διάβολος (diabolos) was used of slanderous or malicious accusation.
In the LXX it is used with or without the article of a single person, like the Heb. שָׂטָן, Satan; and צר, Tsar. See 1 Chronicles 21:1. Esther 7:4, 8:1. Psalms 109:6 (LXX, 109:6). (See Numbers 22:22, where opposition is the meaning without implying accusation of any kind.)
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Author: E. W. Bullinger
Keywords: Diabolos, Devil, Satan, Malicious accuser, Accuser, adversary, evil inclination, yetzer hara, yetzer ha ra, yetser hara, yetser ha ra, Enemy
Bible reference(s): 1 Chronicles 21:1, Esther 7:4, Esther 8:1, Psalms 109:6 , Numbers 22:22, 1 Timothy 3:11, 2 Timothy 3:3, Titus 2:3
Source: Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Explained and Illustrated (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1898).
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