Liddell-Scott-Jones

διαβολή (diabolē) distraction ^G:N-F

διαβολή-ή, ἡ,

(διαβάλλω see) false accusation, slander, [διαβολήῇ εἰπεῖν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.66, 73; δ. λόγου 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.91 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; διαβολήὰς ἐνδέχεσθαι, προσίεσθαι, to give ear to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διαβολήὰς ἔχειν ὡς.. to have it slanderously said that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of charges not necessarily false or malicious, δ. ταῖς ἐμαῖς the accusations which I bring, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ πρὸς διαβολήὴν κυροῦντα tending to discredit, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐμὴ δ. prejudice against me, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to δόξα, ill-repute, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. λῦσαι καὶ ποιῆσαι remove, create prejudice against an antagonist, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__II (διαβάλλω [Refs] quarrel, enmity, κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ πρὸς θάνατον δ. fear, aversion from it, [διαβολήήν τινος">Refs] to withstand them, [LXX]
__III (διαβάλλω [Refs] legal obligation(?), [Refs]
__IV fraud, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.22.32}