Apollyon

[ uh-pol-yuhn ]

/ əˈpɒl yən /

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noun

the destroyer; the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon. Revelation 9:11.

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Origin of Apollyon

From Greek apollýōn (present participle of apollýnai “to destroy utterly, kill”), equivalent to ap(o)- prefix denoting completion or finishing (off) + olly- present tense stem + -ōn present participle suffix; cf. apo-

Words nearby Apollyon

Apollonian, Apollonius Dyscolus, Apollonius of Perga, Apollonius of Rhodes, Apollo program, Apollyon, apologetic, apologetics, apologia, Apologia pro Vita Sua, apologist

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How to use Apollyon in a sentence

Even Apollyon appears in old paintings with huge wings, like those of a bat.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman
Youve found that I am not the devil, after all,—at least not the Spanish Apollyon.
By order of the company|Mary Johnston
The master of the stalls again gasped forth the word, "Apollyon!"
Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2)|Sir Walter Scott
As I read the story of Christian and Apollyon to its end, a new courage fought in me with my morning fears.
Dead Man's Rock|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Now in the valley Christian had a hard fight with a fiend called Apollyon.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Apollyon

Apollyon

/ (əˈpɒljən) /

noun

New Testament the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)

Word Origin for Apollyon

C14: via Late Latin from Greek, from apollunai to destroy totally

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