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Definition: Satan |
SatanNoun1. (Judeo-Christian religion) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Satan" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "contrary", "adversary", "enemy", "accuser". |
Date "Satan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Satire | SATAN, n. One of the Creator's lamentable mistakes, repented in sashcloth and axes. Being instated as an archangel, Satan made himself multifariously objectionable and was finally expelled from Heaven. Halfway in his descent he paused, bent his head in thought a moment and at last went back. "There is one favor that I should like to ask," said he. "Name it." "Man, I understand, is about to be created. He will need laws." "What, wretch! you his appointed adversary, charged from the dawn of eternity with hatred of his soul -- you ask for the right to make his laws?" "Pardon; what I have to ask is that he be permitted to make them himself." It was so ordered. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
Computing | SATAN Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Bible | Satan adversary; accuser. When used as a proper name, the Hebrew word so rendered has the article "the adversary" (Job 1:6-12; 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. He is also called "the dragon," "the old serpent" (Rev. 12:9; 20:2); "the prince of this world" (John 12:31; 14:30); "the prince of the power of the air" (Eph. 2:2); "the god of this world" (2 Cor. 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 (Matt. 4:1-11). He is "Beelzebub, the prince of the devils" (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" (1 Pet. 5:8). Men are said to be "taken captive by him" (2 Tim. 2:26). Christians are warned against his "devices" (2 Cor. 2:11), and called on to "resist" him (James 4:7). Christ redeems his people from "him that had the power of death, that is, the devil" (Heb. 2:14). Satan has the "power of death," not as lord, but simply as executioner. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream of Satan, foretells that you will have some dangerous adventures, and you will be forced to use strategy to keep up honorable appearances. To dream that you kill him, foretells that you will desert wicked or immoral companions to live upon a higher plane. If he comes to you under the guise of literature, it should be heeded as a warning against promiscuous friendships, and especially flatterers. If he comes in the shape of wealth or power, you will fail to use your influence for harmony, or the elevation of others. If he takes the form of music, you are likely to go down before his wiles. If in the form of a fair woman, you will probably crush every kindly feeling you may have for the caresses of this moral monstrosity. To feel that you are trying to shield yourself from satan, denotes that you will endeavor to throw off the bondage of selfish pleasure, and seek to give others their best deserts. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Satan in Hebrew, means enemy. "To whom the Arch-enemy (And hence in heaven called Satan)." Milton: Paradise Lost, bk. i. 81, 82. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Multilingual Slang | Finnish (saatana). (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Ichthyologically
For the Ichthyological meaning of Satan see: Satan eurystomus
Theologically
Satan (from the Hebrew שטן satan or Aramaic שטנא satana meaning "accuser, adversary") is an angel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament. In the Hebrew Bible Satan is presented as an angel that tests mankind, yet who works for God; in the Apocrypha and New Testament Satan appears as an evil rebellious angel who is the enemy of God and mankind.
Satan is generally viewed as a supernatural entity who is the central embodiment of evil. Satan is also commonly known as the Devil, the "Prince of Darkness", Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, and Lucifer. In the Talmud and some works of Kabbalah Satan is sometimes called Samael; however most Jewish literature is of the opinion that Samael is a separate angel. In the fields of angelology and demonology these different names sometimes refer to a number of different angels and demons, and there is significant disagreement as to whether any of these entities is actually evil. In Islam, Satan is known as Iblis, who was the chief of the angels until he disobeyed Allah by refusing to prostrate himself before Adam.
The Image of Satan
Satan is usually depicted as a horned monster waving around a pitchfork; however this imagery is likely a corruption of the Greek God Pan.
There is a long running cliché image of Satan as being a dark foreboding looking human with a pointy goatee. In some accounts Satan is described as actually being rather handsome. The logic behind this conclusion is likely that people are more likely to trust and handsome face than an ugly one; as such they're more easily deceived. However none of these depictions are likely to be accurate.
It is a belief among some that Satan actually completely lacks a physical body and as such cannot be seen or described visually. One explanation for this theory is the pre-existence concept popular among the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (See also Mormons). This concept is basically that everyone existed in spirit before coming to Earth, during this time Satan was said to have opposed the Plan of Salvation and was banished for doing so. As such he never came to Earth and never received a physical body.
In the Hebrew Bible
The concept of Satan as being an evil entity is one that evolved over many centuries.
Different uses of the word "Satan"
The Hebrew word "Satan" is used in the Hebrew Bible with the general connotation of "adversary," being applied to:
- to an enemy in war (I Kings v. 18; xi. 14, 23, 25), from which use is developed the concept of a traitor in battle (I Sam. xxix. 4)
- an accuser before the judgment-seat (Ps. cix. 6); and (3) to any opponent (II Sam. xix. 23).
- An antagonist who puts obstacles in the way, as in Num. xxii. 32, where the angel of God is described as opposing Balaam in the guise of a satan or adversary; so that the concept of Satan as a distinct being was not then known
- As an angel who works for God, and acts as a prosecuting attorney against mankind (the Book of Job).
Satan as an accuser
Where Satan does appear as an angel, he is clearly a member of God's court and plays the role of the Accuser (possibly one of a number), much like a prosecuting attorney for God. Such a view is found in the prologue to the Book of Job, where Satan appears, together with other celestial beings, before God, replying to the inquiry of God as to whence he had come, with the words: "From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it" (Job i. 7). Both question and answer, as well as the dialogue which follows, characterize Satan as that member of the divine council who watches over human activity, but with the purpose of searching out men's sins and appearing as their accuser. He is, therefore, the celestial prosecutor, who sees only iniquity; for he persists in his evil opinion of Job even after he has passed successfully through his first trial by surrendering to the will of God, whereupon Satan demands another test through physical suffering (ib. ii. 3-5).
It is evident from the prologue that Satan has no power of independent action, but requires the permission of God, which he may not transgress. Satan is not an opponent of God. This view is also retained in Zech. iii. 1-2, where Satan is described as the adversary of the high priest Joshua, and of the people of God whose representative the hierarch is; and he there opposes the "angel of the Lord," who bids him be silent in the name of God. In both of these passages Satan is a mere accuser who acts only according to the permission of the Deity.
In I Chron. xxi. 1 Satan appears as one who is able to provoke David to destroy Israel. The Chronicler (third century B.C.) regards Satan as an independent agent, a view which is the more striking since the source whence he drew his account (II Sam. xxiv. 1) speaks of God Himself as the one who moved David against the children of Israel. Since the older conception refers all events, whether good or bad, to God alone (I Sam. xvi. 14; I Kings xxii. 22; Isa. xlv. 7; etc.), it is possible that the Chronicler, and perhaps even Zechariah, were influenced by Zoroastrianism, even though in the case of the prophet Jewish monism strongly opposed Iranian dualism.
In the Apocrypha
In Wisdom ii. 24 Satan is represented, with reference to Gen. iii., as the author of all evil, who brought death into the world; he is apparently mentioned also in Ecclus. (Sirach) xxi. 27, and the fact that his name does not occur in Daniel is doubtless due merely to chance. Satan was the seducer and the paramour of Eve, and was hurled from heaven together with other angels because of his iniquity (Slavonic Book of Enoch, xxix. 4 et seq.). Since that time he has been called "Satan," although previously he had been termed "Satanel" (ib. xxxi. 3 et seq.).
The doctrine of the fall of Satan, as well as of the fall of the angels, is found also in Babylonia. Satan rules over an entire host of angels (Martyrdom of Isaiah, ii. 2; Vita Adæ et Evæ, xvi.). Mastema, who induced God to test Abraham through the sacrifice of Isaac, is identical with Satan in both name and nature (Book of Jubilees, xvii. 18), and the Asmodeus of the Book of Tobit is likewise to be identified with him, especially in view of his licentiousness. As the lord of satans he not infrequently bears the special name Samael.
It is difficult to identify Satan in any other passages of the Apocrypha, since the originals in which his name occurred have been lost, and the translations employ various equivalents. An "argumentum a silentio" can not, therefore, be adduced as proof that concepts of Satan were not wide-spread; but it must rather be assumed that reference to him and his realm is often implied in the mention of evil spirits.
In the New Testament
Satan figures much more prominently in the New Testament and in Christian theology generally. As reflected in John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, Satan is believed to have been an archangel named Lucifer who turned against God before the creation of man. (Prophesies in Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are sometimes thought to be referring to Satan, rather than to the earthly king that a plain or literal reading of the text suggests.) According to this view, Satan waged war against God, his creator, and was banished from Heaven because of this.
The creation story found in the book of Genesis reports that a serpent tempted Adam and Eve to partake of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. In the Jewish tradition, the serpent was always taken to be literally a snake; the story tells us the origin of how the snake lost its legs. Later Christian theologies interpreted this serpent to be Satan, to the point where many American Christians are unaware that the actual Hebrew text does not identify the serpent as Satan. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Satan is one of humanity's three enemies, along with sin and death.
According to most Christian eschatology, Satan will wage a final war against Jesus, before being cast into Hell for all eternity. The Unification Church teaches that Satan will be restored in the last days and become a good angel again (see Lucifer, A Criminal Against Humanity). A few early Church Fathers are known to have prayed for Satan's eventual repentance, it was not generally believed that this would happen.
In various Gnostic sects, Satan was praised as the giver of knowledge, sometimes with references to Lucifer, "the light-bringer." Some claimed that the being imagined as God by Christians and Jews was in fact Satan, as a world as imperfect as ours could not be created by a perfect God.
Particularly in the Medieval period, Satan was often depicted as having horns and a goat's hindquarters. He has also been depicted as carrying a pitchfork, and with a forked tail. None of these images seem to be based on Biblical materials. Rather, this image is apparently based on the Horned God, specifically Pan/Dionysus, common to many western mythologies. Whether or not the horned Satan was created intentionally to discredit the God of other religions is unknown, but it has been alleged.
Satanists
There are historical records of people worshiping Satan, though their authenticity is sometimes questioned. Today, some people identify themselves as Satanists. Of these, some claim that Satan is a real being, some view him as a symbol for the animal desires of humans, and some view him as a symbol for the rebellious or independent aspects of humanity. Some Christians believe that most or all other religions are satanic, that is, influenced by and supported by the power of Satan. Many Protestant Christians in the USA believe that all forms of Christianity other than their own are actually disguised versions of Satanism. The Catholic Church is the most common, but by no means the only, target of such accusations.
Among polytheists
Paganism is one of the religions most often seen as satanic by some Christians (see Jack Chick). However, this is a minority view and one not held by most mainstream Christians, and Neopagans are somewhat sensitive to these accusations. While Neopagans often include deities of other religions in their practice, they almost never include Satan.
Some individuals identifying themselves with the New Age thought process believe that Satan, or Lucifer, was the leader of extraterrestrials who came to Earth and waged a galactic war with another extraterrestrial group lead by one now referred to as "God". This is not necessarily the belief of those standing behind that system of thought.
In rabbinic literature
Early rabbinic Jewish statements in the Mishnah and Talmud show that Satan played little or no role in Jewish theology. In the course of time, however, Judaism absorbed the popular concepts of Satan, which doubtless forced their way gradually from the lower classes to the most cultured. The later a rabbinc work can be dated the more frequent is the mention therein of Satan and his hosts.
The Palestinian Talmud, completed about 450 CE, is more reticent in this regard; and this is the more noteworthy since its provenience is the same as that of the New Testament.
In a midrash (Genesis Rabbah) Samael, the lord of the satans, was a mighty prince of angels in heaven (Gen. R. xix.). Satan came into the world with woman, i.e., with Eve (Midrash Yalk., Gen. i. 23); so that he was created and is not eternal. Like all celestial beings, he flies through the air (Genesis Rabbah xix.), and can assumeany form, as of a bird (Talmud, Sanhedrin 107a), a stag (ib. 95a), a woman (Ḳid. 81a), a beggar, or a young man (Tan., Wayera, end); he is said to skip (Talmud Pesachim 112b; Meg. 11b), in allusion to his appearance in the form of a goat.
In some works some rabbis hold that Satan is the incarnation of all evil, and his thoughts are devoted to the destruction of man. In this view, Satan, the impulse to evil and the angel of death are one and the same personality. Satan seizes upon even a single word which may be prejudicial to man; so that "one should not open his mouth unto evil," i.e., "unto Satan" (Talmud Berachot 19a). In times of danger likewise he brings his accusations (Palestinian Talmud, Shabbat 5b). While he has power over all the works of man (Talmud Berachot 46b), he can not prevail at the same time against two individuals of different nationality; so that Samuel, a noted astronomer and teacher of the Law (d. at Nehardea 247), would start on a journey only when a Gentile traveled with him (Shab. 32a).
Satan's knowledge is circumscribed; for when the shofar is blown on New-Year's Day he is "confounded" (R. H. 16b; Yer. Targ. to Num. x. 10). On the Day of Atonement his power vanishes; for the numerical value of the letters of his name (See gematria) is only 364, one day being thus exempt from his influence (Yoma 20a).
If Satan does not attain his purpose, as was the case in his temptation of Job, he feels great sorrow (B. B. 16a); and it was a terrible blow to him, as the representative of moral evil, that the Torah, the incarnation of moral good, should be given to Israel. He endeavored to overthrow it, and finally led the people to make the golden calf (Shab. 89a; Yer. Targ. to Ex. xxxii. 1), while the two tables of the Law were bestowed on Moses of necessity without Satan's knowledge (Sanh. 26b).
One rabbi notes that Satan was an active agent in the fall of man (Midrash Pirke R. El. xiii., beginning), and was the father of Cain (ib. xxi.), while he was also instrumental in the offering of Isaac (Tan., Wayera, 22 [ed. Stettin, p. 39a]), in the release of the animal destined by Esau for his father (Tan., Toledot, 11), in the theophany at Sinai, in the death of Moses (Deut. R. xiii. 9), in David's sin with Bath-sheba (Sanh. 95a), and in the death of Queen Vashti (Meg. 11a). The decree to destroy all the Jews, which Haman obtained, was written on parchment brought by Satan (Esther R. iii. 9). When Alexander the Great reproached the Jewish sages with their rebellion, they made the plea that Satan had been too mighty for them (Tamid 32a).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Satan."
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Satan is a genus of catfish of the family Ictaluridae. Commonly known as the "Wide-mouth blind cat", Satan eurystomus Hubbs, Bailey, 1947 was first found inhabiting a well, and is adapted for a light-less, subterranean environment. They are known only from subterranean streams more than 1/4 mile below ground and five artesian wells around San Antonio, Texas.The genus is most closely related to the Flathead Catfishes of the genus Pylodictis.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
SATAN | English | Storage Array Tester and Analyzer | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: SatanSynonyms: the Devil (n), the Tempter (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Satan | Noun: Satan, the Devil, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Ahriman, Belial; Samael, Zamiel, Beelzebub, the Prince of the Devils. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Oh well, alright, let's all sell our souls and work for Satan because it's more convenient that way. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) Die you bewinged spawn of Satan! (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls; writing credit: Steve Oedekerk) Satan is ever ready to seduce us with sensual delights (The Devils; writing credit: Aldous Huxley; Ken Russell) If we catch John Doe and he turns out to be the devil, I mean if he's Satan himself, that might live up to our expectations, but he's not the devil (Se7en; writing credit: Andrew Kevin Walker) Bart, stop pestering Satan! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | I saw Satan laughing with delight (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean) See I'm a nice man but money turned me to Satan (Murder Murder (Remix) *; performing artist: Eminem) | |
Clever | Satan hasn't a single salaried helper; the Opposition employs a million. (references; author: Mark Twain) Satan subtracts and divides. God adds and multiplies. (references; author: unknown) When Satan reminds you of your past, remind him of his future. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Satan Murders (1974) Ha- Malach Haya Satan (1973) Daughters of Satan (1972) Asylum of Satan (1972) The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Satan tempting Booth to the murder of the President. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | "Get thee behind me, (Mrs.) Satan!" / Th. Nast. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The sorrows of Satan from the famous novel of Marie Corelli. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexander Pope | Satan is wiser now than before, and tempts by making rich instead of poor. |
| But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor. | |
Author Unknown | There is an election going on all the time...the Lord votes for you and Satan votes against you, and you must cast the deciding vote. |
Isaac Watts | Satan always finds some mischief for idle hands to do. |
Madame Elena Blavatsky | The Christians were the first to make the existence of Satan a dogma of the church. |
William Cowper | Satan trembles when he sees the weakest saint upon their knees. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | Satan dropped it there, I take it, intending a scurrilous jest against your reverence |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Should Satan even come into the house, no one would interfere |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The poison tongue of Satan had done its work |
Jitterbug Perfume | Tom Robbins | It is to erase the fixed smiles of sleeping couples that Satan trained roosters to crow at five in the morning |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Jordan | Groups that have practices that violate the law and the nature of society--such as Satan worship--are prohibited. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. The Maker, at Creation's birth, With living things had stocked the earth. From elephants to bats and snails, They all were good, for all were males. But when the Devil came and saw He said: "By Thine eternal law Of growth, maturity, decay, These all must quickly pass away And leave untenanted the earth Unless Thou dost establish birth" -- Then tucked his head beneath his wing To laugh -- he had no sleeve -- the thing With deviltry did so accord, That he'd suggested to the Lord. The Master pondered this advice, Then shook and threw the fateful dice Wherewith all matters here below Are ordered, and observed the throw; Then bent His head in awful state, Confirming the decree of Fate. From every part of earth anew The conscious dust consenting flew, While rivers from their courses rolled To make it plastic for the mould. Enough collected (but no more, For niggard Nature hoards her store) He kneaded it to flexible clay, While Nick unseen threw some away. And then the various forms He cast, Gross organs first and finer last; No one at once evolved, but all By even touches grew and small Degrees advanced, till, shade by shade, To match all living things He'd made Females, complete in all their parts Except (His clay gave out) the hearts. "No matter," Satan cried; "with speed I'll fetch the very hearts they need" -- So flew away and soon brought back The number needed, in a sack. That night earth range with sounds of strife -- Ten million males each had a wife; That night sweet Peace her pinions spread O'er Hell -- ten million devils dead! G.J. |
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| "Satan" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 97.59% of the time. "Satan" is used about 291 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 97.59% | 284 | 17,292 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.41% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Total | 100.00% | 291 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Satan": satan-worshipping. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
satan | 2,250 | satan symbol | 14 |
church of satan | 1,129 | satan tattoo | 14 |
picture satan | 219 | dr satan | 13 |
b b b b b b cds death metal satan work | 116 | harry potter satan | 13 |
satan pic | 70 | lucifer satan | 13 |
satan worship | 52 | mr satan | 13 |
church first satan | 36 | bible satan | 12 |
name satan | 24 | miroslav satan | 12 |
devil satan | 22 | photo satan | 12 |
the origin of satan | 21 | 666 satan | 11 |
bear satan stole teddy | 19 | inside satan | 10 |
satan sex | 19 | lucifer picture satan | 10 |
image satan | 19 | hell satan | 10 |
history satan | 18 | at war with satan | 9 |
who is satan | 18 | fall satan | 9 |
devil satan picture | 16 | satan wallpaper | 9 |
joy satan | 16 | god and satan | 9 |
baby big satan | 15 | book satan | 8 |
drawing satan | 14 | evil satan | 8 |
art satan | 14 | cartoon satan | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Satan"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | Satan (Lucifer), Lucifer (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Albanian | Dreq (daemon, demon, Deuce, devil, Dickens, fiend, heck, heller, hellion, imp), Djall (archenemy, archfiend, Beelzebub, Belial, daemon, demon, devil, fiend, imp, Lucifer, old nick, old scratch). (various references) | |
Arabic | إبليس (devil, prince of darkness), شيطان (archenemy, bally, demon, devil, familiar, fiend, lucifer, pestilential, pixy, prince of darkness, puckish, serpent). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Сатана (Beelzebub, Belial). (various references) | |
Chinese | ''但 . (various references) | |
Czech | Ïábel. (various references) | |
Dutch | Satan, Lucifer (Lucifer, match). (various references) | |
Esperanto | Satano (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Finnish | saatana. (various references) | |
French | Satan. (various references) | |
German | Satanas, Satan (fiend), Teufel (demon, demons, deuce, deuces, devil, devils, fiend, heck, terror). (various references) | |
Greek | Σατανάσ (Beelzebub), Σατανάς, ο εξαποδώ (devil), διάβολος (devil, Old Nick). (various references) | |
Hebrew | טן, ׁמאל. (various references) | |
Hungarian | Sátán (arch enemy, arch-enemy, arch-fiend, Belial, bogy, devil, prince of darkness, tempter), ördög (auld hornie, auld horny, black bogy, bogy, bogy man, devil, dickens, fiend, his sable majesty, mephistopheles, prince of darkness). (various references) | |
Indonesian | setan (demon, devil, fiend, imp). (various references) | |
Italian | Satana (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 悪" (demon, devil, evil spirit, fiend). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あくま (demon, devil, evil spirit, fiend), サタン . (various references) | |
Manx | Yn Shenn Ghuilley (Old Nick), Yn Jouyll (The Devil), Noid ny h-Anmey (Belial, The Devil, The Evil One), kaysheel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atansay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | satã (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Russian | сатана (archenemy, archfiend, arch-fiend, demon, Father of lies, his sable Majesty, Prince of darkness, Prince of the air, Prince of the world, the wicked one), Сатана (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Scottish | abharsair. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sotona (devil), satana (archfiend, belial, devil), vrag (deuce, devil, scratch: old scratch), đavo (belial, deuce, devil, fiend, hellhound, scratch: old scratch). (various references) | |
Spanish | Satanás (Lucifer), Satán (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Swahili | Ibilisi (Lucifer). (various references) | |
Swedish | Satan (archfiend, devil). (various references) | |
Thai | ซาตาน. (various references) | |
Turkish | Xeytan, Þeytan (Belial, Deuce, Dickens, Lucifer, Mephistopheles), Ýblis (Beelzebub, Belial). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чорт (devil, Dickens), Лиходій, Сатана. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | quỷ Xa tăng (arch-fiend, old harry, old nick, tempter), ma vương. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | diaboli, diabolo, diabolum, diabolus, diabuli, diabulus, lucifer, luciferum, satan, satana, satanae, satanan, Satanas, Zabulus. (various references) |
| Classical Hebrew | 200 BCE-Modern | satan. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dio hqelhsamen elqein proV umaV egw men pauloV kai apax kai diV kai enekoyen hmaV o satanaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quoniam voluimus venire ad vos ego quidem Paulus et semel et iterum et inpedivit nos Satanas |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Forðy we gierndon be eow to cumenne, ic Paulus soðe, eft and eft, ac Satan gelette us. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For we wolden come to you, yhe, Y Poul, onys and eftsoone, but Sathanas lettide vs. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And therfore we wolde have come vnto you I paul once and agayne: but Satan with stode vs. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Wherefore we would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | kay kami ugod naninguha man gayud unta sa pag-anha diha kaninyo-- sa pagkatinuod ako, si Pablo, naninguha sa masubsob-- apan gisalanta kami ni Satanas. |
| Chinese | 所 以 我 們 有 意 到 們 那 裡 、 我 保 羅 有 一 兩 次 要 去 、 只 是 '' 但 阻 " 了 我 們 。 |
| Croatian | Zaista, htjedosmo k vama - ja, Pavao, i jednom i dvaput - ali nas je sprijeèio Sotona. |
| Danish | efterdi vi have haft i Sinde at komme til eder, jeg, Paulus, både een og to Gange, og Satan har hindret os deri. |
| Finnish | Sentähden olemme tahtoneet tulla teidän tykönne, minä, Paavali, puolestani, en vain kerran, vaan kahdestikin, mutta saatana on meidät estänyt. |
| French | Aussi voulions-nous aller vers vous, du moins moi Paul, une et même deux fois; mais Satan nous en a empêchés. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kami berniat pergi mengunjungi kalian; dan saya, sudah mencobanya satu dua kali, tetapi Iblis menghalangi kami. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sebab itu kami sudah berniat hendak datang kepadamu, yaitu aku Paulus ini sekali dua lagi, maka Iblis itu sudah menggendalakan kami. |
| Latvian | Jo mçs, seviðíi es, Pâvils, gribçjâm vienreiz un otrreiz apmeklçt jûs, bet sâtans mûs aizkavçja. |
| Maori | No reira, i te whai kia tae atu ki a koutou, ko ahau, ko Paora, i tuatahi, a i tuarua; heoi na Hatana matou i whakaware. |
| Norwegian | fordi vi gjerne vilde komme til eder - jeg, Paulus, både én gang og to ganger - men Satan hindret oss. |
| Portuguese | pelo que quisemos ir ter convosco, pelo menos eu, Paulo, não somente uma vez, mas duas, e Satanás nos impediu. |
| Shuar | Nekas winitiaitsar wakerimji. Imia Wíkisha winitniun ti nukap Enentáimsamjai. Tura iwianchi uuntri Satanás tuke nuna suritrammiaji. |
| Swahili | Kwa hiyo tuliamua kuwatembeleeni tena. Nami, Paulo, nilijaribu kuja kwenu zaidi ya mara moja, lakini Shetani alituzuia. |
| Swedish | Ty vi hava varit redo att komma till eder -- jag, Paulus, för min del både en och två gånger -- men Satan har hindrat oss. |
| Uma | Ria mpu'u-mi wengi hawa' -kai ke tilou mpencuai' -koie. Aku' Paulus, ba hangkuja ngkani-ama moliwo tilou, aga Magau' Anudaa' melawa'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Satan": satang, satangs, satanic, satanically, satanism, satanisms, satanist, satanists. (additional references) | |
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"Satan" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Asotin, astan, astano, Astn, Catan, Cattan, Esfahan, Isatvan, Istavan, Katan, Saadun, Saatb, Sabahni, Sadan, Sadhana, Saita, Sartan, Sarton, Satani, Satank, Satfa, Satpal, Satva, sayan, sazan, Seshan, setan, Setnam, Settani, Settanni, Shaitan, shatwan, sitan, Sranan. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Satan" (pronounced 'Sa"tan'): Augustan, Avestan, Cretan, harmattan, kaftan, Mercaptan, Moutan, Nehushtan, Orvietan, partan, Quintan, Rambutan, Spartan, sultan, titan. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: antas. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-n-s-t" | |
-1 letter: anas, ansa, anta, ants, tans. | |
-2 letters: aas, ana, ant, sat, tan, tas. | |
-3 letters: aa, an, as, at, na, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-n-s-t" | |
+1 letter: alants, ansate, askant, aslant, atmans, manats, mantas, qanats, ratans, sancta, satang, savant, sonata, stanza, tankas. | |
+2 letters: abstain, against, agnates, analyst, anapest, anatase, anattos, annates, ansated, antiars, antisag, artisan, atamans, attains, bantams, batsman, caftans, canasta, capstan, captans, catenas, catnaps, entasia, fantasm, fantast, fantasy, kaftans, kantars, mantras, mantuas, partans, passant, pastina, patinas, peasant, pinatas, platans, rattans, sabaton, sacaton, saltant, saltpan, satangs, satanic, savants, sealant, seawant, shaitan, sonatas, spartan, stamina, stanzas, statant, sultana, taenias, taipans, tampans, tantras, tarpans, tartans, tarzans, trapans, tsarina, yantras. | |
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