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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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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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