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Definition: The Tempter |
The TempterNoun1. (Judeo-Christian religion) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: The TempterSynonym: the Devil (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Motive | Inducement, consideration; attraction; loadstone; magnet, magnetism, magnetic force; allectation, allective; temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery; bewitchment, bewitchery; charm; spell; fascination, blandishment, cajolery; seduction, seducement; honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple. |
Satan | The tempter; the evil one, the evil spirit; the Adversary; the archenemy; the author of evil, the wicked one, the old Serpent; the Prince of darkness, the Prince of this world, the Prince of the power of the air; the foul fiend, the arch fiend; the devil incarnate; the common enemy, the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon, Apollyon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: The Tempter |
| English words defined with "the Tempter": tempter. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "the Tempter": Mephistopheles, Mephistophilis, Mephostophilus. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Voice of the Tempter (1916) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The tempter.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Expression using "the Tempter": voice of the tempter. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "the Tempter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Turkish | şeytan (adversary, arch fiend, artful, cloven foot, cloven hoof, crafty, cunning, daemon, demon, devil, fiend, old harry, old nick, prince of darkness, sly, the arch-enemy, the devil, the evil one, the old dragon, the old enemy, wily). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 4, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai proselqwn autw o peirazwn eipen ei uioV ei tou qeou eipe ina oi liqoi outoi artoi genwntai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et accedens temptator dixit ei si Filius Dei es dic ut lapides isti panes fiant |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And þa geneahleahte se costnigend. & cwæð. Gyf þu godes sune syo. cwæð þæt þas stanes syen to hlafe gewordan. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the tempter cam nyy, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, seie that thes stoones be maad looues. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then came to hym the tempter and sayde: yf thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made breed. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the son of God, command that these stones be made bread. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread. |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 4, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang maninintal miduol ug miingon kaniya, "Kay ikaw Anak man sa Dios, sugoa kining mga bato nga mahimong mga tinapay." |
| Croatian | Tada mu pristupi napasnik i reèe: "Ako si Sin Božji, reci da ovo kamenje postane kruhom." |
| Danish | Og Fristeren gik til ham og sagde: "Er du Guds Søn, da sig, at disse Sten skulle blive Brød." |
| Dutch | En de verzoeker, tot Hem gekomen zijnde, zeide: Indien Gij Gods Zoon zijt, zeg, dat deze stenen broden worden. |
| Finnish | Silloin kiusaaja tuli hänen luoksensa ja sanoi hänelle: "Jos sinä olet Jumalan Poika, niin käske näiden kivien muuttua leiviksi". |
| French | Le tentateur, s`étant approché, lui dit: Si tu es Fils de Dieu, ordonne que ces pierres deviennent des pains. |
| German | Und der Versucher trat zu ihm und sprach: Bist du Gottes Sohn, so sprich, daß diese Steine Brot werden. |
| Hungarian | És hozzámenvén a kisértõ, monda néki: Ha Isten fia vagy, mondd, hogy e kövek változzanak kenyerekké. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Iblis datang dan berkata, "Engkau Anak Allah, bukan? Nah, suruhlah batu-batu ini menjadi roti." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka datanglah pencoba itu serta berkata kepada-Nya, "Jikalau Engkau Anak Allah, suruhkanlah segala batu ini menjadi roti." |
| Manx Gaelic | As haink y mioleyder huggey, gra, My she mac Yee oo, cur sarey da ny claghyn shoh dy ve jeant nyn arran. |
| Maori | Na ka tae te kaiwhakamatautau ki a ia, ka mea, Ki te mea ko te Tama koe a te Atua, kiia iho kia meinga enei kohatu hei taro. |
| Norwegian | Og fristeren kom til ham og sa: Er du Guds Sønn, da si at disse stener skal bli til brød! |
| Portuguese | Chegando, então, o tentador, disse-lhe: Se tu és Filho de Deus manda que estas pedras se tornem em pães. |
| Rumanian | Ispititorul s`a apropiat de El, wi i -a zis: ,,Dacq ewti Fiul lui Dumnezeu, poruncewte ca pietrele acestea sq se facq pkni.`` |
| Shuar | Nui uunt iwianch Jesusan nekapsataj tusa Tarí Tímiayi "Nekas Yusa Uchirinkiumka ju kaya apatuk najanata." |
| Swahili | Basi, mshawishi akamjia, akamwambia, "Ikiwa wewe ni Mwana wa Mungu, amuru mawe haya yawe mikate." |
| Swedish | Då trädde frestaren fram och sade till honom: "Är du Guds Son, så bjud att dessa stenar bliva bröd." |
| Uma | Rata Magau' Topesori mpo'uli' -ki: "Ane Ana' Alata'ala mpu'u-ko, wae-pi hubui watu toe-ra lau mewali pongkoni'!" |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-h-m-p-r-t-t-t" | |
-3 letters: premeet, teether, tempter. | |
-4 letters: meeter, petter, remeet, teemer, teeter, teethe, tempeh, temper, terete, tether, tetter, therme, threep. | |
-5 letters: emeer, ether, meter, metre, peter, rehem, remet, retem, teeth, tempt, tepee, theme, there, therm, three. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 68 65 54 65 6D 70 74 65 72 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T h e   T e m p t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0068 0065 0054 0065 006D 0070 0074 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)547471254717982867184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Bible Trace 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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