Who is Apollyon in Greek Culture? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange Let me elaborate: The name Apollyon is a Greek play on words for "Apollo" (Apollon in Greek) and "Destroyer " Revelation 9:11 reads, “They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer) ” Abaddon means “destruction or ruin” which is “apoleia” in Greek
revelation - Is the angel of the abyss (Rev 9:11) the self-same . . . Rev 9:11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer) Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain
aramaic - Peshitta vs Greek Revelation 9:11 variant - Biblical . . . His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon – Revelation 9:11 ESV The book of Revelation could have originally been written in Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek Here’s the wording in each case that would make the most sense in my opinion, which is exactly what the OP noticed
Is the Destroyer of Exodus 12:23 the same as that of Revelation 9:11? Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon [which means, The Destroying One] I'm curious if Apollyon of Revelation can be read as the same person as the destroyer of the Exodus passage
Acts 18:24 Ἀπολλῶς Rev 9:11 Ἀπολλύων I wounder if Apollo (Acts 18:24, Ἀπολλῶς), the Greek sun god and its possible connection to the "angel of the bottomless pit" as referenced in Revelation 9:11 Apollyon Ἀπολλύων Apollyon means "destruction, or destructor" strong's G623, to what extent does Apollo means the same thing strong's G625 Are they the very same deity?
Intertextuality - OT Angel of death and NT death (horseman) However, on other occasions, Greek scribes would translate editorialize for phono-semantic effect (as described in this answer: Who is Apollyon in Greek Culture?) While Exodus 12:23 and Revelation 6:8 seem far-removed in terms of time of authorship and subject matter, this is part of the intrigue and challenge: to construct a exegetical analysis despite the difficult nature of the task The
Genesis 18 speaks of the Lord and two angels or the Lord as three men . . . First point, Gabriel is not the only named angel (fallen or otherwise) in the canon, Michael, Gabriel, Abaddon Apollyon, Satan, Beelzebub and if one were to include all the names of the gods of the nations in the OT such as Chemosh, Asherah
Why did Michael wait 21 days to come to help the angel that was sent to . . . Michael did not ‘ wait ’ 21 days This is an inference The situation is clear Daniel was in a land which had had been assigned to another ‘god’ (Sons of God Deut 32) Israel was ‘in’, therefore ‘under’ another nation (And their god (s)) The prince of Persia (angel son of God) had a ‘right’, every right to resist the angel trying to get through to Daniel And, there is
In Revelation 2:13 why does Jesus say that Satans throne is in . . . Does Satan live and have his office in Pergamum? Revelation 2:13 I know where you live— where Satan has his throne Yet you remain true to my name You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives