διάβολος [4 verses] (adj sg masc nom)"devil" is diabolos, which means "slanderous", "backbiting," and "slanderer." -- (CW) The term translated as "the devil" is another adjective, that means "to slander." Introduced by an article ("the") it becomes a noun and means "the slanderer" and "the backbiter" in Greek. Jesus uses it to describe someone who degrades other people primarily by lying about them. See this article. CW --Confusing Word -- The "devil" does not capture the word's specific meaning.