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G4567 - Σατανᾶς (Satanas)

Core Data

  • Strong's: G4567
  • Original: Σατανᾶς
  • Transliteration: Satanas
  • Pronunciation: sat-an-as
  • Part of Speech: Proper masculine noun
  • Occurrences: 33 verses / 36 tokens across 12 NT books
  • First Occurrence: Matthew 4:10 - "Get thee hence, Satan"
  • Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition

; of Chaldee origin corresponding to (with the definite affix); the

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain

  • 012001 - Supernatural Beings: neighbors ἄγγελος (G32), δαιμόνιον (G1140), δαίμων (G1142), διάβολος (G1228)
  • 093001 - Persons: proper-name/person domain

Translation Distribution (KJV)

Translation Verses %
Satan 25 75.8%
of Satan 5 15.2%
unto Satan 2 6.1%
Satan's 1 3.0%
hath Satan 1 3.0%

Distribution by Book

Book Count Per 100 Verses
2 Thessalonians 1 2.1
1 Timothy 2 1.8
Revelation 7 1.7
1 Thessalonians 1 1.1
2 Corinthians 2 0.8
Mark 5 0.7
Luke 6 0.5
1 Corinthians 2 0.5
Matthew 3 0.3
Romans 1 0.2
Acts 2 0.2
John 1 0.1

Semantic Categories

1. Direct Address or Naming

  • Matthew 4:10; Luke 4:8 - "Get thee hence/behind me, Satan."
  • Matthew 16:23; Mark 8:33 - rebuke addressed with "Satan."

2. Satan in Conflict or Opposition

  • Matthew 12:26; Mark 3:23, 26; Luke 11:18 - Satan divided/casting out Satan.
  • Romans 16:20 - Satan bruised under feet.

3. Satanic Activity Affecting Persons

  • Luke 13:16 - Satan bound a woman.
  • Luke 22:3 - Satan entered Judas.
  • Luke 22:31 - Satan desired to sift the disciples.
  • Acts 5:3 - Satan filled Ananias's heart.

4. Deliverance, Discipline, or Power Language

  • Acts 26:18 - turn from the power of Satan unto God.
  • 1 Corinthians 5:5 - deliver such a one unto Satan.
  • 1 Timothy 1:20 - delivered unto Satan.

5. Deception / Hinderance / Working

  • 2 Corinthians 2:11 - Satan's devices.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:14 - Satan transformed as an angel of light.
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:18 - Satan hindered.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:9 - working of Satan.

6. Revelation Proper-Name Usage

  • Revelation 2:9, 3:9 - synagogue of Satan.
  • Revelation 12:9 - dragon/serpent/devil/Satan identification.
  • Revelation 20:2, 7 - Satan bound and loosed.

Common Collocations

Word Strong's Co-occurrences Typical Pattern
λέγω (say) G3004 8 sayings involving Satan
θεός (God) G2316 6 God/Satan contrast or action
κύριος (Lord) G2962 5 Lord in scenes naming Satan
Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) G2424 5 Jesus addresses or speaks of Satan
ὀπίσω (behind/after) G3694 4 "Get thee behind me"
ἄγγελος (angel) G32 3 supernatural-being contexts

Word Family / Cognates

  • H7854 שָׂטָן (satan) - Hebrew noun: adversary/accuser; existing canonical study.
  • G4566 Σατᾶν (Satan) - alternate Greek form.

Domain Neighbors

  • G1228 διάβολος (diabolos) - devil/slanderer; explicitly paired in Rev 12:9 and 20:2.
  • G1404 δράκων (drakon) - dragon; explicit Revelation identification.
  • G3789 ὄφις (ophis) - serpent; explicit Revelation identification.

Easily Confused Words

Word Strong's Shared Translation Key Difference
Σατᾶν (Satan) G4566 Satan alternate Greek form; G4567 is the common NT proper-name form
διάβολος (diabolos) G1228 devil/Satan contexts title/common noun meaning slanderer/accuser; G4567 is the proper-name transliteration
שָׂטָן (satan) H7854 Satan Hebrew/Aramaic source form; can function as common noun or title

Hebrew Source

The gatherer did not return a ranked Hebrew-source table for G4567. Lexicon and relationship tools identify the form as Chaldee/Aramaic corresponding to the Hebrew/Aramaic satan word group, and the existing library entry H7854-satan.md covers the Hebrew noun.

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