Beelzebul

In Bible versions:

Beelzeboul: NIV
Beelzebub: NIV
Beelzebul: NET AVS NRSV NASB TEV

lord of the flies ( --> same as Baalzebub)

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the prince of demons

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NET Glossary: (traditionally Beelzebub) in the New Testament the name for the chief or prince of demons, identified with Satan (Matt 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19)

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Greek

Strongs #954: beelzeboul Beelzeboul or beelzeboub

Beelzebub = "lord of the house"

1) a name of Satan, the prince of evil spirits

954 Beelzeboul beh-el-zeb-ool'

of Chaldee origin (by parody on 1176); dung-god; Beelzebul, a name of Satan: KJV -- Beelzebub.
see HEBREW for 01176

Beelzebub [nave]

BEELZEBUB
The prince of devils, Matt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19.
Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah, 2 Kin. 1:2.
See: Baal-zebub.

Beelzebub [ebd]

(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 [smith]

[See BEELZEBUL]

BEELZEBUL [smith]

(lord of the house), the title of a heathen deity, to whom the Jews ascribed the sovereignty of the evil spirits; Satan, the prince of the devils. (Matthew 10:25; 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15) ff. The correct reading is without doubt Beelzebul , and not Beelzebub .

BEELZEBUB [isbe]

BEELZEBUB - be-el'-ze-bub (in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) is an error (after the Vulgate) for Beelzebul (Revised Version margin) Beelzeboul; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Beezeboul): In the time of Christ this was the current name for the chief or prince of demons, and was identified with SATAN (which see) and the DEVIL (which see). The Jews committed the unpardonable sin of ascribing Christ's work of casting out demons to Beelzebul, thus ascribing to the worst source the supreme manifestation of goodness (Mt 10:25; 12:24,27; Mk 3:22; Lk 11:15,18,19). There can be little doubt that it is the same name as BAALZEBUB (which see). It is a well-known phenomenon in the history of religions that the gods of one nation become the devils of its neighbors and enemies. When the Aryans divided into Indians and Iranians, the Devas remained gods for the Indians, but became devils (daevas) for the Iranians, while the Ahuras remained gods for the Iranians and became devils (asuras) for the Indians. Why Baalzebub became Beelzebul, why the b changed into l, is a matter of conjecture. It may have been an accident of popular pronunciation, or a conscious perversion (Beelzebul in Syriac = "lord of dung"), or Old Testament zebhubh may have been a perversion, accidental or intentional of zebhul (= "house"), so that Baalzebul meant "lord of the house." These are the chief theories offered (Cheyne in EB; Barton in Hastings, ERE).

T. Rees

Beelzebub [baker]

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See Gods and Goddesses, Pagan

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BEELZEBUL [bridgeway]

Jews of New Testament times used ‘Beelzebul’ as a name for Satan, the prince of demons (Matt 10:25; 12:24-27). It was a variation of the name Baal-zebub, a Baal god whose home (according to an ancient Canaanite belief) was in the Philistine town of Ekron (2 Kings 1:2). The name meant ‘lord of flies’, probably because the local people believed this god gave the citizens of Ekron protection against disease-carrying flies that plagued the area.

By contrast other people interpreted the name in a bad sense – lord of flies, and therefore lord of filth. This was the meaning the Jews had in mind when they used the name as a title for Satan. Satan was Beelzebul, for he was lord of all things unclean, in particular unclean spirits, or demons (Mark 3:21-22; Luke 11:14-15). (Concerning the Jews’ accusation that Jesus cast out demons by Beelzebul, see BLASPHEMY.)