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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.

Definition sources

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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Matthew 4:1

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Mark 5:15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:15 · retained source text

And they come to Iesus, and see him that was possessed with the deuill, and had the Legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right minde: and they were afraid.

Mark 5:16
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:16 · retained source text

And they that saw it, tolde them how it befell to him that was possessed with the deuill, and also concerning the swine.

Mark 5:18
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:18 · retained source text

And when hee was come into the ship, he that had bene possessed with the deuill prayed him that hee might bee with him.

Mark 7:26
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Mark 7:26 · retained source text

(The woman was a Greek: a Syrophenician by nation:) and she besought him that he would cast forth the deuill out of her daughter.

1611 marginal noteOr, Gentile.

Mark 7:29
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 7:29 · retained source text

And hee said vnto her, For this saying, goe thy way, the deuill is gone out of thy daughter.

Mark 7:30
And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Mark 7:30 · retained source text

And when shee was come to her house, she found the deuill gone out, and her daughter laied vpon the bed.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

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)