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Βελίαλ (Beliar) -- Beliar</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/955.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/2-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/955.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 955</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/954.htm" title="954">◄</a> 955. Beliar <a href="../greek/956.htm" title="956">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Beliar: Beliar</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Βελίαρ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Noun, Indeclinable<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Beliar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-lee-AR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bel-ee'-al)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beliar<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Belial, a demon, and in fact a name for Satan.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew word בְּלִיַּעַל (beliyya'al), which means "worthlessness" or "wickedness."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>Strong's Hebrew 1100: בְּלִיַּעַל (beliyya'al) - often translated as "worthless" or "wicked," used in the Old Testament to describe individuals or actions that are morally corrupt or rebellious against God.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "Beliar" is used as a name for Satan or a personification of evil. It represents the ultimate adversary of God and righteousness. The term is synonymous with lawlessness and rebellion against divine authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The term "Beliar" is rooted in Jewish apocalyptic literature, where it is often used to describe the forces of evil opposing God. In the intertestamental period, Jewish writings began to personify evil, and terms like "Belial" or "Beliar" became associated with Satan or demonic forces. This reflects the cultural understanding of a cosmic battle between good and evil, a theme prevalent in Jewish and early Christian thought.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>955</b> <i>Belíal</i> (transliterated from the OT <a href="/greek/1100.htm">1100</a> <i>/glṓssa</i>, "worthless, vile, wickedness") – Belial, an appellation of Satan which stresses his deep-seated <i>wickedness</i> – "the one who is <i>utterly worthless</i> because <i>vile</i>."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"lord of the forest," Beliar, a name of Satan<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Belial (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 955: Βελιαλ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βελιαλ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="hebrew">בְּלִיַעַל</span> worthlessness, wickedness), <span class="accented">Belial,</span> a name of Satan, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15</a> in <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">bez</span></span> <span class="manuref"><span class="lexsuper">elz</span></span> <span class="manuref">L</span>. But <span class="greek2">Βελιάρ</span> (which see) is preferable (see <span class="manuref">WH</span>s Appendix, p. 159; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 6).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 955: Βελιάρ</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βελιάρ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, indeclinable, <span class="accented">Beliar,</span> a name of Satan in <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">2 Corinthians 6:15</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">st</span></span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>, etc. This form is either robe ascribed (as most suppose) to the harsh Syriac pronunciation of the word <span class="greek2">Βελιαλ</span> (q. v.), or must be derived from <span class="hebrew">יַעַר</span> <span class="hebrew">בֵּל</span> lord of the forest, i. e. who rules over forests and deserts (cf. the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word <TOPIC:Belial>, especially Alex.'s Kitto)). Often in ecclesiastical writings<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 955a: βελόνη</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βελόνη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βελόνης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">βέλος</span>); <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">the point of a spear</span>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a needle</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/18-25.htm">Luke 18:25</a> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ῤαφίς</span></span>. ((Batr. 130), <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aeschines</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 90.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Belial. <p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/1100.htm">bliya'al</a>); worthlessness; Belial, as an epithet of Satan -- Belial. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1100.htm">bliya'al</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Βελιαρ Βελιάρ Βελίαρ Beliar Belíar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 6:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun">N</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Χριστοῦ πρὸς <b>Βελίαρ</b> ἢ τίς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has Christ <span class="itali">with Belial,</span> or<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath Christ with <span class="itali">Belial?</span> or what<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Christ with <span class="itali">Belial</span> or what<p><b><a href="/greek/955.htm">Strong's Greek 955</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_955.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/beliar_955.htm">Βελίαρ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/954.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="954"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="954" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/956.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="956"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="956" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>