1. Revelation 12:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does the word “Satan” mean?

Revelation 12:9 (ESV)

9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

The word “satan” is simply the Hebrew term for adversary (see 1 Kings 11:14, 1 Kings 11:23). The dragon has been God’s opponent from the beginning.