Strong G1228διάβολος
devilish/the Devil
- Transliteration
- diabolos
- Pronunciation
- dee-ab'-ol-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
διάβολος, -ον
(διαβάλλω, which see) [in LXX for שָׂטָן (as Job.1:6), exc. Est.7:4 8:1 (צַר, צָרַר);]
slanderous, accusing falsely. As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ.;
__(a) generally (of. Es, ll. with), a slanderer, false accuser: 1Ti.3:6, 7 (CGT, in l., but see infr.) 3:11, 2Ti.3:3, Tit.2:3;
__(b) as chiefly in LXX, of Satan, the Accuser, the Devil: Mat.4:1, 5, 8, 11 13:39 25:41, Luk.4:2, 3, 6, 13 8:12, Jhn.13:2, Act.10:38, Eph.4:27 6:11, 1Ti.3:6, 7 (but see supr.), 2Ti.2:26, Heb.2:14, Jas.4:7, 1Pe.5:8, Ju 9, Rev.2:10 12:9, 12 20:2, 10; εἶναι ἐκ τοῦ δ., Jhn.8:44, 1Jn.3:8; τέκνα τοῦ δ., 1Jn.3:10; υἱὸς, Act.13:10; metaphorically, of Judas, Jhn.6:70 (Cremer, 121; DCG, ii, 605).†
(AS)
(διαβάλλω, which see) [in LXX for שָׂטָן (as Job.1:6), exc. Est.7:4 8:1 (צַר, צָרַר);]
slanderous, accusing falsely. As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ.;
__(a) generally (of. Es, ll. with), a slanderer, false accuser: 1Ti.3:6, 7 (CGT, in l., but see infr.) 3:11, 2Ti.3:3, Tit.2:3;
__(b) as chiefly in LXX, of Satan, the Accuser, the Devil: Mat.4:1, 5, 8, 11 13:39 25:41, Luk.4:2, 3, 6, 13 8:12, Jhn.13:2, Act.10:38, Eph.4:27 6:11, 1Ti.3:6, 7 (but see supr.), 2Ti.2:26, Heb.2:14, Jas.4:7, 1Pe.5:8, Ju 9, Rev.2:10 12:9, 12 20:2, 10; εἶναι ἐκ τοῦ δ., Jhn.8:44, 1Jn.3:8; τέκνα τοῦ δ., 1Jn.3:10; υἱὸς, Act.13:10; metaphorically, of Judas, Jhn.6:70 (Cremer, 121; DCG, ii, 605).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1228 appears in 36 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- devil33
- accuser2
- slanderer1
First verses
- Matthew 4:1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
- Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
- Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
- Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
- Luke 4:2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
- Luke 4:3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
- Luke 4:5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
- Luke 4:6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
- Luke 4:13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
- Luke 8:12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
- John 6:70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
- John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
- John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;
- Acts 10:38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
- Acts 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
- Ephesians 4:27Neither give place to the devil.
- Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:6Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
διάβολ-ος, ον,
slanderous, backbiting, γραῦς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 878, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” p.24O.)]: superlative -ώτατος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 45)]; διάβολόν τι, aliquid invidiae, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.24; τὸ δ. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.61d.)]
II substantive, slanderer, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 297, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 126a31, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.508d)]; enemy, [LXX (LXX.Est.7.4, 8.1)]: hence, = Sâtân,[Refs ([prev. work] 1 “Chr.” 21.1)]; the Devil, [NT (NT.Matt.4.1, etc.)]
III adverb -λως injuriously, invidiously, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.15; χρῆσθαί τινι 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 2.)]
slanderous, backbiting, γραῦς [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 878, compare 1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ παρρησίας” p.24O.)]: superlative -ώτατος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 45)]; διάβολόν τι, aliquid invidiae, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.24; τὸ δ. 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.61d.)]
II substantive, slanderer, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 297, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Topica” 126a31, 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.508d)]; enemy, [LXX (LXX.Est.7.4, 8.1)]: hence, = Sâtân,[Refs ([prev. work] 1 “Chr.” 21.1)]; the Devil, [NT (NT.Matt.4.1, etc.)]
III adverb -λως injuriously, invidiously, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.15; χρῆσθαί τινι 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 2.)]