Diábolos — G1228

G1228 · Greek — διάβολος

Pronunciation: dee-ab'-ol-os

Definition

adjective

a traducer; specially, Satan (compare

  1. the malignant enemy of God and the Messiah

Usually translated as

devil, false accuser, slanderer

Origin

from G1225

Hebrew equivalents

Occurrences

Diábolos occurs 38 times in 36 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (6), Luke (6), John (3), Acts (2), Ephesians (2), 1 Timothy (3), 2 Timothy (2), Titus (1), Hebrews (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (2), Jude (1), Revelation (5)

Strong's Lexicon — D