διαβόλῳ
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).
James 4:7 · Word #8
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.S DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | devil |
| Literal | devil-slanderer-(dative) |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | διάβολος |
| Strong's | G1228 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1228-01
to the accuser
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; dative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,DMS); functioning as a noun meaning "accuser" or "slanderer." |
| Rendering Rationale | The dative masculine singular form διαβόλῳ is rendered "to the accuser," preserving the core sense of one who slanders or brings false charges. The dative case is reflected by "to," and the singular masculine substantive adjective is rendered as a definite personal noun. |
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