Ἀβαδδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών • (Ăbăddṓn) m (indeclinable)

    1. Abaddon, the destroying spirit mentioned in Revelation 9:11.

    Usage notes

    Descendants

    • Greek: Αβαδδών (Avaddón)
    • → Latin: Abaddōn
    • → Russian: Абаддо́н (Abaddón)

    References

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.