Daímōn — G1142

Definition

feminine noun

a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)

1. in Greek authors, a god, a goddess
2. In the N. T. an evil spirit

Usually translated as

devil

Origin

from daíō (to distribute fortunes)

Occurrences

Daímōn occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Revelation (2)

• Matthew 8:31 — So the devils (δαίμονες) besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
• Mark 5:12 — And all the devils (δαίμονες) besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
• Luke 8:29 — (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil (δαιμονος) into the wilderness.)
• Revelation 16:14 — For they are the spirits of devils (δαιμονων), working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
• Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils (δαιμονων), and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.