Word study · Greek
diabolos
devil, slanderer
Say it: dee-AB-oh-los (approximate)
διάβολος
What it means
The devil, from a word meaning "slanderer." In 8:44 Jesus says to his opponents, "You are of your father, the devil," about those who want to kill him.
Range of meaning
- SlandererOne who accuses falsely.
- The DevilThe adversary of God.
In John
- Chapter 8
"You are of your father, the devil" (8:44).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G1228 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources