Satan
ΣατανᾶςStrong’s G4567Satanas
Appears in 34 verses of the New Testament
In short
Satanas is the Greek word usually translated “satan”. It appears in 34 verses of the New Testament.
“Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
Meaning
Usually translated “satan”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- satan 28
- of satan 7
- to satan 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 7
- Luke 6
- Mark 5
- Matthew 3
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Acts 2
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:20In contextOf whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
- 1 Timothy 5:15In contextFor some are already turned aside after Satan.
- Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Matthew 12:26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
- Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
- Mark 1:13And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
Greek dictionary
Σατανᾶς Satanas · Satan
Σατανᾶς, -ᾶ (so also Sir 21:30, but in 3Ki.11:14, σατάν indecl.; Heb. שָׂטָן; Aram. סָטָנָא, whence the inflected Gk. form), ό, Satan (i.e. the adversary, as in LXX, ll. with): Mat.4:10 12:26, Mrk.1:13 3:23, 26 4:15 Luk.10:18 11:18 13:16 22:3, 31, Jhn.13:27, Act.5:3 26:18, Rom.16:20, 1Co.5:5 7:5, 2Co.2:11 11:14, 1Th.2:18, 2Th.2:9, 1Ti.1:20 5:15, Rev.2:9, 13 2:24 3:9 12:9 20:2, 7; addressed in person of Peter, Mat.16:23 Mrk.8:33; ἄγγελος Σατανᾶ, 2Co.12:7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “satan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SA'TAN, noun
[Heb. an adversary.]
The grand adversary of man; the devil or prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels.
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.