διάβολος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From διαβάλλω (diabállō, “I slander”), from διά (diá, “through”) and βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”)

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

δῐᾰ́βολος • (diábolos) m or f (neuter δῐᾰ́βολον); second declension

  1. slanderous; libellous

Inflection
Second declension of δῐᾰ́βολος; δῐᾰ́βολον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative δῐᾰ́βολος
diábolos		 δῐᾰ́βολον
diábolon		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰ́βολοι
diáboloi		 δῐᾰ́βολᾰ
diábola
Genitive δῐᾰβόλου
diabólou		 δῐᾰβόλου
diabólou		 δῐᾰβόλοιν
diabóloin		 δῐᾰβόλοιν
diabóloin		 δῐᾰβόλων
diabólōn		 δῐᾰβόλων
diabólōn
Dative δῐᾰβόλῳ
diabólōi		 δῐᾰβόλῳ
diabólōi		 δῐᾰβόλοιν
diabóloin		 δῐᾰβόλοιν
diabóloin		 δῐᾰβόλοις
diabólois		 δῐᾰβόλοις
diabólois
Accusative δῐᾰ́βολον
diábolon		 δῐᾰ́βολον
diábolon		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰβόλους
diabólous		 δῐᾰ́βολᾰ
diábola
Vocative δῐᾰ́βολε
diábole		 δῐᾰ́βολον
diábolon		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰ́βολοι
diáboloi		 δῐᾰ́βολᾰ
diábola
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δῐᾰβόλως
diabólōs		 δῐᾰβολώτερος
diabolṓteros		 δῐᾰβολώτᾰτος
diabolṓtatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • διαβόλως (diabólōs)

Noun

δῐᾰ́βολος • (diábolos) m (genitive δῐᾰβόλου); second declension

  1. slanderer
  2. the Devil (Biblical figure)

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ δῐᾰ́βολος; τοῦ δῐᾰβόλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δῐᾰ́βολος
ho diábolos		 τὼ δῐᾰβόλω
tṑ diabólō		 οἱ δῐᾰ́βολοι
hoi diáboloi
Genitive τοῦ δῐᾰβόλου
toû diabólou		 τοῖν δῐᾰβόλοιν
toîn diabóloin		 τῶν δῐᾰβόλων
tôn diabólōn
Dative τῷ δῐᾰβόλῳ
tôi diabólōi		 τοῖν δῐᾰβόλοιν
toîn diabóloin		 τοῖς δῐᾰβόλοις
toîs diabólois
Accusative τὸν δῐᾰ́βολον
tòn diábolon		 τὼ δῐᾰβόλω
tṑ diabólō		 τοὺς δῐᾰβόλους
toùs diabólous
Vocative δῐᾰ́βολε
diábole		 δῐᾰβόλω
diabólō		 δῐᾰ́βολοι
diáboloi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
Descendants from διάβολος

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈðʝavolos] or less commonly [ðiˈavolos]
  • Hyphenation: δι‧ά‧βο‧λος

Noun

διάβολος • (diávolos) m (plural διάβολοι)

  1. (both figurative and literally) The Devil, devil
    Ο διάβολος ζει στην κόλαση. ― O diávolos zei stin kólasi. ― The Devil lives in Hell.
    Μια χαρά ήμασταν και τότε ήρθε αυτός ο διάβολος. ― Mia chará ímastan kai tóte írthe aftós o diávolos. ― We were fine and this devil came along.
    Βρε, τον διάβολο, κανείς δεν μπορεί να τον πιάσει. ― Vre, ton diávolo, kaneís den boreí na ton piásei. ― That (little) devil, no one can catch him.
  2. (both figurative and literally, by extension) Hell, hell, underworld, hellhole
    Θα πας στον διάβολο! ― Tha pas ston diávolo! ― You'll go to hell!
    Τι θέλεις και πας σ' αυτόν τον διάβολο; ― Ti théleis kai pas s' aftón ton diávolo? ― Why are you going to that hellhole?

Declension
declension of διάβολος
singular plural
nominative διάβολος • διάβολοι •
genitive διαβόλου • διαβόλων •
accusative διάβολο • διαβόλους •
vocative διάβολε • διάβολοι •

Synonyms
  • Σατανάς m (Satanás, “Satan”)
  • Βελζεβούλ m (Velzevoúl, “Beelzebub”)
  • Εωσφόρος m (Eosfóros, “Lucifer”)
  • Μεφιστοφελής m (Mefistofelís, “Mephistopheles”)
  • τρισκατάρατος m (triskatáratos, “devil”) (euphemism)
  • εξαποδώς m (exapodós, “devil”) (euphemism)
  • κόλαση f (kólasi, “Hell”)
  • αγύριστος m (agýristos, “Hell”)

Derived terms
  • διαβολάκι n,διαολάκι n (diaoláki) (diminutive)
  • διαβολάκος m (diavolákos) (diminutive)
  • διαβολεμένος (diavoleménos)
  • διαβολοκόριτσο n (diavolokóritso)
  • διαβολοσκορπίσματα n (diavoloskorpísmata) (mostly in plural)
  • διαόλια n pl (diaólia)
  • διαολοστέλνω (diaolostélno)
  • and see: διαβολο-, διαβολό-, διαβολ-, διαολό-, διαολο-
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