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Ἀβαδδών
Ἀβαδδών
Ancient Greek
- (4th AD Koine) IPA(key): /aβað̚ðón/
- (10th AD Byzantine) IPA(key): /avað̚ðón/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /avaðón/
Proper noun
Ἀβαδδών • (Abaddṓn) m (indeclinable)
- Abaddon, the destroying spirit mentioned in Revelation 9:11.
Descendants
- Greek: Αβαδδών (Avaddón)
- Latin: Abaddon
Usage notes
Ἀβαδδών is not used in the LXX, rather ἀπώλεια (apṓleia) or sometimes ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi) is used as a translation of אבדון.
References
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- «Ἀβαδδών» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- “G3”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- LXX
- NA27
- Strong's Concordance number: G3