Strong's Lexicon
G623
G623 — Ἀπολλύων
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G623 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἀπολλύων |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | active participle of G622 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Apolluon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ol-loo'-own |
| Meaning: | 1. a destroyer (i.e. Satan) |
| KJV Renderings: | Apollyon |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀπολλύων, Ἀπολλυοντος, ὁ (participle from ἀπολλύω), Apollyon (a proper name, formed by the author of the Apocalypse), i. e. Destroyer: Rev 9:11; cf. Ἀβαδδών (and B. D. under the word).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἀπολλύων (Apollyon)
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