Luke 11:15
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁפֵל
shâphêl
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
δαιμόνιον
daimónion
a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
Βεελζεβούλ
Beelzeboúl
dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
δαιμόνιον
daimónion
a dæmonic being; by extension a deity
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁפֵל shâphêl
to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
Study H8213 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →Cross References
But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
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