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ὁ
διάβολος
Slanderer,
G1228, Accuser
THE
DEVIL
Illustrations of English words
derived
from the Greek in the New Testament.
Gaylon West.
GREEK
DEFINITION.
Strong's
G1228 διάβολος
diabolos
dee-ab'-ol-os
From
διαβάλλω
G1225;
a traducer;
specifically Satan
(compare
[Hebrew7854]): - false accuser, devil, slanderer.
VINE'S
COMPLETE EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT WORDS:
(Strong's
#1228
— Adjective
—
diabolos
— dee-ab'-ol-os
)
"an
accuser, a slanderer" (from diaballo,
"to accuse, to malign"), is one of the names of Satan.
From it the English word "Devil" is derived, and
should be applied only to Satan, as a proper name. Daimon,
"a demon," is frequently, but wrongly, [SIC] translated
"devil;" it should always be translated "demon,"
as in the RV
margin.
DEVIL OR SATAN; IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? The nomenclatures “the Devil” and “the Satan” are interchangeable in the Bible. The devil comes from diabolos and Satan is from satanos but they BOTH are applied to the prince of the evil in the world. In fact, the LXX uses Devil in the book of Job whereas the Hebrew uses Satan (e.g., King James Version of the Hebrew). For example, in the NT Jesus calls the Devil, Satan, during the Temptations of Jesus.
“ And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. … And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve” (Luke 4:5, 8).
WHO
THEN IS THE DEVIL of THE BIBLE?
A
major DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “DEVIL” AND “DEMON”:
There
is one "Devil," but there are many demons.
WHO
IS THE
DEVIL?
[He is “the Accuser”]
Being
the malignant enemy of God and man,
he
accuses
man
to God,
Job
1:6-11;
2:1-5;
Revelation
12:9,10
,
and God
to man,
Genesis
3
(with
Eve).
He
afflicts
men
with physical
sufferings,
Acts
10:38
.
Being himself sinful, 1
John 3:8
,
he instigated
man to sin,
Genesis
3
,
and tempts
man to do evil,
Ephesians
4:27;
6:11
,
encouraging him thereto by deception, Ephesians
2:2
.
DEATH
has
been brought into the world by sin; the "Devil" had the
power of death, but Christ through His own death, has triumphed
over him, and will bring him to nought, Hebrews
2:14;
the devil's power over death is intimated in his struggle with
Michael over the body of Moses. Jude
1:9
.
Judas, who gave
himself over to
the "Devil," was
so identified with him (?),
that the Lord described him as such (described as “a”
devil, not “the” devil, John
6:70).
“The
devil
having
now put
into the
heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him”
John
13:2.
“The Devil” “put”
into
Judas' heart.
PRIDE.
As the "Devil" raised himself in pride against God and
fell under condemnation, so believers are warned against similar
sin, 1
Timothy 3:6;
for them he lays snares, ver. 7, seeking to devour them as
a roaring lion,
(1
Peter 5:8). Those
who fall into his snare may be recovered therefrom unto the will
of God, 2
Timothy 2:26
,
"having
been taken captive by him
(i.e.,
by the 'Devil')."
CAN
BE RESISTED.
If we can according to Scripture
resist
him,
then
we are free
moral agents
to
make the decisions of actions and to act thereby. If
believers resist
he
will flee from them, James
4:7.
The Devil has never “possessed” anyone in the sense
of controlling him beyond his ability to resist; even in the NT.
HIS
DESTINY.
His doom is the lake of fire, Matthew
25:41;
Revelation
20:10
.
If
there is no definite article (o'), the noun “DEVIL”
is applied to slanderers, false accusers, and not “the”
devil; e.g., 1
Timothy 3:11;
2
Timothy 3:3;
Titus
2:3.
.
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based on Vine's Dictionary comments .
Word
diabolos, G1228 is English's devil
in
the LXX Old Testament passages:
COMPARISON BETWEEN Satan
AND Devil: Satan is OT Hebrew and OT Devil is Greek and refers to
the same entity.
Esther
7:4 the
slanderer
diabolos
G1228
of
the courtyard of
the king. [“enemy” in Hebrew]
Esther
8:1 Haman
the
slanderer.
diabolos
G1228
[“enemy”
in Hebrew]
Job
1:6 and
the devil
diabolos
G1228
came in the
midst of them.
[Satan]
All
following passages have “Satan” in the Hebrew:
Job
1:7 And
[
said
the
lord]
to the
devil,diabolos
G1228
From
what place have
you come?
Job
1:9 [
answered
And
the
devil],
diabolos
G1228
and
said,
Job
1:12 Then
[
said
the
lord]
to the
devil,diabolos
G1228
Behold,
all as
much as is his
I put
into
your hand;
but he
himself you
shall not touch. And [
went forth
the
devil]
diabolos
G1228
from
the
lord .
Job
2:1 sons
of God] to
stand before the lord . And
the
devil
diabolos
G1228
came
in
the
midst of them to
stand before
the lord .
Job
2:2 And
[ said
the lord]
to the
devil,diabolos
G1228
From what place
come you? Then [ said
the
devil]
diabolos
G1228
before the lord ,
Traveling over the place
under heaven,
and walking
about the
whole the
place at
hand.
Job
2:3 [
said
And
the lord]
to the
devil,diabolos
G1228
Have
you taken heed
then to
my attendant
Job,
Job
2:4 [
undertaking
But
the
devil],diabolos
G1228
said to the lord
,
Job
2:6 [
said
And
the lord]
to the devil,diabolos
G1228
Behold, I deliver
him to you, only
[
his life
you guard]!
Job
2:7 And
[ went
forth the
devil]
diabolos
G1228
from
the
lord ,
Psalm
109:6 and
let the
devil diabolos
G1228
stand
at his
right hand
!
Zechariah_3:1
Joshua the [
priest
great]
standing in
front of the
angel
of the
lord ,
and the
devil
diabolos
G1228
standing at
the
right
of him,
being an
adversary against
him.
Zechariah_3:2
And
the
lord
said
to
the
devil,diabolos
G1228
May
the
lord
reproach
against
you, O devil,diabolos
G1228
and
may
the
lord
reproach against you, the one choosing Jerusalem.
My
summary:
Haman
is labeled as the devil.
The
devil is subject to the Lord. God is Lord even of the devil.
Tje
devil is an accuser and slanderer.
”Devil”
is equivalent to the Hebrew word Satan with the definite
article or an adverarial opponent if alone.
Word
diabolos, G1228 THE devil in the NEW Testament:
Total
KJV (NT) occurrences: 38
Matthew
4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the
Spirit into the wilderness
to be tempted of
the devil.diabolos
G1228
Matthew
4:5 Then
the
devil diabolos
G1228
taketh him up into the holy
city,
and
setteth
him
on
a pinnacle
of the temple,
Matthew
4:8 Again,
the
devil diabolos
G1228
taketh him up
into an exceeding high mountain,
and sheweth
him all
the
kingdoms
of the world, and the
glory
of them;
Matthew
4:11 Then the devil
diabolos
G1228
leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and
ministered unto
him.
Matthew
13:39 The
enemy
that sowed
them
is the
devil; diabolos
G1228
the harvest
is
the end of
the world;
and the
reapers
are
the angels.
Matthew
25:41 Then
shall he say
also
unto them on
the left
hand, Depart
from
me, ye
cursed into
everlasting
fire,
prepared for
the devil
diabolos
G1228
and
his
angels:
Luke
4:2 Being forty
days tempted
of
the devil.diabolos
G1228
And in
those days he did eat nothing
and when they were ended, he
afterward hungered.
Luke
4:3 And the devildiabolos
G1228 said
unto him, If
thou be
the Son of God, command this
stone
that
it be made bread.
Luke
4:5 And the
devil,diabolos
G1228
taking him up into an high mountain, shewed
unto him
all the
kingdoms of the world in
a moment of time.
Luke
4:6 And
the
devildiabolos
G1228
said unto
him, All
this power will
I give thee, and
the
glory of them: for that is
delivered unto me; and
to whomsoever I will
I give it.
Luke
4:13 And
when the
devildiabolos
G1228
had ended
all
the temptation,
he departed
from him
for a season.
Luke
8:12 Those
by
the
way side
are
they that hear;
then cometh
the
devil,diabolos
G1228
and taketh
away the
word
out of
their
hearts, lest
they should
believe and
be saved.
John
6:70 Jesus
answered
them, Have
not I
chosen you
twelve, and
one
of
you
is
a
devil?diabolos
G1228
John
8:44 Ye
are
of
your
father
the
devil,diabolos
G1228
andG2532
the
lusts
of your
father
ye will
do. He
was
a murderer
from
the
beginning,
and
abode
not
in
the
truth,
because
there is
no
truth
in him.
When he
speaketh a
lie, he
speaketh of
his own:
for
he is
a liar,
and
the
father
of it.
John
13:2 And supper
being ended, the devil
diabolos
G1228
having now
put into
the heart of Judas Iscariot,
Simon'sG4613
son,
to betray him;
Acts
10:38 How
God
anointed
Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Ghost
and with power: who went about
doing good, and
healing all that
were oppressed of the devil; diabolos
G1228
for God
was with
him.
Acts
13:10 And said,
O
full of all subtilty and
all mischief,
thou
child of
the devil,diabolos
G1228
thou
enemy of
all righteousness,
wilt thou not cease
to pervert the right ways
of the Lord?
Ephesians
4:27 Neither
give place
to the
devil.diabolos
G1228
Ephesians
6:11 Put on the whole armour of
God, that
ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil.diabolos
G1228
1
Timothy 3:6 Not
a novice, lest being lifted up with
pride he
fall into the
condemnation of the devil.diabolos
G1228
1
Timothy 3:7 Moreover
he must have
a good report of them which are
without; lest
he fall into
reproach and the
snare of the devil.diabolos
G1228
1
Timothy 3:11 Even so must
their wives
be
grave, not slanderers,diabolos
G1228
sober, faithful
in
all things.
2
Timothy 2:26 And
that
they may recover themselves out of the snare of
the devil,diabolos
G1228
who are taken captive by him at
his will.
2
Timothy 3:3 Without natural
affection, trucebreakers, false accusers,diabolos
G1228
incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are
good, (No
definite article; hence, generic).
Titus
2:3 The aged women likewise, that
they be
in behaviour
as becometh holiness, not false
accusers,diabolos
G1228
not given
to much wine, teachers of good
things; (No
definite article; hence, generic).
Hebrews
2:14 Forasmuch
then
as the
children are partakers of flesh and
blood,
he also
himself likewise took part of the
same; that through death he might destroy
him that had the power of death,
that is, the devil; diabolos
G1228
James
4:7 Submit
yourselves therefore
to God. Resist the devil,diabolos
G1228
and he
will flee from you.
1
Peter 5:8 Be sober,
be vigilant;
because your adversary the
devil,diabolos
G1228
as a
roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:G2666
1
John 3:8 He that committeth
sin is of the devil; diabolos
G1228
for the devil
diabolos
G1228
sinneth from
the beginning. For
this purpose the
Son of God was manifested, that
he might destroy the works of the
devil.diabolos
G1228
1
John 3:10 In
this the children
of God are manifest, and
the children
of the devil:diabolos
G1228
whosoever doeth not
righteousness
is notG3756
of God, neither he that loveth
not
his brother.
Jude
1:9 Yet Michael
the
archangel,
when contending with the devil
diabolos
G1228 he disputed about
the body of Moses, durst not
bring against him a railing
accusation, but
said, The Lord rebuke thee.G4671
Revelation
2:10 Fear
none
of those things which
thou shalt
suffer:
behold,
the
devildiabolos
G1228
shall
cast some
of you
into
prison,
that ye
may be tried; and
ye shall have
tribulation
ten
days
be
thou faithful
unto death,
and
I will give
thee
a crown of
life.
Revelation
12:9 And the great dragon was cast
out, that old serpent, called the
Devil,diabolos
G1228
and Satan, which
deceiveth the whole world: he
was cast out into the
earth, and
his angels
were cast out with him.
Revelation
12:12 Therefore rejoice,
ye
heavens, and
ye that dwell in them. Woe to the
inhabiters of the earth and of the
sea! For
the devil diabolos
G1228
is come down
unto you,
having
great wrath,
because he knoweth
that he hath but a short time.
Revelation
20:2 And
he laid hold on the dragon, that
old serpent, which is the
Devil,diabolos
G1228
and Satan, and
bound him a thousand years,
Revelation
20:10 And
the
devildiabolos
G1228
that deceived them was cast into
theG3588
lake of fire and brimstone, where
the beast and the
false prophet are,
and shall be tormented
day and night for ever and ever.
Conclusion:
"Devil" with the
definite article refers
to a specific person or entity that "stands with others
before the Lord" (Job 2:1). "Demon" refer to other
entities.
History
of development of English word “devil.”
“devil”
(n.) Anglicized diabolos
in
the English.
Old
English word was
deofol "a
devil, a subordinate evil spirit afflicting humans;" also,
in Christian theology, "the Devil, a powerful spirit of evil
otherwise known as Satan," from Late
Latin diabolus
(also the source of Italian
diavolo,
French diable,
Spanish diablo.
The
Late Latin word is from Ecclesiastical Greek diabolos,
which in Jewish and Christian use was "the Devil, Satan,"
and which in general use meant "accuser, slanderer"
(thus it was a scriptural loan-translation of Hebrew Satan). It
is an agent noun from Greek diaballein "to
slander, attack," literally "to throw across,"
from dia "across, through" + ballein
"to throw".
Jerome
(in last of the fourth century after Jesus) re-introduced “Satan”
in Latin bibles, and English translators have used both words
in different measures. In Vulgate, as in Greek, diabolus
and dæmon were distinct, but they
have merged in English and other Germanic languages.
Meaning
of "false god, heathen god" in English is from c. 1200
AD. Sense of "diabolical person, person resembling a devil
or demon in character" is from late 12thc.
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