Lexical Summary Beliar: "lord of the forest", Beliar, a name of Satan Original Word: ΒελίαρTransliteration: Beliar Phonetic Spelling: (bel-ee'-al) Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Short Definition: "lord of the forest", Beliar, a name of Satan Meaning: "lord of the forest", Beliar, a name of Satan Strong's Concordance Belial. Of Hebrew origin (bliya'al); worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan -- Belial. see HEBREW bliya'al Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 955: ΒελιαλΒελιαλ, ὁ (בְּלִיַעַל worthlessness, wickedness), Belial, a name of Satan, 2 Corinthians 6:15 in Rec.bez elz L. But Βελιάρ (which see) is preferable (see WHs Appendix, p. 159; Buttmann, 6). STRONGS NT 955: ΒελιάρΒελιάρ, ὁ, indeclinable, Beliar, a name of Satan in 2 Corinthians 6:15 Rec.st G T Tr WH, etc. This form is either robe ascribed (as most suppose) to the harsh Syriac pronunciation of the word Βελιαλ (q. v.), or must be derived from יַעַר בֵּל lord of the forest, i. e. who rules over forests and deserts (cf. the Sept. Isaiah 13:21; Matthew 12:43; (BB. DD. under the word STRONGS NT 955a: βελόνηβελόνη, βελόνης, ἡ (βέλος); a. the point of a spear. b. a needle: Luke 18:25 L T Tr WH; see ῤαφίς. ((Batr. 130), Aristophanes, Aeschines, Aristotle, others; cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 90.) |
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