Devilish/the Devil
διάβολοςStrong’s G1228diabolos
Appears in 36 verses of the New Testament
In short
Diabolos is the Greek word usually translated “devil”, “slanderers” and “slanderous”. It appears in 36 verses of the New Testament.
“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “devil”, “slanderers” and “slanderous”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- devil 33
- slanderers 2
- a devil 1
- of devil 1
- slanderous 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 6
- Luke 6
- Revelation 5
- John 3
- 1 Timothy 3
- Acts 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 3:7In contextMoreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:11In contextEven so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- Titus 2:3In contextThe aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
- Jude 1:9In contextYet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
- Matthew 4:1Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
- Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Greek dictionary
διάβολος diabolos · devilish/the Devil
διάβολος, -ον (διαβάλλω, which see) [in LXX for שָׂטָן (as Job.1:6), exc. Est.7:4 8:1 (צַר, צָרַר) ;] slanderous, accusing falsely. As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ.; (a) generally (of. Es, ll. with), a slanderer, false accuser: 1Ti.3:6, 7 (CGT, in l., but see infr.) 3:11, 2Ti.3:3, Tit.2:3; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “devil” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEVIL, noun
Devl. [Latin, to calumniate.]
- In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race.
- A very wicked person, and in ludicrous language, an great evil.
- An idol, or false god. Leviticus 17:72 Chronicles 11:15
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.