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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 20 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:1 - Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4 - For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:1 - That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:6 - One day the angels[fn] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan[fn] also came with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:7 - The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:9 - “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:12 - The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:1 - On another day the angels[fn] came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:2 - And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:4 - “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:6 - The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:7 - So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:6 - Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:1 - Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan[fn] standing at his right side to accuse him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 3:2 - The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”
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