1142. daimón
Strong's Concordance
daimón: a demon
Original Word: δαίμων, ονος, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: daimón
Phonetic Spelling: (dah'-ee-mown)
Definition: a demon
Usage: an evil-spirit, demon.
HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 1142 daímōn (a feminine noun) – a demon, i.e. a fallen angel. See 1139 /diamonizomai ("demonized") and 1140 /daimónion ("little demon").

[This term occurs more often in the Textus Receptus (TR) than the later editions of the critical text. See for example Rev 16:14, 18:2. Whereas 1140 (daimónion) emphasizes the evil nature of fallen angels, 1142 (daímōn) may stress the pervasive presence of demons in the world.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps from daió (to distribute destinies)
Definition
a demon
NASB Translation
demons (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1142: δαίμων

δαίμων, δαίμονος, , ;

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.); (where L T Tr WH δαιμονίων). (B. D. (especially American edition) under the word ; cf. δαιμονίζομαι.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
demon, evil spirit

From daio (to distribute fortunes); a d?Mon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature) -- devil.

Forms and Transliterations
δαιμονες δαίμονες δαίμονος δαιμόνων daimones daímones
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 8:31 N-NMP
GRK: οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν
NAS: The demons [began] to entreat
KJV: So the devils besought him,
INT: and [the] demons begged him

Strong's Greek 1142
1 Occurrence


δαίμονες — 1 Occ.

















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