Beelzebub

• Baalzebub, Belzebuth, Beëlzebub, Beelzebul

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /biːˈɛlzɪbʌb/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbilzɪbʌb/

Beelzebub

1. (biblical) A Canaanite deity worshipped at Ekron.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 12:24, column 1:

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

2. (Christianity) Satan, the Devil.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Satan

   • 1975, Freddie Mercury (lyrics and music), “Bohemian Rhapsody”, in A Night at the Opera, performed by Queen:

     Mamma mia, let me go / Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me!

• Baal

• lord of the flies (a calque of the Hebrew term)

• Beelzebub at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Beelzebub”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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Beelzebub m (strong, genitive Beelzebubes or Beelzebubs or Beelzebub, plural Beelzebube)

1. (singular only, Christianity, Judaism) Beelzebub
   • 1995, “Über Sex kann man nur auf Englisch singen”, in Digital ist Besser, performed by Tocotronic:

     Doch gibt's ein Verlangen zu beschreiben / Den Teufel mit dem Beelzebub vertreiben

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2. demon, devil

• Beelzebul

Translating Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ (Beelzeboúl) and Biblical 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.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /beˈel.ze.bub/, [beˈɛɫ̪d̪͡z̪ɛbʊb]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /beˈel.d͡ze.bub/, [beˈɛld̪͡z̪ebub]

Beelzebub m (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) the god of the Philistine city of Ekron.
2. (derogatory) Beelzebul

• “Beelzebub”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Beelzebub in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette