Word study · Greek

Satanâs

Satan, the adversary

Say it: sat-an-AS (approximate)

Σατανᾶς

What it means

Satan, from a Hebrew word meaning "adversary." In this letter Satan can outwit (2:11), masquerade as an angel of light (11:14), and send a "messenger" to torment Paul (12:7).

Range of meaning

  • AdversaryOne who opposes.
  • SatanThe enemy of God.

In 2 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "Even Satan masquerades as an angel of light" (11:14).

  • Chapter 12

    "A messenger of Satan" (12:7).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G4567 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources