Adversary; accuser. When used as a proper name, the Hebrew word so rendered has the article "the adversary" (
He is also called "the dragon," "the old serpent" (
Christ redeems his people from "him that had the power of death, that is, the devil" (Job_1:6-12; Job_2:1-7). In the New Testament it is used as interchangeable with Diabolos, or the devil, and is so used more than thirty times.Rev_12:9; Rev_20:2); "the prince of this world" (Joh_12:31; Joh_14:30); "the prince of the power of the air" (Eph_2:2); "the god of this world" (2Co_4:4); "the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience" (Eph_2:2). The distinct personality of Satan and his activity among men are thus obviously recognized. He tempted our Lord in the wilderness (Mat_4:1-11). He is "Beelzebub, the prince of the devils" (Mat_12:24). He is "the constant enemy of God, of Christ, of the divine kingdom, of the followers of Christ, and of all truth; full of falsehood and all malice, and exciting and seducing to evil in every possible way." His power is very great in the world. He is a "roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour" (1Pe_5:8). Men are said to be "taken captive by him" (2Ti_2:26). Christians are warned against his "devices" (2Co_2:11), and called on to "resist" him (Jam_4:7).Heb_2:14). Satan has the "power of death," not as lord, but simply as executioner.
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