Belial - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H955 — bushah (“shame”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G955 Βελίαλ (Belial) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Belial (bel-ee'-al) n/p. 1. worthlessness 2. Belial, as an epithet of Satan It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include belial. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
Belial (bel-ee'-al) n/p. 1. worthlessness 2. Belial, as an epithet of Satan [of Hebrew origin (H1100)] KJV: Belial Root(s): H1100 Compare: G96, G2556
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G955. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Belial
Usage: Βελίαλ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. בְּלִיַּעַל, worthlessness, but see DB, i, 268), Belial, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15, Rec. See next word.† Βελιάρ, ὁ, indecl. (another form of previous word, "due to harsh Syriac pronunciation," or else Heb. בֵּל יַעַר, lord of the forest), Beliar, a name of Satan: 2Co.6:15 (see DB, i, 269).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Belial, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G955.
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G955, grouped by book.
Belial (Strong's G955) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Belial". Belial (bel-ee'-al) n/p. 1. worthlessness 2. Belial, as an epithet of Satan
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G955 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G955 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as belial. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.