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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man's spiritual interest (Job 1:6; Revelation 2:10; Zechariah 3:1 ). He is called also "the accuser of the brethen" (Revelation 12:10 ).

In Leviticus 17:7 the word "devil" is the translation of the Hebrew Sair , Meaning a "goat" or "satyr" ( Isaiah 13:21; 34:14 ), alluding to the wood-daemons, the objects of idolatrous worship among the heathen.

In Deuteronomy 32:17 and Psalm 106:37 it is the translation of Hebrew Shed , meaning lord, and idol, regarded by the Jews as a "demon," as the word is rendered in the Revised Version.

In the narratives of the Gospels regarding the "casting out of devils" a different Greek word (daimon) is used. In the time of our Lord there were frequent cases of demoniacal possession ( Matthew 12:25-30; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 4:35; 10:18 , etc.).

Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Devil'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​d/devil.html. 1897.
 
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