Diabolos διάβολος

Diabolos (Greek διάβολος, Strong's G1228) is a Greek adjective meaning “devilish/the Devil”. It occurs 38 times in 36 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Satan

Verses

Every verse with Diabolos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 4:1
  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
• Matthew 4:5
  Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
• Matthew 4:8
  Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• Matthew 4:11
  Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
• Matthew 13:39
  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
• Matthew 25:41
  Then 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:Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Luke

• Luke 4:2
  Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
• Luke 4:3
  And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.The devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
• Luke 4:5
  And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
• Luke 4:6
  And 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.“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
• Luke 4:13
  And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
• Luke 8:12
  Those 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.The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

John

• John 6:70
  Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
• John 8:44
  Ye 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.You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• John 13:2
  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

Acts

• Acts 10:38
  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.how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
• Acts 13:10
  And 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?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Ephesians

• Ephesians 4:27
  Neither give place to the devil.and do not give the devil a foothold.
• Ephesians 6:11
  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 3:6
  Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
• 1 Timothy 3:7
  Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
• 1 Timothy 3:11
  Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:26
  And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
• 2 Timothy 3:3
  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,

Titus

• Titus 2:3
  The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 2:14
  Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

James

• James 4:7
  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 5:8
  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

1 John

• 1 John 3:8
  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.The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
• 1 John 3:10
  In 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.By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.

Jude

• Jude 1:9
  Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

Revelation

• Revelation 2:10
  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.Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
• Revelation 12:9
  And 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.And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
• Revelation 12:12
  Therefore 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.Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
• Revelation 20:2
  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
• Revelation 20:10
  And 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.And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).