to the idea of the Satan, but the background is much older, as reflected in the divine court scenes of more ancient Near Eastern mythological literature. 7b. roaming. A play on the word Satan, and perhaps the very root from which the title was originally derived. Cf. previous NOTE. strolling. The common verb to walk, stroll, but perhaps used here in a technical sense of roaming around looking for trouble or an opportunity to do harm. In Akkadian, the participle of this root is applied to the evil