Belial
ΒελίαλStrong’s G0955Belial
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Belial is the Greek word usually translated “belial”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”
Meaning
Usually translated “belial”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- belial 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Βελίαλ Belial · Belial
Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but see DB, i, 268), Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.† Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest), Beliar, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15 (see DB, i, 269).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “belial” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BE'LIAL, noun
As a noun, unprofitableness; wickedness. As an adjective, worthless; wicked. In a collective sense, wicked men.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.