Lexical Definition
διάβολος diábolos (dee-ab'-ol-os) devilish/the Devil G:A
from διαβάλλω
false accuser, devil, slanderer.
- a traducer
- specially, Satan (compare שָׂטָן)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| διαβόλῳ | devil | Matt.25.41 • Eph.4.27 • Jas.4.7 • Jude.1.9 |
| διαβόλω | devil | LXX.Job.1.7 • LXX.Job.1.12 • LXX.Job.2.2 • LXX.Job.2.6 |
| slanderer | LXX.Esth.8.1 | |
| διαβόλουσ | slanderers | 1Tim.3.11 • Titus.2.3 |
| διαβόλου | devil | Matt.4.1 • Luke.4.2 • John.8.44 • John.13.2 • Acts.10.38 • Eph.6.11 • 1Tim.3.6 • 1Tim.3.7 • 2Tim.2.26 • 1John.3.8 • 1John.3.8 • 1John.3.10 |
| of devil | Acts.13.10 | |
| διάβολόσ | a devil | John.6.70 |
| διάβολοσ | devil | LXX.Job.1.6 • LXX.Job.1.7 • LXX.Job.1.9 • LXX.Job.1.12 • LXX.Job.2.1 • LXX.Job.2.2 • LXX.Job.2.4 • LXX.Job.2.7 • LXX.Ps.109.6 • LXX.Zech.3.1 • Matt.4.5 • Matt.4.8 • Matt.4.11 • Matt.13.39 • Luke.4.3 • Luke.4.5 • Luke.4.6 • Luke.4.13 • Luke.8.12 • 1Pet.5.8 • 1John.3.8 • Rev.2.10 • Rev.12.9 • Rev.12.12 • Rev.20.2 • Rev.20.10 |
| slanderer | LXX.Esth.7.4 | |
| διάβολον | devil | LXX.Job.2.3 • LXX.Zech.3.2 • Heb.2.14 |
| διάβολοι | slanderous | 2Tim.3.3 |
| διάβολε | O devil | LXX.Zech.3.2 |
Abbott-Smith
διάβολος, -ον (< διαβάλλω, q.v.) [in LXX for שָׂטָן (as Jb 1:6), exc. Es 7:4 8:1 (צַר, צָרַר) ;]
slanderous, accusing falsely. As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ.;
(a) generally (of. Es, ll. c.), a slanderer, false accuser: I Ti 3:6, 7 (CGT, in l., but v. infr.) 3:11, II Ti 3:3, Tit 2:3;
(b) as chiefly in LXX, of Satan, the Accuser, the Devil: Mt 4:1, 5, 8, 11 13:39 25:41, Lk 4:2, 3, 6, 13 8:12, Jo 13:2, Ac 10:38, Eph 4:27 6:11, I Ti 3:6, 7 (but v. supr.), II Ti 2:26, He 2:14, Ja 4:7, I Pe 5:8, Ju 9, Re 2:10 12:9, 12 20:2, 10; εἶναι ἐκ τοῦ δ., Jo 8:44, I Jo 3:8; τέκνα τοῦ δ., I Jo 3:10; υἱὸς, Ac 13:10; metaph., of Judas, Jo 6:70 (Cremer, 121; DCG, ii, 605).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 8:1 |
| Esther | 7:4 |
| Job | 1:6 |
| Matthew | 4:1 · 4:5 · 4:8 · 4:11 · 13:39 · 25:41 |
| Luke | 4:2 · 4:3 · 4:6 · 4:13 · 8:12 |
| John | 6:70 · 8:44 · 13:2 |
| Acts | 10:38 · 13:10 |
| Ephesians | 4:27 · 6:11 |
| 1 Timothy | 3:6 · 3:7 · 3:11 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:26 · 3:3 |
| Titus | 2:3 |
| Hebrews | 2:14 |
| James | 4:7 |
| 1 Peter | 5:8 |
| 1 John | 3:8 · 3:10 |
| Jude | 1:9 |
| Revelation | 2:10 · 12:9 · 12:12 · 20:2 · 20:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
διάβολος-ος, ον,
slanderous, backbiting, γραῦς [Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -ώτατος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; διάβολοςόν τι, aliquid invidiae, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II substantive, slanderer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enemy, [LXX]: hence, = Sâtân,[Refs]; the Devil, [NT]
__III adverb -λως injuriously, invidiously, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Esth.7.4 ☩ Matt.4.1