623. Apolluón
Strong's Lexicon
Apolluón: Apollyon

Original Word: Ἀπολλύων
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Apolluón
Pronunciation: ah-pol-LOO-own
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-loo'-ohn)
Definition: Apollyon
Meaning: Apollyon, The Destroying One, a Greek translation of the Hebrew: Abaddon.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi), meaning "to destroy" or "to perish."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H11: אֲבַדּוֹן (Abaddon), meaning "destruction" or "place of destruction."

Usage: Apollyon is a name that means "Destroyer." In the New Testament, it is used to refer to the angel of the abyss, a figure associated with destruction and judgment. The term is used in a symbolic context to represent a powerful force of destruction unleashed during the end times.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of a destroyer or a destructive force was not uncommon. The name Apollyon is closely related to the Greek god Apollo, who was sometimes associated with plague and destruction. However, in the biblical context, Apollyon is distinct from any pagan deity and is specifically identified as an angelic being with a role in the eschatological narrative of Revelation.

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Cognate: 623 Apollýōn (from 622 /apóllymi, "cause to perish, be ruined") – properly, "the destroyer" (from the Abyss), i.e. Satan (used only in Rev 9:11).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
active participle of apollumi
Definition
"a destroyer," Apollyon, the angel of the abyss
NASB Translation
Apollyon (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 623: Ἀπολλύων

Ἀπολλύων, Ἀπολλυοντος, (participle from ἀπολλύω), Apollyon (a proper name, formed by the author of the Apocalypse), i. e. Destroyer: Revelation 9:11; cf. Ἀβαδδών (and B. D. under the word).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Apollyon.

Active participle of apollumi; a destroyer (i.e. Satan) -- Apollyon.

see GREEK apollumi

Forms and Transliterations
Απολλυων Ἀπολλύων Apolluon Apolluōn Apollyon Apollyōn Apollýon Apollýōn
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 9:11 N-NMS
GRK: ὄνομα ἔχει Ἀπολλύων
NAS: he has the name Apollyon.
KJV: hath [his] name Apollyon.
INT: name he has [is] Apollyon

Strong's Greek 623
1 Occurrence


Ἀπολλύων — 1 Occ.

















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