Word Study · Strong's G954 · Greek
Βεελζεβούλ
Beelzeboul
beh-el-zeb-ool'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Beelzeboúl
“dung-god”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan
Rendered in the KJV as
Beelzebub.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- Βεελζεβοὺλ7
How it is rendered · 1
- Beelzebul7
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
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- N-DSM-T · 5
- N-ASM-T · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 10:25Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularIt is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!here: Beelzebul
- Matthew 12:24Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularBut when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”here: Beelzebul
- Matthew 12:27Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.here: Beelzebul
Luke3 occurrences
- Luke 11:15Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularbut some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”here: Beelzebul
- Luke 11:18Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularIf Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.here: Beelzebul
- Luke 11:19Βεελζεβοὺλbeelzeboulnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.here: Beelzebul