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Apollyon

Apollyon proper noun: the destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.

Proper noun

Apollyon

  1. The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.
    • A great black bird, Apollyon's bosom-friend, / Sailed past, nor beat his wide wing dragon-penned / That brushed my cap—perchance the guide I sought.1855, Robert Browning, chapter 27, in “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came”

Apollyon meaning in Hindi and Urdu

Apollyon in Hindi

The destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator
अपुल्लयोन apullayon

Apollyon in Urdu

شیطان, اِبلیس, غارتگَر فَرِشتَہ

Origin of Apollyon

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

Words formed from Apollyon

Questions about Apollyon

What does Apollyon mean?
Apollyon means the destroying angel of the abyss, the undoer or disintegrator.
What is Apollyon in Hindi?
Apollyon in Hindi is अपुल्लयोन (apullayon). See Apollyon meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Apollyon?
Apollyon is a proper noun.

Words near Apollyon in the dictionary

  1. apollonicons
  2. Apollonistic
  3. Apollonius
  4. Apollonius's problem
  5. apollos
  6. Apollyon
  7. Apollyonic
  8. apolo10
  9. apolog
  10. apologal
  11. apologee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Apollyon (page history and authors); Apollyon (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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