Revelation 9:11
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
Note Abaddon means Destruction.
Note Apollyon means Destroyer.
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.
They have over them as king the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is “Abaddon”, but in Greek, he has the name “Apollyon”.
Note “Abaddon” is a Hebrew word that means “ruin”, “destruction”, or “the place of destruction”
Note “Apollyon” means “Destroyer”.
They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- they had
- Revelation 12:9; John 12:31; John 14:30; John 16:11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 4:4; 1 John 5:19
- the angel
- Revelation 9:1
- Abaddon
- that is, a destroyer.
- John 8:44