Strong’s G1142 · Greek

δαίμων
daímōn

Definition

a dæmon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)

Etymology

from (to distribute fortunes);

How the KJV renders it

  • devil

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.