4566. Satan

Strong's Lexicon

Satan: Satan

Original Word: Σατανᾶς
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Satan
Pronunciation: sah-tah-NAHS
Phonetic Spelling: (sat-an')
Definition: Satan
Meaning: Satan.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew שָׂטָן (Satan), meaning "adversary" or "accuser."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H7854 - שָׂטָן (Satan): Refers to an adversary or accuser, used in the Old Testament to describe both human and supernatural adversaries.

Usage: In the New Testament, "Satan" refers to the chief adversary of God and humanity, often depicted as a personal being who embodies evil and opposes God's purposes. He is known as the tempter, the accuser of the brethren, and the ruler of this world. Satan's role is to deceive, tempt, and lead people away from God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In Jewish and early Christian thought, Satan is understood as a fallen angel who rebelled against God. His role as an adversary is evident in various intertestamental literature and is further developed in the New Testament. The concept of Satan as a personal being who actively works against God's plans was well established by the time of the New Testament writings.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4566 Satán – Satan, the same fallen angel as 4567 /Satanás ("the adversary, opposer," see there).

4566 /Satán ("Satan") only occurs in 2 Cor 12:7, in relation to the "thorn in the flesh."

[The absence of the definite article is probably not significant, given the genitive construction.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
variant reading for Satanas, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4566: σαταν

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:(),; ; 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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Satan.

Of Hebrew origin (satan); Satan, i.e. The devil -- Satan. Compare Satanas.

see GREEK Satanas

see HEBREW satan

Forms and Transliterations

σατάν

Englishman's Concordance

σάρκας — 7 Occ.
σαρκὶ — 39 Occ.
σαρκῶν — 1 Occ.
σαρκὸς — 38 Occ.
σὰρξ — 26 Occ.
Σερούχ — 1 Occ.
σαροῖ — 1 Occ.
σεσαρωμένον — 2 Occ.
Σάρρᾳ — 3 Occ.
Σάρρας — 1 Occ.
Σατανᾶ — 15 Occ.
Σατανᾶν — 4 Occ.
Σατανᾶς — 17 Occ.
σάτα — 2 Occ.
Σαύλῳ — 1 Occ.
Σαῦλον — 4 Occ.
Σαῦλος — 8 Occ.
Σαύλου — 2 Occ.
ἔσβεσαν — 1 Occ.
σβέννυνται — 1 Occ.