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devil

Meaning of “devil”

Sense 1: The Devil: Satan, the old serpent, the enemy, adversary, tempter, and deceiver. Sense 2: An evil or unclean spirit. Sense 3: By figure, a person characterized by great wickedness.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
61 occurrences57 verses14 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Matthew 4:1

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2 Timothy 2:26
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 2:26 · retained source text

And that they may recouer themselues out of the snare of the deuill, who are taken captiue by him at his will.

1611 marginal noteGr. awake.

1611 marginal noteGr. taken aliue.

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Matthew 13:39

The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Luke 4:33

¶ And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

An evil spirit or being; ... the chief of the apostate angels; the ... enemy and tempter of the human race. A very wicked person.

volume 1, leaf 576-577, column 3-1 (noun entry)