Word Study · Strong's G1228 · Greek
διάβολος
diabolos
dee-ab'-ol-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: diábolos
“a traducer”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a traducer; specially, Satan (compare )
Rendered in the KJV as
false accuser, devil, slanderer.
- 37occurrencesin the New Testament
- 14 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 37 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- διάβολος11
- διαβόλου.5
- διαβόλου4
- διάβολος·3
- διαβόλῳ3
- διαβόλου,2
- διαβόλους,2
- διάβολοι,1
- διάβολον,1
- διάβολός1
- διάβολος,1
- διαβόλου.¶1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- devil15
- devil.7
- devil;4
- [the] devil3
- devil,3
- slanderers,2
- a devil1
- of [the] devil,1
- slanderous,1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular14
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular13
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural2
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 14
- A-GSM · 13
- A-DSM · 4
- A-APF · 2
- A-NSM-T · 2
- A-ASM · 1
- A-NPM · 1
All 37, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew6 occurrences
- Matthew 4:1διαβόλου.diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.here: devil.
- Matthew 4:5διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.here: devil
- Matthew 4:8διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAgain, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.here: devil
- Matthew 4:11διάβολος,diabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.here: devil,
- Matthew 13:39διάβολος·diabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.here: devil;
- Matthew 25:41διαβόλῳdiabolōadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThen He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.here: devil
Luke5 occurrences
- Luke 4:2διαβόλου.diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularwhere for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.here: devil.
- Luke 4:3διάβολος·diabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”here: devil;
- Luke 4:6διάβολος·diabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.here: devil;
- Luke 4:13διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.here: devil
- Luke 8:12διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.here: devil
John3 occurrences
- John 6:70διάβολόςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”here: a devil
- John 8:44διαβόλουdiabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.here: devil
- John 13:2διαβόλουdiabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.here: devil
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 10:38διαβόλου,diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularhow God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.here: devil,
- Acts 13:10διαβόλου,diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularand said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?here: of [the] devil,
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 4:27διαβόλῳ.diabolōadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularand do not give the devil a foothold.here: devil.
- Ephesians 6:11διαβόλου·diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularPut on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.here: devil;
1 Timothy3 occurrences
- 1 Timothy 3:6διαβόλου.diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularHe must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.here: devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:7διαβόλου.¶diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularFurthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.here: devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:11διαβόλους,diabolousadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluralIn the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.here: slanderers,
2 Timothy2 occurrences
- 2 Timothy 2:26διαβόλουdiabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThen they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.here: devil
- 2 Timothy 3:3διάβολοι,diaboloiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralunloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,here: slanderous,
1 John4 occurrences
- 1 John 3:8διαβόλουdiabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.here: devil
- 1 John 3:8διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.here: devil
- 1 John 3:8διαβόλου.diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.here: devil.
- 1 John 3:10διαβόλου.diabolouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBy this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.here: devil.
Revelation5 occurrences
- Revelation 2:10διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDo not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.here: devil
- Revelation 12:9διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.here: [the] devil
- Revelation 12:12διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTherefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”here: devil
- Revelation 20:2διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.here: [the] devil
- Revelation 20:10διάβολοςdiabolosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.here: devil