leon denotes a lion, used in comparisons of roar, mouth, teeth, and likeness, and once as a title.

The dominant use presents a lion in comparisons and descriptions involving roaring, mouths, teeth, or animal-like appearance; a single occurrence uses the term as the title “Lion of the tribe of Judah.”

1. Lion in comparisons and animal imagery · dominant

   In 1 Peter 5:8, the nominative singular form occurs in the comparison of the devil to a roaring lion seeking someone to swallow. In Revelation 10:3 the APB renders a loud cry as being just as a lion roars, while Revelation 13:2 compares a wild animal's mouth with a lion's mouth; Revelation 4:7 and Revelation 9:8 portray creatures by lion-like appearance and teeth.

   1 Peter 5:82 Timothy 4:17Hebrews 11:33Revelation 10:3Revelation 13:2Revelation 4:7
2. Lion as a title · rare

   In Revelation 5:5, the nominative singular form stands in the designation “the Lion of the tribe of Judah,” followed by the statement that he has conquered and may open the scroll and its seven seals.

   Revelation 5:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with “lion” or “lions,” including comparisons involving roaring, mouths, heads, and teeth. In Revelation 13:2 it renders the larger creature as a “wild animal” while retaining “the mouth of a lion”.