διαβόλου
diábolos
devil's
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 13:2 · Word #5
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 GEN M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | devil's |
| Literal | of-devil |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | διάβολος |
| Strong's | G1228 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1228-05
of the accuser
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; genitive masculine singular (Gr,NS/AR,,,,GMS); functioning as a noun meaning "accuser" in the genitive case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive masculine singular form denotes possession or association, so "of the accuser" preserves the case while retaining the root sense of one who slanders or brings false charges. It avoids the traditional title and keeps the core accusatory meaning foregrounded. |
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