διάβολος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From διαβάλλω (diabállō, I slander, from δια- (dia-, through) + βάλλω (bállō, I throw)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῐᾰ́βολος • (diábolos) m or f (neuter δῐᾰ́βολον); second declension

  1. slanderous; libellous

Inflection

  • διαβόλως (diabólōs)

Noun

δῐᾰ́βολος • (diábolos) m (genitive δῐᾰβόλου); second declension

  1. slanderer
  2. The Devil (Biblical figure).

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðʝa.vo.los/
  • Hyphenation: διά‧βο‧λος
  • IPA(key): /ˈði̯a.vo.los/ (less common)

Noun

διάβολος • (diávolos) m (plural διάβολοι)

  1. (both figurative and literally) The Devil, devil.
    Ο διάβολος ζει στην κόλαση.
    O diávolos zei stin kólasi.
    The Devil lives in Hell.
    Μια χαρά ήμασταν και τότε ήρθε αυτός ο διάβολος.
    Mia chará ímastan kai tóte írthe aftós o diávolos.
    We were fine and this devil came along.
    Βρε, τον διάβολο, κανείς δεν μπορεί να τον πιάσει.
    Vre, ton diávolo, kaneís den boreí na ton piásei.
    That (little) devil, no one can catch him.
  2. (both figurative and literally, by extension) Hell, hell, underworld, hellhole
    Θα πας στον διάβολο!
    Tha pas ston diávolo!
    You'll go to hell!
    Τι θέλεις και πας σ’ αυτόν τον διάβολο;
    Ti théleis kai pas s’ aftón ton diávolo;
    Why are you going to that hellhole?

Declension

Synonyms

  • διάτανος m (diátanos)
  • Σατανάς m (Satanás, Satan)
  • Βελζεβούλ m (Velzevoúl, Beelzebub)
  • Εωσφόρος m (Eosfóros, Lucifer)
  • Μεφιστοφελής m (Mefistofelís, Mephistopheles)
  • τρισκατάρατος m (triskatáratos, devil) (euphemism)
  • εξαποδώς m (exapodós, devil) (euphemism)
  • κόλαση f (kólasi, Hell)
  • αγύριστος m (agýristos, Hell)

Derived terms

Further reading

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