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Accuser (שָׂטָן, satan; κατήγωρ, katēgōr). The Hebrew noun שָׂטָן (satan) means “adversary” or “accuser.” The term appears in Job 1–2 as a title for a heavenly being who has some sort of prosecutorial or adversarial role in the heavenly court (Job 1:6–9, 12; 2:1–7; compare Zech 3:1). The word can also be used in a general sense for an accuser in a human legal context (e.g., Psa 109:6) or for a military or political enemy (e.g., 1 Sam 29:4; 1 Kgs 5:18). By the New Testament, the Hebrew word satan has come into Greek as Σᾰτάν (Sătan), a name for the devil (e.g., Luke 13:16). This being’s role as an accuser is mentioned once in the NT where Satan is called ὁ κατήγωρ (ho katēgōr, “the accuser”; Rev 12:9–10). For further information, see these articles: Satan; Satan in the Second Temple Period; Devil.
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