Strong's Concordance Beliar: "lord of the forest," Beliar, a name of Satan Original Word: Βελίαρ, ὁPart of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Beliar Phonetic Spelling: (bel-ee'-al) Definition: "lord of the forest", Beliar, a name of Satan Usage: Belial, a demon, and in fact a name for Satan. HELPS Word-studies 955 Belíal (transliterated from the OT 1100 /glṓssa, "worthless, vile, wickedness") – Belial, an appellation of Satan which stresses his deep-seated wickedness – "the one who is utterly worthless because vile." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain origin Definition "lord of the forest," Beliar, a name of Satan NASB Translation Belial (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 955: ΒελιαλΒελιαλ, ὁ (בְּלִיַעַל worthlessness, wickedness), Belial, a name of Satan, 2 Corinthians 6:15 in Rec.bez elz L. But Βελιάρ (which see) is preferable (see WHs Appendix, p. 159; Buttmann, 6). STRONGS NT 955: ΒελιάρΒελιάρ, ὁ, indeclinable, Beliar, a name of Satan in 2 Corinthians 6:15 Rec.st G T Tr WH, etc. This form is either robe ascribed (as most suppose) to the harsh Syriac pronunciation of the word Βελιαλ (q. v.), or must be derived from יַעַר בֵּל lord of the forest, i. e. who rules over forests and deserts (cf. the Sept. Isaiah 13:21; Matthew 12:43; (BB. DD. under the word STRONGS NT 955a: βελόνηβελόνη, βελόνης, ἡ (βέλος); a. the point of a spear. b. a needle: Luke 18:25 L T Tr WH; see ῤαφίς. ((Batr. 130), Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, others; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90.) Of Hebrew origin (bliya'al); worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan -- Belial. see HEBREW bliya'al |