Abaddṓn — G3

Definition

masculine proper noun

a destroying angel

1. ruin, destruction (from אָבַד to perish)
2. the place of destruction equivalent to Orcus, joined with שְׁאול
3. as a proper name it is given to the angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of death and author of havoc on earth, and is rendered in greek by Ἀπολλύων Destroyer

Usually translated as

Abaddon

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H11)

Hebrew equivalents

• ʼăbaddôwn (H11)

Occurrences

Abaddṓn occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Revelation (1)

• Revelation 9:11 — And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon (Ἀβαδδών), but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.