[bee-el-zuh-buhb, beel-zuh-] 
| 1. | the chief devil; Satan. |
| 2. | a devil. |
| 3. | (in Milton's Paradise Lost) one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan. |
| Be·el·ze·bub (bē-ěl'zə-bŭb') n.
[Hebrew ba'al zəbûb, lord (of the) fly, alteration of ba'al zəbûl, lord prince; see bʕl in Semitic roots.] |
Another name for Satan. Originally a Philistine god, he is called the Prince of Devils in the New Testament.
Note: Beelzebub also appears in Milton's Paradise Lost as one of the fallen angels, second only to Satan in power.
Note: By extension, a “Beelzebub” is any demon or evil spirit.
Beelzebub
(Gr. form Beel'zebul), the name given to Satan, and found only in the New Testament (Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22). It is probably the same as Baalzebub (q.v.), the god of Ekron, meaning "the lord of flies," or, as others think, "the lord of dung," or "the dung-god."
Beelzebub
in the Bible, the prince of the devils. In the Old Testament, in the form Baalzebub, it is the name given to the god of the Philistine city of Ekron (II Kings 1:1-18). Neither name is found elsewhere in the Old Testament, and there is only one reference to it in other Jewish literature. See devil.
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