noun · masculine
beelzeboul
GreekΒεελζεβούλ (beelzeboul)
Strong’sG954
Beelzebul
stem beelzeboul-7 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Βεελζεβούλ (WH, App., 159, Rec., βεελζεβούλ), ὁ, indecl.
(Heb. בַּעַל, lord, and the Talmudic זִבּוּל, from זֶבֶל, dung (Dalman, Gr., 137n), or perh. זְבֻל, habitation, but, v. DB, iv, 409 f.; DCG, i, 181). The AV, RV, Beelzebub, comes through Vg. from IV Ki 1:2, בַּעַל זִבוּב, lord of flies (LXX, βάαλ μυῖα, Sm., βεελζεβούβ),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G954 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbeh-el-zeb-ool'
dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan
Fromof Chaldee origin (by parody on );
King JamesBeelzebub.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | beelzeboul | beelzeboul |
| object accusative | beelzeboul2×Βεελζεβοὺλ | beelzeboul |
| direct address vocative | beelzeboul | beelzeboul |
| of, belonging to genitive | beelzeboul | beelzeboul |
| to, for dative | beelzeboul5×Βεελζεβοὺλ | beelzeboul |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
beelzeboul“Beelzebul”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 10:25“Beelzebul”arketem to mathēto hina gineteia hōs tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos hōs tos kurios autou. ei ton oikodespoton Beelzeboul epikalala, pose mallon toin oikiakoin autou.It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Mark 3:22“Beelzebul”kai tois grammatevois tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainaratois legale hoti Beelzeboul echatō kai hoti en to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim.And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
beelzeboul“Beelzebul”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 12:24“Beelzebul”tois de Farisaiois akouaratois legala; Houtos ouk ekballatō teim daimoneim ei mē en to Beelzeboul archōno teiu daimoneiu.But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Matthew 12:27“Beelzebul”kai ei mis en Beelzeboul ekballamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekballalō? dia houtem autois kritois eli vu.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
Luke 11:15“Beelzebul”tinois de ek autoiu legala; En Beelzeboul to archōno teiu daimoneiu ekballatō teim daimoneim;but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
Luke 11:18“Beelzebul”ei de kai tos Satanaos epi heauton diamerizita, pōs histaniti tas basileias autou? hoti legavō en Beelzeboul ekballarō min teim daimoneim.If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
Luke 11:19“Beelzebul”ei de mis en Beelzeboul ekballamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekballalō? dia houtem autois vu kritois eli.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.