Lexical Summary daimōn: a demon Original Word: δαίμωνTransliteration: daimōn Phonetic Spelling: (dah'-ee-mown) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a demon Meaning: a demon Strong's Concordance demon, evil spiritFrom daio (to distribute fortunes); a d?Mon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature) -- devil. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1142: δαίμωνδαίμων, δαίμονος, ὁ, ἡ; 1. in Greek authors, a god, a goddess; an inferior deity, whether good or bad; hence, ἀγαθοδαιμονες and κακοδαιμονες are distinguished (cf. Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)). 2. In the N. T. an evil spirit (see δαιμόνιον, 2): Matthew 8:31; Mark 5:12 (R L); Luke 8:29 (R G L marginal reading); Revelation 16:14 (Rec.); |
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