Redirected from διαβολοϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΣ, διαβολος
DIABOLOS, diabolos
Sounds Like: dee-AH-boh-los
Translations: devil, slanderer, accuser, a devil, a slanderer, an accuser
From the root: ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an accuser, slanderer, or adversary. In a theological context, it specifically refers to the Devil, the chief evil spirit. It is a compound word formed from 'διά' (dia), meaning 'through' or 'across', and 'βάλλω' (ballo), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. Thus, it literally means 'one who throws across' or 'one who casts through', implying one who throws accusations or slanders.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 7:4
- Psalms — 108:6
- Job — 1:6, 1:7, 1:9, 1:12, 2:1, 2:2, 2:4, 2:7
- Zechariah — 3:1
- Matthew — 4:5, 4:8, 4:11, 13:39
- Luke — 4:3, 4:6, 4:13, 8:12
- John — 6:70
- 1 Peter — 5:8
- 1 John — 3:8
- Revelation — 2:10, 12:9, 12:12, 20:2, 20:10
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 28:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 69:1, 79:4, 103:5, 103:6, 115:2, 116:1, 116:2, 125:4
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 2:4
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Chronicles — 21:1
- Esther — 7:4
- Psalms — 108:6
- Job — 1:6, 1:7, 1:9, 1:12, 2:1, 2:2, 2:4, 2:7
- Zechariah — 3:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 4:5, 4:8, 4:11, 13:39
- Luke — 4:3, 4:6, 4:13, 8:12
- John — 6:70
- 1 Peter — 5:8
- 1 John — 3:8
- Revelation — 2:10, 12:9, 12:12, 20:2, 20:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΑΣ — slanderer, accuser, devil
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΕ — O Devil, O slanderer
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΗΣ — of the slanderer, of the accuser, of the devil, of slander, of accusation
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟ — devil, a devil, slanderer, accuser
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΙ — slanderers, accusers, devils
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΝ — devil, a devil, slanderer, an slanderer, accuser, an accuser
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΥ — (of) devil, (of) slanderer, (of) accuser, (of) an accuser
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΟΥΣ — slanderers, a slanderer, malicious accusers, false accusers, devils, a devil
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΩ — (to) the devil, (to) a devil, (to) a slanderer, (to) an accuser
- ΔΙΑΒΟΛΩΝ — of accusers, of slanderers, of devils, of demons
- ΜΕΝΔΙΑΒΟΛΑΣ — slanderer, accuser, devil, an accuser, a slanderer
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