Apollyon

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Apollyon

(Christianity) The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.
- 1855, Robert Browning, chapter 27, in “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”:
  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 (fr) m
German: Apollyon (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: Ἀπολλύων m (Apollúōn)
Korean: 아폴리온 (apollion)
Portuguese: Apolião m, Apolion m

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