Beelzebub

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• Beëlzebub

Etymology

From Latin Beelzebūb, used in the Vulgate to translate Ancient Greek βεελζεβούβ (beelzeboub) and Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'vúv, “fly-lord”) (mentioned in 2 Kings chapter 1 as "the god of Ekron").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/

Proper noun

Beelzebub

1. The Devil.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Matthew, 12:24

     But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

Translations

The Devil

• Dutch: Beëlzebub (nl)
• French: Belzébuth (fr) m
• German: Beelzebub (de) m

• Italian: Belzebù (it) m
• Macedonian: Велзевул (mk) (Vélzevul) m
• Russian: Вельзевул (ru) (Velʹzevúl) m

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Latin

Alternative forms

• Beelzebul

Etymology

Translating Ancient Greek βεελζεβούβ (beelzeboub) and Hebrew בעל זבוב (ba‘al-z'būb, “fly-lord”); perhaps a corruption of Beelzebul, meaning Lord of the High Place, with -bul altered to -bub to change the meaning to Lord of the Flies.

Proper noun

Beelzebub indeclinable m

1. A demon or devil.
2. (biblical) the god of the Philistine city of Ekron.
3. (pejorative) Beelzebul