δαιμονίων

daimónion

demons

An intermediate spiritual being; in Greek literature and Hellenistic usage, a supernatural entity understood to inhabit the world between mortal humans and divine gods. In the New Testament and related Jewish texts, primarily refers to hostile or impure spiritual beings believed to oppose or afflict humans, sometimes associated with idolatry or illness. Contextually may also refer more neutrally to supernatural presences (as in some Greek philosophical texts), but in Jewish and early Christian sources, typically denotes malign supernatural forces.

G1140

Mark 3:22 · Word #18

Lexicon G1140

Lemmaδαιμόνιον
Transliterationdaimónion
Strong'sG1140
DefinitionAn intermediate spiritual being; in Greek literature and Hellenistic usage, a supernatural entity understood to inhabit the world between mortal humans and divine gods. In the New Testament and related Jewish texts, primarily refers to hostile or impure spiritual beings believed to oppose or afflict humans, sometimes associated with idolatry or illness. Contextually may also refer more neutrally to supernatural presences (as in some Greek philosophical texts), but in Jewish and early Christian sources, typically denotes malign supernatural forces.

Morphology N GEN N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasedemons
Literaldemons

Lexical Info

Lemmaδαιμόνιον
Strong'sG1140

SIBI-P1 Translation G1140-03

of spirit beings

Morphological NotesNoun, neuter, genitive plural (Gr,N,,,,,GNP) — indicating "of" multiple spirit beings.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive plural form denotes possession or association, rendered concisely as "of spirit beings." This preserves the core sense of intermediate supernatural entities without imposing later contextual interpretation.

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