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apollyon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
apol-ly-on
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀπολλύων (Apollúōn, “Apollyon, the destroyer”), from ἀπόλλυμι (apóllumi, “utterly destroy”) via phono-semantic matching with Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʾaḇaddôn, “destruction, ruin”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀπολλύων, אֲבַדּוֹן

Derived Forms

Apollyonic

Frequently Paired Words

Abaddon

Questions

What does apollyon mean?
The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.
Where does apollyon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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