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Lexicon :: Strong's G1228 - diabolos

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διάβολος
Transliteration
diabolos (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-ab'-ol-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:72,150

Strong’s Definitions

διάβολος diábolos, dee-ab'-ol-os; from G1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H7854):—false accuser, devil, slanderer.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's G1228 in the following manner: devil (35x), false accuser (2x), slanderer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's G1228 in the following manner: devil (35x), false accuser (2x), slanderer (1x).

  1. prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely

    1. a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,

  2. metaph. applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διάβολος diábolos, dee-ab'-ol-os; from G1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H7854):—false accuser, devil, slanderer.
STRONGS G1228:
διάβολος, -ον, (διαβάλλω, which see), prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely, (Aristophanes, Andocides, Plutarch, others): 1 Timothy 3:11; 2 Timothy 3:3; Titus 2:3; as a substantive, ὁ διάβολος, a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer, [see κατηγορέω, at the end], (Xenophon, Ages. 11, 5; [Aristotle, others]): Sept. Esther 7:4; Esther 8:1. In the Bible and in ecclesiastical writings ὁ διάβολος [also διάβ. without the article; cf. Winers Grammar, 124 (118); Buttmann, 89 (78)] is applied κατ’ ἐξοχήν to the one called in Hebrew הַשָּׂטָן, ὁ σατανᾶς (which see), namely, Satan, the prince of demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men (Job 1; Zechariah 3:1ff, cf. Revelation 12:10), estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin, and afflicting them with diseases by means of demons who take possession of their bodies at his bidding; the malignant enemy of God and the Messiah: Matthew 4:1, 5, [Matt 4:8, 11]; Matt 13:39; 25:41; Luke 4:2, [Luke 4:3, 5 R L, Luke 4:6, 13]; Luke 8:12; John 13:2; Acts 10:38; Ephesians 4:27; Ephesians 6:11; 1 Timothy 3:6; 2 Timothy 2:26; Hebrews 2:14; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8; Jude 1:9; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 12:9, 12; Revelation 20:2, 10; (Wis. 2:24; [cf. Psalm 108:6 (Ps. 109:6); 1 Chronicles 21:1]). Men who resemble the devil in mind and will are said εἶναι ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου to be of the devil, properly, to derive their origin from the devil, tropically, to depend upon the devil in thought and action, to be prompted and governed by him: John 8:44; 1 John 3:8; the same are called τέκνα τοῦ διαβ. children of the devil, 1 John 3:10; υἱοὶ τοῦ δ. sons of the devil, Acts 13:10, cf. Matthew 13:38; John 8:38; 1 John 3:10. The name διάβολος is figuratively applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him: John 6:70, cf. Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33. [Cf. σατᾶν at the end.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
21:1
Esther
7:4; 8:1
Job
1
Psalms
108:6; 109:6
Zechariah
3:1
Matthew
4:1; 4:5; 4:8; 4:11; 13:38; 13:39; 16:23; 25:41
Mark
8:33
Luke
4:2; 4:3; 4:5; 4:6; 4:13; 8:12
John
6:70; 8:38; 8:44; 13:2
Acts
10:38; 13:10
Ephesians
4:27; 6:11
1 Timothy
3:6; 3:11
2 Timothy
2:26; 3:3
Titus
2:3
Hebrews
2:14
James
4:7
1 Peter
5:8
1 John
3:8; 3:10; 3:10
Jude
1:9
Revelation
2:10; 12:9; 12:10; 12:12; 20:2; 20:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1228 matches the Greek διάβολος (diabolos),
which occurs 37 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8 - Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:11 - Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:41 - Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2 - For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 - And the Evil One said to him, If you are the Son of God, give orders to this stone to become bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:6 - And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 - And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:12 - Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:70

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:70 - Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44 - You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:2 - So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:27 - And do not give way to the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:11 - Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:6 - Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7 - And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:11 - Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:3 - Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:3 - That old women are to be self-respecting in behaviour, not saying evil of others, not given to taking much wine, teachers of that which is good,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:14 - And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:7 - For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:8 - The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Be glad then, O heavens, and you who are in them. But there is trouble for the earth and the sea: because the Evil One has come down to you, being very angry, having the knowledge that he has but a short time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever.
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