Lexical Definition
δαιμόνιον daimónion (dahee-mon'-ee-on) demon G:N-N
neuter of a derivative of δαίμων
devil, god.
- a dæmonic being
- by extension a deity
Abbott-Smith
δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό (neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; v. MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (freq. in Tob) ;]
1. as in cl.;
(a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., al.);
(b) an inferior divinity, deity or demon (as in magical π, Deiss., BS, 281; MM, Exp., x): ξένα δ., Ac 17:18.
2. (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. De 32:17, Ps 95 (96):5*);
(b) in NT, evil spirits, demons: θύουσιν δαιμονίοις, I Co 10:20; διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων, I Ti 4:1; προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ., Re 9:20; ἄρχων τῶν δ., Mt 9:34; especially (syn. with πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. δαιμονίζομαι) men: Mt 11:18, et al.; εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς. . ., Lk 8:30; δ. ἔχειν, Lk 4:33; δ. ἐκβάλλειν, Mt 7:22 In the phrase πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Lk 4:33, the wider cl. usage (1. b) is recognised, ἀκ. being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of πν., and δ. = πν. ἀκ. (v. ICC, in l; Cremer, 168)
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 32:17 |
| Psalms | 95:5* |
| Matthew | 7:22 · 9:34 · 11:18 |
| Luke | 4:33 · 8:30 |
| Acts | 17:18 |
| 1 Corinthians | 10:20 |
| 1 Timothy | 4:1 |
| Revelation | 9:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δαιμόνιον, τό,
divine Power, Divinity, [δαιμόνιον ἄρ᾽ ἢ θεὸς ἢ θεοῦ ἔργον 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1398a15, compare 1419a9; οἱ θεοὶ εἴσονται καὶ τὸ δ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.239 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; φοβεῖσθαι μή τι δ. πράγματ᾽ ἐλαύνῃ some fatality, [Refs]; τὰ τοῦ δ. the favours of forlune, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II inferior divine being, μεταξὺ θεοῦ τε καὶ θνητοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; applied to the 'genius' of Socrates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 evil spirit, δ. φαῦλα [NT+3rd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Deut.32.17 ☩ Matt.7.22