see Hades, Hell, Sheol
Job 26:6 Sheol .. and A has no coverage
Psa 88:11 will your truth be told in the A?
Pro 15:11 Sheol and A are before the Lord
Pro 27:20 Sheol and A are never satisfied; so the
Rev 9:11 name in Hebrew is A, and in Greek
(Heb., †™avaddon, means ruin, perdition, destruction). The mention of him on six different occasions in the OT (Job 26:6; Job 28:22; Job 31:12; Psa 88:11; Pro 15:11; Pro 27:20) gives the idea of ruin. The only mention of him in the NT (Rev 9:11) refers to the angel who rules over the infernal regions.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
†¢Hell.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, ANGE DIAB It means “destruction” in Hebrew. It is used in Jb. 26:6 and Prov. 15:11 as the equivalent of sheol or death. In Rev. 9:11 he appears as the angel of the abyss, which in its Greek translation is Apollyon, “destroyer”.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(from the Hebrew, it means: “Destruction”).
In Revelation 9:11 this word is transliterated into the English text. This passage speaks of a symbolic plague of locusts that have “a king, the angel of the abyss. In Hebrew his name is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon †.
The Hebrew term ´avad·dohnʹ means “destruction” and can also refer to a “place of destruction.” It occurs in the original Hebrew text a total of five times, four of which are used in parallel with “burial”, “Sheol” and “death”. (Ps 88:11; Job 26:6; 28:22; Pr 15:11) In these verses the word ´avad·dohn refers to the destructive processes that follow human death, and the texts indicate that decomposition or destruction take place in Sheol, the common grave of mankind. At Job 31:12 ´avad·dóhn refers to the harmful effect of the adulterous course. Job said: “That is a fire that would eat up to destruction itself, and among all my produce it would take root.” (Compare Pr 6:26-28, 32; 7:26, 27.)
Who is Abaddon, the angel of the abyss?
On the other hand, at Revelation 9:11 the expression “Abaddon” is used as the name of the “angel of the abyss”. The corresponding Greek name, †œApollyon† , means †œDestroyer† . Over the past century attempts have been made to show that this text applied prophetically to such men as the Emperor Vespasian, Mohammed, and even Napoleon, and this was generally believed to be a “satanic” angel. However, it should be noted that in Revelation 20:1-3 the angel holding “the key of the bottomless pit” is presented as a representative of God from heaven, and rather than being “satanic”, he binds Satan and throws him into the abyss. In a commentary on Revelation 9:11, The Interpreter † ™ s Bible says: † œHowever, Abaddon is not an angel of Satan, but of God, who performs the work of his destruction according to God’s command †.
In the Hebrew Scripture texts cited above, the term ´avad·dohn is used in parallel with Sheol and death. In Revelation 1:18 Christ Jesus declares: † œI live forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades †, and in Luke 8:31 his power is shown with respect to the abyss. The fact that he has power to destroy, even Satan, is expressed at Hebrews 2:14, where Jesus is said to have partaken of blood and flesh so that “by his death he might reduce to nothing him who has the means to cause death, that is, to the Devil† . In Revelation 19:11-16 he is clearly depicted as God’s Appointed Destroyer or Executioner. (See APOLLYN.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
This is the name given to an angel of Satan in Rev. 9:11, and he appears there as king of a horde of locust-like hellish monsters sent to vex rebellious mankind. The Greek translation of this word is ho apolluōn, “the destroyer”. The word aḇaddon it occurs several times in the OT as an epithet for Sheol and Hades, and literally means “destruction” (from the root abbot, which means “to be lost, to perish”). It occurs, for example, in Ps. 88:12, “Is your love, your loyalty, spoken of in the grave in the place of perdition (so BJ) or destruction?” (Similarly Prov. 15:11; 27:20; Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12).
G. L. Archer, Jr.
BJ Jerusalem Bible
Harrison, EF, Bromiley, GW, & Henry, CFH (2006). Dictionary of Theology (1). Grand Rapids, MI: Challenge Books.
Source: Dictionary of Theology
Satanic angel of the abyss (Ap. 9.11) whose name gr. It is Apollyon, ‘destroyer’. in heb. ˒aḇaddôn it means ‘(place of) destruction’, and in the OT it is used as a synonym for death and Sheol. (* Hell).
JDD
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary
Struggle of the Christian with Abaddon Hebrew Vision of Hell Word that means:
- ruin, destruction (Job 31,12);
- place of destruction; the Abyss, place of the dead (Job 26,6; Proverbs 15,11);
- he appears personified (Apoc. 9,11) as Abaddon and is translated into Greek as Apollyon, denoting the angel-prince of hell, the minister of death and the author of chaos on earth. The Vulgate renders the Greek Apollyon by the Latin Exterminans (ie, “Destroyer”). Abaddon’s identification with Asmodeus, the demon of impurity, has been asserted but not proven.
In Job 26,6, and Proverbs 15,11, the word appears in conjunction with Sheol.
(N. of T.: In the Jerusalem Bible the word “abaddon” appears translated as “perdition”.
Source: Maas, Anthony. “Abaddon.” The Catholic Encyclopaedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01005a.htm
Translated by OA LHM
Selection of images: José Gálvez Krüger.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia