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διάβολος
diábolos · Greek · Strong's G1228 · 37 occurrences
The KJV renders 4 different Hebrew and Greek words as “devil”
What it means
a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H07854)
from G1225 (διαβάλλω);
How the KJV renders it
false accuser, devil, slanderer
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Answers that weigh this word
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- Will everyone ultimately be saved?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
37 occurrences in the Greek text, first 35 verses shown.
1 John 3:8 · A-GSM
He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:10 · A-GSM
In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother.
1 Peter 5:8 · A-NSM
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
1 Timothy 3:6 · A-GSM
not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
1 Timothy 3:7 · A-GSM
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:11 · A-APF
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
2 Timothy 2:26 A-GSM2 Timothy 3:3 A-NPMActs 10:38 A-GSMActs 13:10 A-GSMEphesians 4:27 A-DSMEphesians 6:11 A-GSMHebrews 2:14 A-ASMJames 4:7 A-DSMJohn 6:70 A-NSMJohn 8:44 A-GSMJohn 13:2 A-GSMJude 1:9 A-DSMLuke 4:2 A-GSMLuke 4:3 A-NSMLuke 4:6 A-NSMLuke 4:13 A-NSMLuke 8:12 A-NSMMatthew 4:1 A-GSMMatthew 4:5 A-NSMMatthew 4:8 A-NSMMatthew 4:11 A-NSMMatthew 13:39 A-NSMMatthew 25:41 A-DSMRevelation 2:10 A-NSMRevelation 12:9 A-NSMRevelation 12:12 A-NSMRevelation 20:2 A-NSMRevelation 20:10 A-NSMTitus 2:3 A-APF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.