Apollyon
The name Apollyon means “a destroyer.” Apollyon is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Revelation 9:11. Also called Abaddon.
Who was Apollyon?
Destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Rev. 9:11). It is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Abaddon (q.v.).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Apollyon
- Revelation 9:11
And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.