Strong's G1228 · Greek
διάβολος
diabolos · /dee-ab'-ol-os/
Definition
from 1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare 7854):--false accuser, devil, slanderer.
KJV: false accuser, devil, slanderer
Root / derivation: from 1225
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered διάβολος across 35 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
35 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew5 verses
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Matthew 4:5Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Matthew 4:11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
Luke6 verses
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luke 4:3And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Luke 4:5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
Luke 4:6And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luke 4:13And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Luke 8:12Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
John3 verses
Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. of his own: or, from his own will or disposition
John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
Acts2 verses
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Acts 13:10And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Ephesians2 verses
1 Timothy3 verses
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. a novice: or, one newly come to the faith
1 Timothy 3:7Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
2 Timothy2 verses
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. recover: Gr. awake taken: Gr. taken alive
2 Timothy 3:3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, false: or, one who foments strife
James1 verse
1 John2 verses
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1 John 3:10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Revelation5 verses
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 12:12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Revelation 20:2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Revelation 20:10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G1228 (diabolos) mean?
from 1225; a traducer; specially, Satan (compare 7854):--false accuser, devil, slanderer.
How many times does G1228 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G1228 (διάβολος) appears in 35 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “devil.”
How is diabolos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G1228 is rendered as “devil” (34×), “accusers” (2×), “slanderers” (1×).
Where does the Greek word διάβολος come from?
from 1225