
Simon the Zealot, one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4.
one of the twelve apostles. Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15.
a relative, perhaps a brother, of Jesus: sometimes identified with Simon the Canaanite. Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3.
(“Simon Magus”) the Samaritan sorcerer who was converted by the apostle Philip. Acts 8:9–24.
(“Simon Magus”) fl. 2nd century a.d.?, founder of a Gnostic sect and reputed prototype of the Faust legend: often identified with the Biblical Simon Magus.
born 1913, French novelist: Nobel prize 1985.
born 1916, U.S. social scientist and economist: Nobel prize 1978.