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Σατανᾶς

The accuser, i.e. the devil

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Σατανᾶς G4567

Pronunciation Satanâs

What does Σατανᾶς (Satanâs) mean in the Bible?

Σατανᾶς (Satanâs) is a Greek word meaning "the accuser, i.e. the devil". :--Satan. Identifies spiritual opposition active in the betrayal. This term runs through the canonical themes of Canonical Anchor.

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Meaning

the accuser, i.e. the devil

Extended definition

:--Satan.

Why This Word Matters

Identifies spiritual opposition active in the betrayal.

Personal agent of opposition.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:26 · Mark 3:23 · Mark 3:26 · Mark 4:15 · Luke 11:18 · Luke 13:16 · Luke 22:3 · Luke 22:31 · John 13:27 · Acts 5:3 · 1 Cor 7:5 · 2 Cor 11:14 · 1 Thess 2:18 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 12:9 · Rev 20:2 17×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Mark 1:13 · Acts 26:18 · 2 Cor 2:11 · 2 Cor 12:7 · 2 Thess 2:9 · 1 Tim 5:15 · Rev 2:9 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 2:24 · Rev 3:9 10×

Dative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 5:5 · 1 Tim 1:20 2×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:26 · Mark 3:23 · Luke 10:18 · Rom 16:20 4×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 4:10 · Matt 16:23 · Mark 8:33 3×

Canonical Themes

Canonical Anchor

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Additional Occurrences

John 13:18-30 Σατανᾶς Satanâs

Satan, adversary

Luke 10:17–20 Σατανᾶς Satanâs

Satan, adversary

Mark 1:12–13 Σατανᾶς Satanâs

Satan, adversary

Mark 4:1–20 Σατανᾶς Satanâs

Satan, adversary

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 21:37–22:6 Σατανᾶς Satanâs Nominative · Singular · Masculine

Adversary

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

H4566 Related Hebrew

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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