Names For Satan and Demon Spirits

Satan's Names

1. Abaddon (Apollyon)

Revelation 9:11 "And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon."

2. Accuser of the Brethren

Revelation 12:10 "Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 'Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.'"

(See also Job 1 & 2)

3. Adversary

1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

4. Angel of Light

2 Corinthians 11:14 "And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light."

5. Anointed Cherub

Ezekiel 28:14 "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones."

6. Beelzebub

Matthew 12:24 "Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, 'This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.'" (See also Matthew 10:25)

7. Belial

2 Corinthians 6:15 "And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?"

8. Corrupter of Minds

2 Corinthians 11:3 "But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

9. Devil

Revelation 12:9 "So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."

10. Dragon

Revelation 12:3 "And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads." (See also Revelation 20:2-7 and Isaiah 14:29)

11. Enemy

Matthew 13:39 "The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels."

12. God of this World

2 Corinthians 4:4 "whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."

13. King

Revelation 9:11 "And they had as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, but in Greek he has the name Apollyon." (See also Ephesians 6:12)

14. Liar

John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it."

15. Lucifer

Isaiah 14:12 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations!"

16. Murderer

John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it."

17. Oppressor

Acts 10:38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."

18. Prince of the Air

Ephesians 2:2 "in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,"

19. Prince of Darkness

Ephesians 6:12 "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."

20. Prince of this World

John 12:31 "Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out." (See also John 16:11)

21. Roaring Lion

1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

22. Satan

Job 1:6 "Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them." (See also Revelation 12:9)

23. Serpent

2 Corinthians 11:3 "But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." (See also Genesis 3:1, Revelation 12:9 and Genesis 3:14)

24. Temper

Matthew 4:3 "Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, 'If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.'"

25. Thief

John 10:10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."

26. Wicked One

Matthew 13:19 "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside."

Names of Demon Spirits

1. Spirit of infirmity

Luke 13:11 "And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up."

2. Dumb and deaf spirit

Mark 9:25 "When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, 'Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!'"

3. Unclean spirit (used 22 times)

Matthew 12:43 "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none."

4. Blind spirit

Matthew 12:22 "Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw." (See also Mark 1:23 and Luke 9:42)

5. Familiar spirit

Leviticus 20:27 "A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death; they shall stone them with stones. Their blood shall be upon them." (See also Isaiah 8:19 and 2 Kings 23:24)

6. An angel

2 Corinthians 11:14 "And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light."

7. A lying spirit

1 Kings 22:22-23 "The LORD said to him, 'In what way?' So he said, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And the LORD said, 'You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.' Therefore look! The LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has declared disaster against you." (See also 2 Chronicles 18:21-22)

8. Seducing spirits

1 Timothy 4:1 "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,"

9. Foul spirit

Mark 9:25 "When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, 'Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!'" (See also Revelation 18:2)

10. Jealous spirit

Numbers 5:14, 30 " if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, who has defiled herself; or if the spirit of jealousy comes upon him and he becomes jealous of his wife, although she has not defiled herself...or when the spirit of jealousy comes upon a man, and he becomes jealous of his wife; then he shall stand the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute all this law upon her."

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