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Apollyon (Ἀπολλύων, Apollyōn). A Greek name for the angel of the bottomless pit. Revelation is the only place it appears in the Bible, and uses it only once (Rev 9:11) as a translation of the Hebrew word “Abaddon.”
Apollyon is the central figure in a picture of destructive evil forces from the world of lost spirits. The author of Revelation modifies older images—the Old Testament personifications of Abaddon—to present his vision in striking new terms (see Prov 27:20; Job 28:22; compare b. Shabbat f. 55). The evil forces are described as locusts, but with additional images implying power and destructiveness (Rev 9:7–10). Apollyon completes the description of them by providing an image of unity and leadership.
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