"Apollyon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀπολλύων (Apollúōn, “Apollyon, the destroyer”), from ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “utterly destroy”) via phono-semantic matching with Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾaḇaddôn, “destruction, ruin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Ἀπολλύων||Apollyon, the destroyer}} Ancient Greek Ἀπολλύων (Apollúōn, “Apollyon, the destroyer”), {{der|en|hbo|אֲבַדּוֹן|t=destruction, ruin|tr=ʾaḇaddôn}} Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾaḇaddôn, “destruction, ruin”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Apollyon
  1. (Christianity) The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator. Wikipedia link: Apollyon, phono-semantic matching Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Christianity Related terms: Abaddon Translations (The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator): Ἀπολλύων (Apollúōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Apollyon (Dutch), Apollyon [masculine] (French), Apollyon [masculine] (German), 아폴리온 (apollion) (Korean), Apolião [masculine] (Portuguese), Apolion [masculine] (Portuguese)
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