Σιδών, Σιδῶνος (Buttmann, 16 (14)), ἡ (φΔιγεο and φΔιγΙο, from φεΜγ, 'to hunt', in Aramaic also 'to fish'; hence, properly, taking its name from its abundance of fish; cf. Justin 18, 3), Sidon, a very ancient Phoenician city, formerly distinguished for wealth and traffic, situated near the Mediterranean on the borders of Judaea; it had been assigned to the tribe of Asher (Jos_19:28), but the Jews vainly endeavored to capture it (Jdg_1:31; Jdg_3:3; Jdg_10:12); now Saida, containing about 10,000 (or 9,000, according to Porter in Murray's Handbook, p. 376) inhabitants (Baedeker, Palestine, p. 433): Mat_11:21; Mat_15:21; Mar_3:8; Mar_7:24 (where T omits; WH Tr marginal reading brackets the words καί Σιδῶνος), ; Luk_4:26 (where L T Tr WH Σιδωνίας); f; Act_27:3. (Cf. BB. DD., under the word; Schultz in Herzog edition 2 vol. xiv. 192ff; Schlottmann in Riehm, under the word.)

Σιδών Sidōn 9x Sidon, a celebrated city of Phoenicia, Mat_11:21 f.; Mar_3:8 ; Mar_7:31 ; Luk_6:17 ; Act_27:3 . See PhotoGuide.

Σιδών , -ῶνος , ἡ ( Heb . H6721 ), Sidon , a maritime city of Phœnicia: Mat_11:21-22 ; Mat_15:21 , Mar_3:8 ; Mar_7:24 ; Mar_7:31 , Luk_6:17 ; Luk_10:13-14 , Act_27:3 .†

Σιδών [page 574] For the declension of this place-name in the LXX, see Thackeray Gr . i. p. 169. In Mar_7:31 Wellhausen ( Evang . Marci , p. 60) thinks we should read εἰς Βηθσαιδάν for διὰ Σιδῶνος : cf. also Allen Mark ad l .

Σιδών Σι_δών, ῶνος, ἡ, "Sidon", one of the oldest cities of Phoenicia, Od. , Hdt. : hence adj. Σι_δόνιος, η, ον, Il. , Aesch. ; Σιδονίη (sc. γῆ) Od. ; Σιδόνιοι "men of Sidon", Od. ; Σιδώνιος, Hdt. , attic; fem. Σιδωνιάς, άδος, Eur.

Σιδών, -ῶnος, ἡ (Heb. צִידוֹן), Sidon, a maritime city of Phœnicia: Mat.11:21-22 15:21, Mrk.3:8 7:24, 31, Luk.6:17 10:13-14, Act.27:3.† (AS)