Etymograph

English

Satan

Satan comes from Ancient Greek Σατάν.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣατάνSatán
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESatan
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150same form
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sathan
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1611Satan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣατάνSatán
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESatan
  3. Old Englishc. 450–1150same form
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sathan
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1611Satan

Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And he shewed me Ioshua the high Priest, standing…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek Σατάν

Today it means

name The supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the same figure, regarded as a deity to be revered and worshipped.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σατάν / Satan

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