Apollyon

[ uh-pol-yuhn ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the destroyer; the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon.

Apollyon

/ əˈpɒljən /

noun

1. New Testament the destroyer, a name given to the Devil (Revelation 9:11)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apollyon¹

From Greek apollýōn (present participle of apollýnai “to destroy utterly, kill”), equivalent to ap(o)- prefix denoting completion or finishing (off) + olly- present tense stem + -ōn present participle suffix; apo- ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Apollyon¹

C14: via Late Latin from Greek, from apollunai to destroy totally

Example Sentences

Even Apollyon appears in old paintings with huge wings, like those of a bat.

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Youve found that I am not the devil, after all,—at least not the Spanish Apollyon.

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The master of the stalls again gasped forth the word, "Apollyon!"

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As I read the story of Christian and Apollyon to its end, a new courage fought in me with my morning fears.

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Now in the valley Christian had a hard fight with a fiend called Apollyon.

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