Demon
δαίμωνStrong’s G1142daimōn
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Daimōn is the Greek word usually translated “demons”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
Meaning
Usually translated “demons”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- the demons 1
- demons 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δαίμων daimōn · demon
δαίμων, -ονος, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX for גַּד, Isa.65:11 (א; δαιμονίῳ, AB) * ;] in cl. and NT = δαιμόνιον; a demon: Mat.8:31.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “demon” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEMON, noun
A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and the celestial deities of the Pagans. The ancients believed that there were good and evil demons, which had influence over the minds of men, and that these beings carried on an intercourse between men and gods, conveying the addresses of men to the gods, and divine benefits to men. Hence demons became the objects of worship. It was supposed also that human spirits, after their departure from the body, became demons, and that the souls of virtuous men, if highly purified, were exalted from demons into gods. The demons of the New Testament were supposed to be spiritual beings which vexed and tormented men. And in general, the word, in modern use, signifies an evil spirit or genius, which influences the conduct or directs the fortunes of mankind.
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.