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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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 38 times in 36 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:5 - Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:8 - Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:11 - Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and were ministering to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:41 - “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2 - for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:3 - The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 - And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:6 - and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 - And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:12 - The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:70

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:70 - Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:44 - You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:2 - During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:38 - how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:27 - and give no opportunity to the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:11 - Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:6 - He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:7 - Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:11 - Their wives likewise[fn] must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:26 - and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:3 - heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:3 - Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:14 - Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:7 - Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:8 - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:8 - Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 3:10 - By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:12 - Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
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