Apollyon

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀπολλύων (Apollúōn, “Apollyon, the destroyer”), from ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “destroy”) via phono-semantic matching with Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾaḇaddôn, “destruction, ruin”).

Proper noun

Apollyon

1. (Christianity) The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.
   • 1855, Robert Browning, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”, XXVII:

     A great black bird, Apollyon's bosom-friend, / Sailed past, nor beat his wide wing dragon-penned / That brushed my cap—perchance the guide I sought.

Translations

The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator

• Dutch: Apollyon
• French: Apollyon m
• German: Apollyon (de) m
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• Korean: 아폴리온 (apollion)
• Portuguese: Apolião m, Apolion m