THE SLANDERER — from dia-ballō, to throw across, hence to accuse falsely; the Greek Old Testament's word for the Hebrew SATAN, 'the adversary'. English 'devil' descends from it directly. ⚠ Matthew 4 uses three names in eleven verses and they are not interchangeable: 'the diabolos' (vv1, 5, 8, 11), the accuser; 'the TEMPTER' (ho peirazōn, v3), naming him by what he is doing; and 'SATAN' (v10), the Hebrew adversary-name, which is the one Jesus uses when he finally addresses him. ⚠ Note what the passage does NOT do: it never explains where he came from, and when he claims the kingdoms of the world are his to give (v9), Jesus refuses the offer without disputing the claim. → first discussed at Matt 4:1