The meaning of “δαίμων”
Understanding daímōn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
devil. - a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
δαίμων
devil. - a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:31 | “So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.” Word: δαίμων (daímōn) | |
| Mark 5:12 | “And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.” Word: δαίμων (daímōn) | |
| Luke 8:29 | “(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)” Word: δαίμων (daímōn) | |
| Revelation 16:14 | “For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Word: δαίμων (daímōn) | |
| Revelation 18:2 | “And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.” Word: δαίμων (daímōn) |