σαταν indeclinable (
2 Corinthians 12:7 R G (
Tdf. in
1 Kings 11:14 accents
σαταν (Lagarde leaves it unaccented))),
ὁ, and
ὁ σατανᾶς (i. e. with the article (except in
Mark 3:23;
Luke 22:3)),
σατανᾶ (cf.
Buttmann, 20 (18);
Winer's Grammar, § 8, 1) ((Aram.
סָטָנָא, stative emphatic of
סָטָן.) Hebrew
שָׂטָן),
adversary (one who opposes another in purpose or act); the appellation is given to:
1. the prince of evil spirits, the inveterate adversary of God and of Christ (see
διάβολος, and in
πονηρός, 2b.): Mark 3:(
Mark 3:23),
Mark 3:26;
Mark 4:15;
Luke 10:18;
Luke 11:18;
1 Corinthians 5:5;
2 Corinthians 11:14;
1 Thessalonians 2:18;
1 Timothy 1:20;
Revelation 2:9, 13, 24;
Revelation 3:9; he incites to apostasy from God and to sin,
Matthew 4:10;
Mark 1:13;
Luke 4:8 R L in brackets;
Luke 22:31;
Acts 5:3;
1 Corinthians 7:5;
2 Corinthians 2:11 (10);
1 Timothy 5:15; circumventing men by stratagems,
2 Corinthians 11:14;
2 Thessalonians 2:9; the worshippers of idols are said to be under his control,
Acts 26:18;
Revelation 12:9; he is said both himself
ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς τινα, in order to act through him,
Luke 22:3;
John 13:27; and by his demons to take possession of the bodies of men and to afflict them with diseases,
Luke 13:16, cf.
Matthew 12:26;
2 Corinthians 12:7; by God's assistance he is overcome,
Romans 16:20; 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,
Revelation 20:2, 7, but shortly after will be given over to eternal punishment,
Revelation 20:10.
2. a Satan-like man:
Matthew 16:23;
Mark 8:33. (Cf. Delitzsch in
Riehm, under the word;
Schenkel in his BL, under the word;
Hamburger, Real-Encycl. i., 897f; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, Appendix xiii. § ii.; and
BB. DD., under the word.
Dorner System d. Christ. Glaubenslehre, §85, vol. ii. 1 p. 188 sqq.;
Woldemar Schmidt in Herzog ed. 2, xv. 358 sq.; esp.
Weser in Stud. u. Krit. for 1882 pp. 284-303.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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1 Kings
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11:14
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Matthew
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4:10; 12:26; 16:23
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Mark
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1:13; 3; 3:23; 3:23; 3:26; 4:15; 8:33
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Luke
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4:8; 10:18; 11:18; 13:16; 22:3; 22:3; 22:31
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John
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13:27
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Acts
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5:3; 26:18
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Romans
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16:20
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1 Corinthians
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5:5; 7:5
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2 Corinthians
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2:11; 11:14; 11:14; 12:7; 12:7
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1 Thessalonians
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2:18
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2 Thessalonians
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2:9
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1 Timothy
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1:20; 5:15
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Revelation
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2:9; 2:13; 2:24; 3:9; 12:9; 20:2; 20:7; 20:10
