How to Pronounce Apollyon

Ah-PAHL-yon

Apollyon is pronounced Ah-PAHL-yon (əˈpɑːljən): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: uh-PAHL-yuhn.

What does Apollyon mean?

Apollyon means “a destroyer”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Apollyon?

Destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Rev. 9:11). It is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Abaddon (q.v.).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

uh-PAHL-yuhn

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