διάβολός
diábolos
devil
One who slanders or accuses falsely; a slanderer, defamer, or accuser. In secular and literary Greek, refers to a person who makes malicious accusations or slanders others. In specialized contexts (especially in the Septuagint and New Testament), denotes the supernatural adversary or prosecuting accuser, often used to represent the chief opposer of humanity or of God (often rendered as "the Devil" in English, but conceptually rooted in the idea of an accuser).
John 6:70 · Word #15
Lexicon G1228
| Lemma | διάβολος |
| Transliteration | diábolos |
| Strong's | G1228 |
| Definition | One who slanders or accuses falsely; a slanderer, defamer, or accuser. In secular and literary Greek, refers to a person who makes malicious accusations or slanders others. In specialized contexts (especially in the Septuagint and New Testament), denotes the supernatural adversary or prosecuting accuser, often used to represent the chief opposer of humanity or of God (often rendered as "the Devil" in English, but conceptually rooted in the idea of an accuser). |
Morphology ADJ.P NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | devil |
| Literal | devil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | διάβολος |
| Strong's | G1228 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1228-04
slanderer
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; nominative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,NMS); functioning as a noun meaning one who slanders. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Slanderer" directly reflects the root sense of one who falsely accuses or defames. The nominative masculine singular substantive form denotes a single male accuser functioning as a noun. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
slanderer
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "devil". |