Strong G955Βελίαλ
Belial
- Transliteration
- Belial
- Pronunciation
- bel-ee'-al
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
Meaning of the name
Belial, "wicked, without use"
Detailed definition
Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but see DB, i, 268),
Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.†
Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest),
Beliar, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15 (see DB, i, 269).†
(AS)
Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.†
Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest),
Beliar, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15 (see DB, i, 269).†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Satan
The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity
Satan, meaning "adversary" or "accuser," is the devil, the chief enemy of God and tempter of humanity, who seeks to hinder God's purposes and lead people into sin (<ref="Job.1.6-12; Matthew 4:1-11; Revelation 12:9">Job.1.6-12; Matthew 4:1-11; Revelation 12:9</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong G955 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- belial1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 6:15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?