Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
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Devils
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Revelation 18:2
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
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δαιμόνιον
daimónion · dahee-mon'-ee-on
41 times translated as this KJV form60 total Strong's occurrences
a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Strong's KJV usage: :--devil, god.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 7:22Strong's last: Revelation 9:20
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daimonízomai · dahee-mon-id'-zom-ahee
6 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
to be exercised by a dæmon
Strong's KJV usage: :--have a (be vexed with, be possessed with) devil(-s).
Strong's first: Matthew 4:24Strong's last: Luke 8:36
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daímōn · dah'-ee-mown
4 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
Strong's KJV usage: :--devil.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 8:31Strong's last: Revelation 18:2
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shêd · shade
2 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences
a dæmon (as malignant)
Strong's KJV usage: devil.
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 32:17Strong's last: Psalms 106:37
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sâʻîyr · saw-eer'
2 times translated as this KJV form59 total Strong's occurrences
shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
Strong's KJV usage: devil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.
Strong's first: Leviticus 17:7Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 11:15
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G1140
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
G1140
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
G1140
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
G1142
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
G1142
And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
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devil
DEVIL, noun Devl. [Latin , to calumniate.]
1. In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race. In the New Testament, the word is frequently and erroneously used for demon.
2. A very wicked person, and in ludicrous language, an great evil. In profane language, it is an expletive expressing wonder, vexation, etc.
3. An idol, or false god. Leviticus 17:7. 2 Chronicles 11:15.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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