Beelzebub

== English == === Alternative forms === Baalzebub, Belzebuth, Beëlzebub, Beelzebul, Beelzeboul === Etymology === First attested as Old English Belzebub, from Latin Beelzebūb, the Vulgate's form of Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl), from Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”), mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as “the god of Ekron”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbilzɪbʌb/ === Proper noun === Beelzebub (biblical) A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron. (Christianity) Satan, the Devil. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan ==== Derived terms ==== cast out the Devil with Beelzebub ==== Related terms ==== Baal ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lord of the flies === References === === Further reading === “Beelzebub”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Beelzebub”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == German == === Alternative forms === Beelzebul === Pronunciation === === Noun === Beelzebub m (strong, genitive Beelzebubes or Beelzebubs or Beelzebub, plural Beelzebube) (singular only, Christianity, Judaism) Beelzebub demon, devil ==== Declension ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === Beelzebul === Etymology === Translating Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl) and Biblical Hebrew בעל זבוב (Ba‘al-z'būb, “fly-lord”); perhaps a corruption of Beelzebul, meaning Lord of the Dwelling, with -bul altered to -bub to change the meaning to Lord of the Flies. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [beˈɛɫ.zɛ.bʊb] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [beˈɛl.d͡ze.bub] === Proper noun === Beelzebub m (indeclinable) (biblical) the god of the Philistine city of Ekron. (derogatory) Beelzebul === References === “Beelzebub”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Beelzebub”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.