noun · neuter
daimonem
Strong’sG1140
an evil-spirit, demon
stem daimon-63 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books5 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Demon or evil spirit: a supernatural being, usually malevolent, that can take hold of or "possess" a person 1234. This is the sense found throughout the New Testament, where such spirits are cast out of the possessed, worshipped by pagans, or associated with false teaching 1. In the Old Testament, the word is also used for the gods of the heathen, that is, false gods 1.
More broadly in Greek usage outside this specific sense, the word could denote divine power or a divinity in general, including an inferior god or lesser divine being ranking between a god and a mortal 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό
(neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; v. MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (freq. in Tob);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1140 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddahee-mon'-ee-on
a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Fromneuter of a derivative of G1142;
King Jamesdevil, god.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
divine Power, Divinity, Refs 5th c.BC+; φοβεῖσθαι μή τι δ. πράγματ᾽ ἐλαύνῃ some fatality, Refs; τὰ τοῦ δ. the favours of forlune, Refs 5th c.BC+
II inferior divine being, μεταξὺ θεοῦ τε καὶ θνητοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+; applied to the 'genius' of Socrates, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 evil spirit, δ. φαῦλα NT+3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | daimonem5×δαιμόνιον | daimoneim8×δαιμόνια |
| of, belonging to genitive | daimoneu4×δαιμονίου | daimoneiu11×δαιμονίων |
| to, for dative | daimone | daimonei1×δαιμονίοις |
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
daimone is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
63 occurrences, every one of them listed
daimonem“demon”subject or objectdirect singular5×
Matthew 17:18… Iēsus, kai exerchata apo autou tem daimonem; kai therapeuita tos paidos apo tau …Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the …
Mark 7:29… exerchatē ek tau thugatrau su tem daimonem.… this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
Luke 4:35… apo autou. kai riptarantem auton tem daimonem eis tem mesem exerchata apo autou …… out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them …
Luke 9:42… de proserchorōntou autou rēgata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata de tos Iēsus …… while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in …
John 10:21… teim rēmeim ouk atō daimonizorōntou; mē daimonem dunotō tufloiu ofthalmoin anoigara?… of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes …
daimoneu“demon”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 9:33kai ekbaliranteu teu daimoneu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala tois …And when the demon had been driven out, the man …
Luke 4:33… ta sunagōga ate anthrōpos echarōntos pneumem daimoneu akatharteu, kai anakrazata fōna mega;… by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud …
Luke 8:29… diarrēgarōntos teim desmeim elaunote hupo teu daimoneu eis tain erēmain.… chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Luke 11:14… ekbalarōntos daimonem kōfem; geneta de teu daimoneu exercharanteu lalata tos kōfos. kai thaumazala …… day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the …
daimoneim“demons”subject or objectdirect plural8×
Luke 4:41exerchote de kai daimoneim apo polloiu kraugazarōnteim kai legarōnteim hoti …Demons also came out of many people …
Luke 8:2… Marias tas kalorōntas Magdalēnas, apo hau daimoneim hepta exerchatelē,… Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
Luke 8:30… tos de legata; Legiōnas, hoti eiserchata daimoneim polleim eis auton.… asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
Luke 8:33exercharanteim de teim daimoneim apo tou anthrōpou eiserchala eis toin …Then the demons came out of the man and …
Luke 8:35… kathorōnton ton anthrōpon apo hou teim daimoneim exerchata himatizorēnton kai sōfronarōnton para toin …… and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet …
Luke 8:38… tos andros apo hou exerchatelē teim daimoneim arō sun auto; apoluata de auton …The man whom the demons had left begged to go with …
Luke 10:17… meta charau legarōntois; Kurior, kai teim daimoneim hupotassotō ni en te onome su.… joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
James 2:19… tos theos? kalōs poiasō; kai teim daimoneim pisteualō kai frissalō.… one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that — and shudder.
daimoneiu“demons”of, belonging togenitive plural11×
Matthew 9:34… Farisaiois legale; En to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim.… It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
Matthew 12:24… mē en to Beelzeboul archonto teiu daimoneiu.… demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Mark 3:22… kai hoti en to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim.… and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
Luke 11:15… legala; En Beelzeboul to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim;… by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”
Acts 17:18“deities”… spermologos houtos legarō? tois de; Xeneiu daimoneiu dokatō katangelevos arō; hoti ton Iēsun …… What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the …
1 Corinthians 10:20… ouk thelamō de vin koinōnoin teiu daimoneiu genorō.… want you to be participants with demons.
1 Corinthians 10:21… dunovō potēriem kuriou pinarō kai potēriem daimoneiu; ouk dunovō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai …… the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the …
1 Corinthians 10:21… dunovō trapezau kuriou metecharō kai trapezau daimoneiu.… the Lord and the table of demons too.
1 Timothy 4:1… pistiau, prosecharōntois pneumei planei kai didaskaliai daimoneiu… deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
Revelation 16:14“demons”alō gar pneumeim daimoneiu poiarōnteim sēmeim, heim ekporeuotō epi toin …These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of …
Revelation 18:2… Babulōnas tas megas, kai geneta katoikētēriem daimoneiu kai fulakas panteu pneumeu akatharteu kai …… She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean …
daimonei“demons”to, fordative plural1×
1 Corinthians 10:20alla hoti heim thualō, daimonei kai ouk theo thualō, ouk thelamō …… sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do …
daimoneim24×
Matthew 7:22… onome profēteuana, kai te se onome daimoneim ekbalana, kai te se onome dunamiain …… and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Matthew 9:34… to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim.… of demons that He drives out demons.”
Matthew 10:8asthenarōntoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekbalavōr; dōreōs labava, dōreōs dōavar.… dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 12:24… akouarantois legala; Houtos ouk ekbalatō teim daimoneim ei mē en to Beelzeboul archonto …… Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
Matthew 12:27… ei mis en Beelzeboul ekbalamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekbalalō? …And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your …
Matthew 12:28… en pneume theou mis ekbalamō teim daimoneim, ara fthanata epi vin tas basileias …But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then …
Mark 1:34… polloin kakōs echarōntoin poikilai nosai, kai daimoneim polleim ekbalata, kai ouk afiēkate lalarō …… various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the …
Mark 1:34… ekbalata, kai ouk afiēkate lalarō teim daimoneim, hoti oidalelē auton.… But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who …
Mark 1:39… eis holan tan Galilaian kai teim daimoneim ekbalarōntos.… in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Mark 3:15kai echarō exousian ekbalarō teim daimoneim;… to have authority to drive out demons.
Mark 3:22… to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim.… of the demons He drives out demons.”
Mark 6:13kai daimoneim polleim ekbalale, kai aleifale elaie polloin …They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick …
Mark 9:38… tinon en te onome su ekbalarōnton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton, hoti ouk akolouthate …… we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried …
Mark 16:9… ta Magdalēna, para hau ekbalatelē hepta daimoneim.… whom He had driven out seven demons.
Mark 16:17… houteim parakolouthati, en te onome mu daimoneim ekbalali, glōssai lalali kainai,… My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Luke 8:27“demons”… andros tinos ek tau polau echarōntos daimoneim; kai chrono hikano ouk endueta himatiem, …… met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
Luke 9:1… dunamian kai exousian epi panteim teim daimoneim kai nosain therapeuarō,… them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
Luke 9:49… tinon en te onome su ekbalarōnton daimoneim, kai kōluane auton hoti ouk akolouthatō …… John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried …
Luke 11:15… to archonto teiu daimoneiu ekbalatō teim daimoneim;… the demons, that He drives out demons.”
Luke 11:18… legavō en Beelzeboul ekbalarō min teim daimoneim.… you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
Luke 11:19… de mis en Beelzeboul ekbalamō teim daimoneim, tois huiois vu en tino ekbalalō? …And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your …
Luke 11:20… de en daktulo theou ekbalamō teim daimoneim, ara fthanata epi vin tas basileias …But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then …
Luke 13:32… legavar ta alōpeka houta; Idou ekbalamō daimoneim kai iasiain apotelamō sēmeron kai aurion, …… Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow …
Revelation 9:20… cheiraiu autoiu, hina mē proskunali teim daimoneim kai teim eidōleim teim chrusoueim kai …… hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze …
daimonem6×
Mark 7:26… gene; kai erōtate auton hina tem daimonem ekbalateia ek tau thugatrau autau.… kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
Mark 7:30… balorēntem epi tan klinan kai tem daimonem exercharēntem.… lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
Luke 11:14Kai ate ekbalarōntos daimonem kōfem; geneta de teu daimoneu exercharanteu …… that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had …
John 8:48… nis hoti Samaritos asō sis kai daimonem echasō?… a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
John 8:49apokrinita Iēsus; Mis daimonem ouk echamō, alla timamō ton patron …“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My …
John 8:52… auto tois Ioudaiois; Nun gnōskanē hoti daimonem echasō. Abraam apothnēskata kai tois profētois, …… we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and …
Daimonem4×
Matthew 11:18… mēte esthiarōntos mēte pinarōntos, kai legalō; Daimonem echatō;… and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
Luke 7:33… arton mēte pinarōntos oinon, kai legavō; Daimonem echatō;… and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
John 7:20apokrinita tos ochlos; Daimonem echasō; tinos sin zētatō apoktenara?“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying …
John 10:20“demon”legale de pollois ek autoiu; Daimonem echatō kai mainotō; tinem autou akouavō?Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”