Strong's Lexicon
G955 — Βελίαλ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G955 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Βελίαλ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H1100) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Belial |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bel-ee'-al |
| Meaning: | 1. worthlessness 2. Belial, as an epithet of Satan |
| KJV Renderings: | Belial |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Βελιαλ, ὁ (áÀÌìÄéÇòÇì worthlessness, wickedness), Belial, a name of Satan, 2Co 6:15 in Rec.bez elz L. But Βελιάρ (which see) is preferable (see WHs Appendix, p. 159; Buttmann, 6).
STRONGS NT 955: ΒελιάρΒελιάρ, ὁ, indeclinable, Beliar, a name of Satan in 2Co 6:15 Rec.st G T Tr WH, etc. This form is either robe ascribed (as most suppose) to the harsh Syriac pronunciation of the word Βελιαλ (q. v.), or must be derived from éÇòÇø áÅÌì lord of the forest, i. e. who rules over forests and deserts (cf. the Sept. Isa 13:21; Mat 12:43; (BB. DD. under the word , especially Alex.’s Kitto)). Often in ecclesiastical writings
STRONGS NT 955a: βελόνηβελόνη, βελόνης, ἡ (βέλος);
a. the point of a spear.
b. a needle: Luk 18:25 L T Tr WH; see ῤαφίς. ((Batr. 130), Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, others; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Βελίαρ (Belial)
2 Corinthians 6:15
- KJV: And what concord hath Christ with Belial or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel
- GK: τις δε συμφώνησις χριστώ προς Βελιάλ η τις μερίς πιστώ μετά απίστου