dæmonic being

as in cl.; (Hdt., Plat., al.); the Divine power, Deity or (as in magical , Deiss., , 281; MM, , x): , . an inferior divinity, deity demon π ξένα δ. BS Exp. Ac 17:18 (a) in OT, heathen deities, false gods (e.g. , ); De 32:17 Ps 95 (96):5 in NT, : , ; , ; , ; , ; especially (syn. with ) as operating upon and "possessing" (of. ) men: , et al.; . . ., ; , ; , In the phrase , , the wider cl. usage (1. ) is recognised, being elsewhere in NT, the epithet of , and = (v. , in l; Cremer, 168) evil spirits, demons θύουσιν δαιμονίοις διδασκαλίαι δαιμονίων προσκυνεῖν τὰ δ. ἄρχων τῶν δ. πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον δαιμονίζομαι εἰσέρχεσθαι δ. εἰς δ. ἔχειν δ. ἐκβάλλειν πνεῦμα δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου ἀκ. πν. δ. πν. ἀκ. I Co 10:20 I Ti 4:1 Re 9:20 Mt 9:34 Mt 11:18 Lk 8:30 Lk 4:33 Mt 7:22 Lk 4:33 b ICC

a dæmonic being; by extension a deity

devil, god