Is Satan a Christian term? Or is there other religions that use this name/ idea?

Answer 1

Satan - A made up character to scare people into religion. Yes, the christian religion.

Answer 2

Satan is transliterated from a Hebrew word meaning an adversary or opposer. The word is translated as Satan 18 times; 8 times it is translated adversary and once translated accuser in the NASB. In the New Testament the name appears 36 times and is equivalent to the Greek word diabolos, translated Devil, which appears 33 times as that word and always refers to the person identified as Satan in the Old Testament (see Revelation 12:9 and 20:2)
The word daimon and its related word daimonion and also its verb form daimonizomai are mistranslated in the KJV by the word devil, when in every case they should be translated by the word demon, or in the verb form, oppressed by a demon or demonized. (Not "possessed by a devil," which is a mistranslation)
In conclusion, the word is Biblical in origin, but has been borrowed by other religions, most notably Islam.

Answer 3

Satan is only found in Christian and Muslim and Jewish traditions. It is possible that the ideas that formed him originated from Set, and Egyptian 'god'. Set was truly an evil guy and I doubt any Egyptians actually worshipped him at all. Or, the ones who did were the rebels of their time like Satanists try to be today. Modern archeology has no problem with calling Set a god, and I wonder if people from the future will think Satan was a god of sorts in our culture.

Answer 4

Satan Comes From a Northwest Semitic word Which Means "to be hostile"

Answer 5

The concept of Satan can be seen in Christianity, Islam, and to an extent, Zoroastrianism.

Answer 6

Satan, from the Hebrew word for "accuser" (Standard Hebrew: שָׂטָן, Satan; Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Koine Greek: Σατανάς, Satanás; Aramaic: סטנא, Saṭänä; Arabic: شيطان, Šayṭān, Ge'ez: ሳይጣን Sāyṭān), is a term with its origins in the Abrahamic faiths which is traditionally applied to an angel. Ha-Satan is the accuser, a member of the divine council, who challenged the religious faith of humans, especially in the books of Job and Zechariah. Religious belief systems other than Judaism relate this term to a demon, a rebellious fallen angel, devil, minor god and idolatry, or as an allegory for evil.



In modern and late Medieval Christian thought, Lucifer is usually a fallen angel commonly associated with Satan, the embodiment of evil and enemy of God. Lucifer is generally considered, based on the influence of Christian literature and legend, to have been a prominent archangel in heaven (although some contexts say he was a cherub or a seraph), prior to having been motivated by pride to rebel against God. When the angel failed, Lucifer was cast out of heaven, along with a third of the heavenly host, and came to reside in the world.

Lucifer is a Latin word meaning "light-bearer" (from lux, lucis, "light", and ferre, "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "Morning Star", the planet Venus. The word Lucifer was the direct translation of the Greek eosphoros ("dawn-bearer"; cf. Greek phosphoros, "light-bearer") used by Jerome in the Vulgate, having mythologically the same meaning as Prometheus who brought fire to humanity. In that passage, Isaiah 14:12, it referred to one of the popular honorific titles of a Babylonian king; however, later interpretations of the text, and the influence of embellishments in works such as Dante's The Divine Comedy and Milton's Paradise Lost, led to the common idea in Christian mythology and folklore that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of Satan.

Answer 7

Satan is present in many religions, some even as the head.

and the devil was originally introduced in Judaism. Satan literally means "accuser", as he tends to do that a lot to God's people

Answer 8

Satan is biblical "allegory" for Law,
which should be told go jump in the dead sea.

Get behind me Satan is as saying Law is Dung.
We all are one should know what to do with D-evil.

If it's crap(dung, sh-it), flush it & make a clean wipe,
for a little leaven(law) leaveneth(laws) the whole lump;
A little cancer kills the whole body, including the head.

Cancer us law? It seems to be hell bent on extinction.
For by using of ordinances(laws) all perish: Col 2:20-22.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 9

I don't know, but I do find it odd that Satan is closely spelled with Santa. LOL. And Elvis is closely spelled with Evils....maybe we've got it all backward and the Elvis worshippers are the Satanists?

Answer 10

Yeah, every December I hear it all over the place.

"Santa Claus is coming to town"
"I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus"
"Here comes Santa Claus"

Oh, you said SATAN....my bad! [LOL]