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δαιμόνιον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter63 occurrences9 books55 verses

Definition

δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό

(neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; see MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (frequently in To) ;]

1. as in cl.;

(a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., al.);

(b) an inferior divinity, deity or demon (as in magical π, Deiss., BS, 281; MM, Exp., x): ξένα δ., Acts 17:18.

2. (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. Deuteronomy 32:17, Psa.95 (96):5);

(b) in NT, evil spirits, demons: θύουσιν δαιμονίοις, 1 Corinthians 10:20; διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων, 1 Timothy 4:1; προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ., Revelation 9:20; ἄρχων τῶν δ., Matthew 9:34; especially (syn. with πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. δαιμονίζομαι) men: Matthew 11:18, and al.; εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς. . ., Luke 8:30; δ. ἔχειν, Luke 4:33; δ. ἐκβάλλειν, Matthew 7:22 In the phrase πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Luke 4:33, the wider cl. usage (1. b) is recognised, ἀκ. being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of πν., and δ. = πν. ἀκ. (see ICC, in l; Cremer, 168)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δαιμόνιον:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

63 total
  1. Matthew 7:22δαιμόνια · demons
    Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
  2. Matthew 9:33δαιμονίου · demon
    And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
  3. Matthew 9:34δαιμονίων · demons; δαιμόνια · demons
    But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
  4. Matthew 10:8δαιμόνια · demons
    Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  5. Matthew 11:18Δαιμόνιον · a demon
    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
  6. Matthew 12:24δαιμόνια · demons; δαιμονίων · of demons
    But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
  7. Matthew 12:27δαιμόνια · demons
    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
  8. Matthew 12:28δαιμόνια · demons
    But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  9. Matthew 17:18δαιμόνιον · [it]
    Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
  10. Mark 1:34δαιμόνια · demons; δαιμόνια · demons
    And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
  11. Mark 1:39δαιμόνια · demons
    So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
  12. Mark 3:15δαιμόνια · demons
    …and to have authority to drive out demons.
  13. Mark 3:22δαιμονίων · demons; δαιμόνια · demons
    And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
  14. Mark 6:13δαιμόνια · demons
    They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.
  15. Mark 7:26δαιμόνιον · demon
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  16. Mark 7:29δαιμόνιον · demon
    Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
  17. Mark 7:30δαιμόνιον · demon
    And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
  18. Mark 9:38δαιμόνια · demons
    John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  19. Mark 16:9δαιμόνια · demons
    Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
  20. Mark 16:17δαιμόνια · demons
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  21. Luke 4:33δαιμονίου · demon
    In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
  22. Luke 4:35δαιμόνιον · demon
    But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
  23. Luke 4:41δαιμόνια · Demons
    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
  24. Luke 7:33Δαιμόνιον · a demon
    For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
  25. Luke 8:2δαιμόνια · demons
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  26. Luke 8:27δαιμόνια · demon-possessed
    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  27. Luke 8:29δαιμονίου · demon
    For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
  28. Luke 8:30δαιμόνια · demons
    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
  29. Luke 8:33δαιμόνια · demons
    Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
  30. Luke 8:35δαιμόνια · demons
    So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
  31. Luke 8:38δαιμόνια · demons
    The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
  32. Luke 9:1δαιμόνια · demons
    Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
  33. Luke 9:42δαιμόνιον · demon
    Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
  34. Luke 9:49δαιμόνια · demons
    “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
  35. Luke 10:17δαιμόνια · demons
    The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
  36. Luke 11:14δαιμόνιον · a demon; δαιμονίου · demon
    One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
  37. Luke 11:15δαιμονίων · demons; δαιμόνια · demons
    …but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
  38. Luke 11:18δαιμόνια · demons
    If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
  39. Luke 11:19δαιμόνια · demons
    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
  40. Luke 11:20δαιμόνια · demons
    But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
  41. Luke 13:32δαιμόνια · demons
    But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
  42. John 7:20Δαιμόνιον · a demon
    “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
  43. John 8:48δαιμόνιον · a demon
    The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
  44. John 8:49δαιμόνιον · a demon
    “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.