Word study · Greek
diabolos
devil, slanderer
Say it: dee-AB-oh-los (approximate)
διάβολος
What it means
From a verb meaning "to throw across," so one who accuses or slanders. In the New Testament it is the name for the chief adversary, also called Satan. In Luke 4 he tests Jesus three times and leaves "until another time."
Range of meaning
- SlandererOne who accuses falsely.
- The DevilThe adversary of God.
In Luke
- Chapter 4
The devil tempts him for forty days (4:1-13).
Every verse (6)
Verses where G1228 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources