Strong's Lexicon
G3
G3 — Ἀβαδδών
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἀβαδδών |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H11) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Abaddon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ab-ad-down' |
| Meaning: | 1. a destroying angel |
| KJV Renderings: | Abaddon |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀβαδδών, indeclinable, àÂáÇãÌåï,
1. ruin, destruction (from àÈáÇã to perish), Job 31:12.
2. the place of destruction equivalent to Orcus, joined with ùÀÑàåì, Job 26:6; Pro 15:11.
3. as a proper name it is given to the angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of death and author of havoc on earth, and is rendered in greek by Ἀπολλύων Destroyer, Rev 11:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἀβαδδών (Abaddon)
Revelation 9:11
- KJV: And they had a king over them the angel of the bottomless pit whose name in the Hebrew tongue Abaddon but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon
- GK: εχουσι βασιλέα επ΄ αυτών άγγελον της αβύσσου όνομα αυτώ Εβραϊστι Αβαδδών εν δε τη Ελληνική όνομα έχει ο Απολλύων