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Abdon

[ ab-don ]

noun

, Bible.
  1. one of the minor judges of Israel.
  2. a courtier of the Biblical king Josiah.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Abdon1

From Late Latin Abdon, from Greek Habdṓn, from Hebrew ʿAdbon, of uncertain meaning, perhaps “Servant of N (a deity)”

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Example Sentences

I burned to revile Canaples aloud, but Abdon's was not the ear into which I might pour the hot words that welled up to my lips.

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