View source for (Greek) Diabolos (διάβολος, ον)

In Matthew 4:5, the being tempting Christ is called ὁ διάβολος, literally “he who casts by”, used of a person who makes generally false accusations. In Revelation chapter 12 we saw equated “''the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.''” '''All''' those who oppose God do such things, and therefore the idea of a false accuser is associated with the Adversary, or Satan, that entire race of the serpent's offspring which is called at Revelation “''the accuser of our brethren''”, an example of which is that devil which made false accusations concerning [[Job (figure)|Job]].

== Examples ==
<blockquote>''Matthew 9:3 And behold, some of the scribes said among themselves “This man blasphemes!” 4 And Yahshua, seeing their considerations, said “For what reason do you ponder evil in your hearts?''</blockquote>The [[Jews|jew]] is the “false accuser”, always quick to prosecute without actually understanding the facts of a matter. They have played that same role throughout all time.