The Greek, Hebrew and Ge’ez that is often transliterated in English as «Satan» is transliterated in Kipsigis as «Setani.» This is interesting because it is not only a transliteration that approximates the Greek sound but it is also an existing Kipsigis word with the meaning of «ugly» and «sneaking.» (Source: Earl Anderson in The Bible Translator 1950, p. 85ff. )

In Morelos Nahuatl it is translated as «envious one» (source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.) and in Tibetan: bdud (བདུད།), lit. «chief devil» (except in Rev. 20:2, where it is transliterated) (source: gSungrab website ).

See also devil.

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