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the Divine power, Deity
G1140 G1140 = G1140 δαιμόνιον daimonion G:N-N demon δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό (neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; see MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (frequently in To) ;]
1. as in cl.; (a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., itd.); (b) an inferior divinity, deity or demon (as in magical π, Deiss., BS, 281; MM, Exp., x): ξένα δ., Dz 17:18.
2. (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. Deu.32:17, Psa.95 (96):5); (b) in NT, evil spirits, demons: θύουσιν δαιμονίοις, 1Kor 10:20; διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων, 1Tm 4:1; προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ., Obj 9:20; ἄρχων τῶν δ., Mt 9:34; especially (syn. with πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. δαιμονίζομαι) men: Mt 11:18, and itd.; εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς. . ., Łk 8:30; δ. ἔχειν, Łk 4:33; δ. ἐκβάλλειν, Mt 7:22 In the phrase πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Łk 4:33, the wider cl. usage (1. b) is recognised, ἀκ. being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of πν., and δ. = πν. ἀκ. (zob. ICC, in l; Cremer, 168) (AS)
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an inferior divinity, deity
G1140 G1140 = G1140 δαιμόνιον daimonion G:N-N demon δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό (neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; see MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (frequently in To) ;]
1. as in cl.; (a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., itd.); (b) an inferior divinity, deity or demon (as in magical π, Deiss., BS, 281; MM, Exp., x): ξένα δ., Dz 17:18.
2. (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. Deu.32:17, Psa.95 (96):5); (b) in NT, evil spirits, demons: θύουσιν δαιμονίοις, 1Kor 10:20; διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων, 1Tm 4:1; προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ., Obj 9:20; ἄρχων τῶν δ., Mt 9:34; especially (syn. with πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. δαιμονίζομαι) men: Mt 11:18, and itd.; εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς. . ., Łk 8:30; δ. ἔχειν, Łk 4:33; δ. ἐκβάλλειν, Mt 7:22 In the phrase πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Łk 4:33, the wider cl. usage (1. b) is recognised, ἀκ. being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of πν., and δ. = πν. ἀκ. (zob. ICC, in l; Cremer, 168) (AS)
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demon
G1140 G1140 = G1140 δαιμόνιον daimonion G:N-N demon δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό (neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; see MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (frequently in To) ;]
1. as in cl.; (a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., itd.); (b) an inferior divinity, deity or demon (as in magical π, Deiss., BS, 281; MM, Exp., x): ξένα δ., Dz 17:18.
2. (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. Deu.32:17, Psa.95 (96):5); (b) in NT, evil spirits, demons: θύουσιν δαιμονίοις, 1Kor 10:20; διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων, 1Tm 4:1; προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ., Obj 9:20; ἄρχων τῶν δ., Mt 9:34; especially (syn. with πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. δαιμονίζομαι) men: Mt 11:18, and itd.; εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς. . ., Łk 8:30; δ. ἔχειν, Łk 4:33; δ. ἐκβάλλειν, Mt 7:22 In the phrase πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Łk 4:33, the wider cl. usage (1. b) is recognised, ἀκ. being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of πν., and δ. = πν. ἀκ. (zob. ICC, in l; Cremer, 168) (AS)