Ἀβαδδών

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Abaddon

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾaḇaddôn, “destruction, ruin”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.bad.dɔ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.badˈdon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.βaðˈðon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.vaðˈðon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.vaˈðon/

Proper noun

Ἀβαδδών • (Abaddṓn) m (indeclinable)

Abaddon, the destroying spirit mentioned in Revelation 9:11.

Usage notes

Ἀβαδδών is not used in the LXX, rather ἀπώλεια (apṓleia) or sometimes ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi) is used as a translation of אֲבַדּוֹן.

Descendants

Greek: Αβαδδών (Avaddón)
→ Latin: Abaddōn
- → German: Abaddon
- → Middle English: Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon
  - English: Abaddon
- → Spanish: Abadón
→ Russian: Абаддо́н (Abaddón)

References

Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Ἀβαδδών in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
G3 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Nestle, Eberhard, Aland, Kurt with et al. (2012) Novum Testamentum Graece‎, 28th revised edition, 4th corrected printing edition, Stuttgart: Stuttgart Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, →ISBN

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