BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G717
Armageddōn — Armageddon
Ἁρμαγεδών (WH, Ἃρ Μαγεδών; Rec. Ἀρμαγεδδών, prop. = הַר מְגִדּוֹן), cf. LXX, Μαγεδών, 2Ch.35:22, Μαγεδώ, Jdg.1:27; Har-Magedon (AV, Armageddon): Rev.16:16 (see Swete, in l, but also Thayer, see word).† Ἅρ, indecl., Rev.16:16, see, Ἁρμαγεδών Μαγεδών, Magedon: Rev.16:16 (WH, Ἅρ M. for Ἁρμαγεδών, which see).† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4023
me.gid.don — Megiddo
Megiddo or Megiddon = "place of crowds" ancient city of Canaan assigned to Manasseh and located on the southern rim of the plain of Esdraelon 6 miles (10 km) from Mount Carmel and 11 miles (18 km) from Nazareth Also named: Armageddōn (Ἀρμαγεδδών "Armageddon" G0717)
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Occurs only in Rev. 16:16 (R.V., “Har-Magedon”), as symbolically designating the place where the “battle of that great day of God Almighty” (ver. 14) shall be fought. The word properly means the “mount of Megiddo.” It is the scene of the final conflict between Christ and Antichrist. The idea of such a scene was suggested by the Old Testament great battle-field, the plain of Esdraelon (q.v.).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
