δαίμων, δαίμονος, ὁ, ἡ; 1. in Greek authors, a god, a goddess; an inferior deity, whether good or bad; hence, ἀγαθοδαιμονες and κακοδαιμονες are distinguished (cf. Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)). 2. In the N. T. an evil spirit (see δαιμόνιον, 2): Mat_8:31; Mar_5:12 (R L); Luk_8:29 (R G L marginal reading); Rev_16:14 (Rec.); (where L T Tr WH δαιμονίων). (B. D. (especially American edition) under the word ; cf. δαιμονίζομαι.)

δαίμων daimōn 1x a god, a superior power; in NT a malignant demon, evil angel, Mat_8:31

δαίμων , -ονος , ὁ , ἡ , [in LXX for H1408 , Isa_65:11 ( ΰ ; δαιμονίῳ , AB) * ;] in cl . and NT = δαιμόνιον ; a demon: Mat_8:31 . †

δαίμων [page 135] The word is used in its old sense in P Leid W xiv. 9 (ii/iii A.D.) δαίμων δαιμώνων , in a spell addressed to a divinity. It answers often to the Latin Genius. Thus in a notification of the accession of Nero, P Oxy VII. 1021 .9 (A.D. 54) the Emperor is described as ἀγαθὸς δαίμων δὲ τῆς οὐκου̣μένης ( l. οἰκ ), the good genius of the world. Similarly OGIS 666 .2 Νέρων ] Κλαύδιος . . . ὁ ἀγαθὸς δαίμων τῆς οἰκουμένης , σὺν ἅπασιν οἷς εὐεργέτησεν ἀγαθοῖς : cf. ib. 672 .7 (A.D. 80) with reference to the Nile ὠρύγη Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων ποταμὸς ἐπὶ τὰ τρία στερεά κτλ . In a private letter of iii/A.D. the combination occurs as a proper name, P Strass I. 73 .4 Ἀγαθὸς Δαίμων σύν σοι εἰσελθὼν διεπέμψατο : cf. BGU II. 494 .14 (ii/A.D.), al. For the word in a bad sense, see the magical incantation, P Par 574 .1227 ((iii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 113) πρᾶξις γενναία ἐκβάλλουσα δαίμονας , a notable spell for driving out demons, and the Christian amulet in which the wearer prays, ὅπως διώξῃς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ τοῦ δούλου σου τὸν δαίμονα προβασκανίας , that Thou mayst drive from me Thy servant the demon of witchcraft BGU III. 954 .9 ( c . vi/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 133). In P Grenf II. 76 .3 (A.D. 305 6) two νεκροτάφοι from Kusis agree to a formal divorce, seeing that owing to some evil deity they have renounced their wedded life = ἐπὶ ( l. ἐπεὶ ) ἐκ τινὸς πονηροῦ δαίμονος συνέβη αὐτοὺς ἀποζεῦχθαι ἀλλήλων τὴν κοινὴν αὐτῶν συνβίωσιν . So P Cairo Preis 2 .12 (A.D. 362) ὡς τῆς γυναικός μου πῖραν λαβοῦσαν (for λαβούσης ) δέμονος , in the belief that my wife had had experience of a demon.

δαίμων [Etym: Perh. from δαίω B, "to divide or distribute destinies".] "a god, goddess", like θεός, θεά, Hom. , Trag. , etc.:—in Hom. also "deity or divine power" (θεός denotes "a god in person)", Lat. numen; πρὸς δαίμονα against "the divine power"; σὺν δαίμονι with it, by its favour, Il. :—so, κατὰ δαίμονα, nearly = τύχηι, by "chance", Hdt. ; ἐν τῶι δ. ῀ θεῶν ἐν γούνασι, Soph. "one's daemon or genius, one's lot or fortune", στυγερὸς δαίμων Od. ; δαίμονος αἶσα κακή id=Od. : absol. "good or ill fortune", Trag. ; esp. of "the evil genius" of a family, Aesch. δαίμονες, in Hes. , are "the souls of men of the golden age", forming the link between gods and men:—later, of "any departed souls", Lat. manes, lemures, Luc. in NTest. "an evil spirit, a demon, devil".

δαίμων, -ονος, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX for גַּד, Isa.65:11 (א; δαιμονίῳ, AB) * ;] in cl. and NT = δαιμόνιον; a demon: Mat.8:31.† (AS)