G4566 – Satan – Σατάν – Satan; lit. The Adversary

Strong’s ID:
G4566
Greek Word:
Σατάν
Transliteration:
Satan
Pronunciation:
sat-an’
Part of Speech:
noun proper masculine
Etymology:
of Hebrew origin
Comparables:
the Devil, False Accuser, Slanderer
advocate (i.e., the opposite)
Equivalents:
(Aramaic)
(Hebrew)
Usage Count:
1
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Find “Satan” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

1) Satan
2) literally: The Adversary

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

of Hebrew origin ; Satan, i.e. the devil:—Satan. Compare .

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act), the name given to
1a) the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and Christ
1a1) he incites apostasy from God and to sin
1a2) circumventing men by his wiles
1a3) the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control
1a4) by his demons he is able to take possession of men and inflict them with diseases
1a5) by God’s assistance he is overcome
1a6) on Christ’s return from heaven he will be bound with chains for a thousand years, but when the thousand years are finished he will walk the earth in yet greater power, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment
1b) a Satan-like man

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.