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Another title for SATAN (1 Nephi 12:17, 19; 13:6; 14:3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 17; 15:35; 22:22, 23; 2 Nephi 1:18; 2:17, 18, 27, 29; 9:8, 9, 16, 19, 26, 37, 46; 10:24; 26:10, 22; 28:19 (x2), 21, 22, 23; 33:5; Jacob 3:11; 7:4, 14, 18; Omni 1:25; Mosiah 3:9; 4:14; 16:3 (x2), 5 (x2), 11; 26:27; Alma 5:20, 25, 39 (x2), 40, 41; 9:28; 10:17, 28; 11:21; 12:4, 11; 14:7; 15:15; 16:21; 28:13; 30:42, 53, 60; 34:23, 35 (x2), 39; 37:33; 39:11; 40:13 (x2); 41:4; 48:17; 54:22; Helaman 3:29; 5:12; 7:15; 13:26; 16:6 (x2); 3 Nephi 2:2; 6:17, 28; 9:2; 11:29; 18:15; 21:10; 27:11; Ether 8:16, 25; Moroni 7:11 (x2), 12 (x2), 14, 17 (x2))
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Etymology
The English word DEVIL is distantly related to diabolos, the Greek translation of the HEBREW word, śāṭān (see Job 1:6 in the HEBREW Bible and in the Septuagint). Diabolos means “slanderer, accuser.” Other names in the Book of Mormon for the DEVIL include SATAN and LUCIFER.
Variants
Deseret Alphabet: 𐐔𐐇𐐚𐐢 (dɛvl), 𐐔𐐀𐐚𐐢 (diːvl)
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