UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: δαιμόνιον; -ου

Related lemmas: δαιμονίζομαι

Sense 1: demon, evil spirit

Semantic entry: 12.37

Semantic domains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

Subdomains: Supernatural Beings

Definition: an evil supernatural being or spirit

Notes: While in a number of languages the Devil may be spoken of as ‘the chief of the demons,’ sometimes the demons are simply called ‘the spirits of the Devil’ or ‘the servants of the Devil.’|In a number of languages the difficulty in terminology for demons is not the absence of a term, but the abundance of different terms for different kinds of demons, each one of which may be responsible for particular kinds of human behavior, for example, insanity, depression, epilepsy, sex perversion, and violent assault. Sometimes demons are classified as ‘those of the home’ and ‘those of the forest,’ in which case the latter are normally regarded as more violent and virulent. When there is an abundance of different terms for demons and no generic term for all types of demons, one can usually select a class of demons which parallels most closely the descriptions of demon activity in the NT and use such a term with appropriate contextual qualifications so as to suggest that such a term is to be understood in a general sense.

MAT 7:22: RV MAT 7:22 · LV MAT 7:22 · Read together MAT 7:22

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OET-RV MAT 7:22

22 Many people will complain on judgement day saying, ‘Master, master, didn’t we prophesy using your name, and exorcise demons using your name, and do many miracles using your name?’

OET-LV MAT 7:22

22 Many will _be _saying to _me on that the day:
master, master, not we _prophesied the in _your name, and we _throw _out demons the in _your name, and we _did many miracles the in _your name?

MAT 9:33: RV MAT 9:33 · LV MAT 9:33 · Read together MAT 9:33

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OET-RV MAT 9:33

33 After the demon was driven out, the man was able to speak, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever happened before in Yisrael (Israel).”

OET-LV MAT 9:33

33 And the demon having _been _throw _out, the mute man spoke.
And the crowds marvelled saying:
It _was_ never _seen thus in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

All 54 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 7:22 · RV MAT 9:33–34 · RV MAT 10:8 · RV MAT 11:18 · RV MAT 12:24 · RV MAT 12:27–28 · RV MAT 17:18 · LV MAT 7:22 · LV MAT 9:33–34 · LV MAT 10:8 · LV MAT 11:18 · LV MAT 12:24 · LV MAT 12:27–28 · LV MAT 17:18 · Read together MAT 7:22 · Read together MAT 9:33–34 · Read together MAT 10:8 · Read together MAT 11:18 · Read together MAT 12:24 · Read together MAT 12:27–28 · Read together MAT 17:18

JHN: RV JHN 7:20 · RV JHN 8:48–49 · RV JHN 8:52 · RV JHN 10:20–21 · LV JHN 7:20 · LV JHN 8:48–49 · LV JHN 8:52 · LV JHN 10:20–21 · Read together JHN 7:20 · Read together JHN 8:48–49 · Read together JHN 8:52 · Read together JHN 10:20–21

CO1: RV CO1 10:20–21 · LV CO1 10:20–21 · Read together CO1 10:20–21

TI1: RV TI1 4:1 · LV TI1 4:1 · Read together TI1 4:1

JAM: RV JAM 2:19 · LV JAM 2:19 · Read together JAM 2:19

REV: RV REV 9:20 · RV REV 16:14 · RV REV 18:2 · LV REV 9:20 · LV REV 16:14 · LV REV 18:2 · Read together REV 9:20 · Read together REV 16:14 · Read together REV 18:2

Sense 2: god, lesser god

Semantic entry: 12.26

Semantic domains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

Subdomains: Supernatural Beings

Definition: a supernatural being of somewhat lesser status than θεός [source selector 000001][b] ‘god’ (12.22: θεός)

Notes: The expression ‘foreign gods’ (RV ACT 17:18 · LV ACT 17:18 · Read together ACT 17:18) may be rendered as ‘gods whom the foreigners worshiped’ or ‘gods of the foreigners.’ It would be wrong to render ‘foreign gods’ by a phrase which would mean ‘the gods are foreigners.’

ACT 17:18: RV ACT 17:18 · LV ACT 17:18 · Read together ACT 17:18

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OET-RV ACT 17:18

18 Some of the Epikoureios and Stoikos philosophers enjoyed discussing things with him, but others just mocked him, “What does this babbler want to talk about now?”
¶ But others said, “Seems that he’s talking about strange demons,” because he was preaching the good message about Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) and coming back to life.

OET-LV ACT 17:18

18 On _the _other _hand some also of _the Epikoureios and Stōikos philosophers were _conferring with _him, and some were _saying:
What wishfully might_ this - _be _wanting babbler to _be _saying?
But the others:
He _is _supposing to _be a_proclaimer of _strange demons, because he _was _good _message _preaching the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) and the resurrection.

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

δαιμόνιον

Form 1

Sense 1: demon, evil spirit

Sense 2: god, lesser god