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Lexicon :: Strong's G4566 - satan

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Σατάν
Transliteration
satan (Key)
Pronunciation
sat-an'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin שָׂטָן (H7854)
mGNT
0x in 0 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 7:151,*

Strong’s Definitions

Σατᾶν Satân, sat-an'; of Hebrew origin (H7854); Satan, i.e. the devil:—Satan. Compare G4567.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4566 in the following manner: Satan (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4566 in the following manner: Satan (1x).

  1. adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to

    1. the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ

      1. he incites apostasy from God and to sin

      2. circumventing men by his wiles

      3. the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control

      4. by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases

      5. by God's assistance he is overcome

      6. on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment

    2. a Satan-like man

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Σατᾶν Satân, sat-an'; of Hebrew origin (H7854); Satan, i.e. the devil:—Satan. Compare G4567.
STRONGS G4566:
σαταν indeclinable (2 Corinthians 12:7 R G (Tdf. in 1 Kings 11:14 accents σαταν (Lagarde leaves it unaccented))), ὁ, and ὁ σατανᾶς (i. e. with the article (except in Mark 3:23; Luke 22:3)), σατανᾶ (cf. Buttmann, 20 (18); Winer's Grammar, § 8, 1) ((Aram. סָטָנָא, stative emphatic of סָטָן.) Hebrew שָׂטָן), adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act); the appellation is given to:
1. the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and of Christ (see διάβολος, and in πονηρός, 2b.): Mark 3:(Mark 3:23),Mark 3:26; Mark 4:15; Luke 10:18; Luke 11:18; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 11:14; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; 1 Timothy 1:20; Revelation 2:9, 13, 24; Revelation 3:9; he incites to apostasy from God and to sin, Matthew 4:10; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:8 R L in brackets; Luke 22:31; Acts 5:3; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Corinthians 2:11 (10); 1 Timothy 5:15; circumventing men by stratagems, 2 Corinthians 11:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:9; the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control, Acts 26:18; Revelation 12:9; he is said both himself ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς τινα, in order to act through him, Luke 22:3; John 13:27; and by his demons to take possession of the bodies of men and to afflict them with diseases, Luke 13:16, cf. Matthew 12:26; 2 Corinthians 12:7; by God's assistance he is overcome, Romans 16:20; on Christ's return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, Revelation 20:2, 7, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment, Revelation 20:10.
2. a Satan-like man: Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33. (Cf. Delitzsch in Riehm, under the word; Schenkel in his BL, under the word; Hamburger, Real-Encycl. i., 897f; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, Appendix xiii. § ii.; and BB. DD., under the word. Dorner System d. Christ. Glaubenslehre, §85, vol. ii. 1 p. 188 sqq.; Woldemar Schmidt in Herzog ed. 2, xv. 358 sq.; esp. Weser in Stud. u. Krit. for 1882 pp. 284-303.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Kings
11:14
Matthew
4:10; 12:26; 16:23
Mark
1:13; 3; 3:23; 3:23; 3:26; 4:15; 8:33
Luke
4:8; 10:18; 11:18; 13:16; 22:3; 22:3; 22:31
John
13:27
Acts
5:3; 26:18
Romans
16:20
1 Corinthians
5:5; 7:5
2 Corinthians
2:11; 11:14; 11:14; 12:7; 12:7
1 Thessalonians
2:18
2 Thessalonians
2:9
1 Timothy
1:20; 5:15
Revelation
2:9; 2:13; 2:24; 3:9; 12:9; 20:2; 20:7; 20:10

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Strong's Number G4566 matches the Greek Σατάν (satan),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the TR Greek.

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