Bible Names

Satan: meaning of the name

Satan means “contrary; adversary; enemy; accuser.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Satan in Hebrew and Greek

Σατᾶν G4566

Satân — Satan, i.e. the devil

of Hebrew origin (H07854);

Σατανᾶς G4567

Satanâs — the accuser, i.e. the devil

of Chaldee origin corresponding to H04566 (with the definite affix);

Who named Satan in the Bible

Satan in Scripture

“Satan” appears in 49 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 1 Chronicles 21:1

    And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

  • Job 1:6

    Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

  • Job 1:7

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

  • Job 1:8

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

  • Job 1:9

    Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

  • Job 1:12

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

  • Job 2:1

    Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

  • Job 2:2

    And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.