Main Entry: Si·mon

Pronunciation: \ˈsī-mən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek Simōn, from Hebrew Shimʽōn

Date: before 12th century

1 : peter —called also Simon Peter
2 : one of the twelve disciples of Jesus —called also Simon the Zealot
3 : a kinsman of Jesus
4 : a Cyrenian constrained to help Jesus bear his cross to his place of crucifixion —called also Simon the Cyrenian
5 : simon magus