Where does “Ἀβαδδών” come from?

Ἀβαδδών (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew אבדון, from Hebrew א־ב־ד — Forming words pertaining to loss.

Ἀβαδδών (Ancient Greek): Abaddon

Definitions

  1. Abaddon

Ancestry of “Ἀβαδδών”, step by step

Ἀβαδδών traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew אבדון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאבדוןdestruction, devastation, ruin, doom
2Hebrewא־ב־דForming words pertaining to loss

via Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewאֲבַדּוֹןdestruction, ruin

Words derived from “Ἀβαδδών”

Every word from Hebrew א־ב־ד →Every word from Hebrew אבדון →