"an accuser" (cp. ACCUSE, B, No. 1), is used 34 times as a title of Satan, the Devil (the English word is derived from the Greek); once of Judas, Joh 6:70, who, in his opposition of God, acted the part of the Devil. Apart from Joh 6:70, men are never spoken of as devils. It is always to be distinguished from daimon, "a demon." It is found three times, 1Ti 3:11, 2Ti 3:3, Tit 2:3, of false accusers, slanderers.
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"an accuser," (see ACCUSATION, ACCUSED, B. 4.) is used in Joh 8:10, Act 23:30, Act 23:35, Act 24:8, Act 25:16, Act 25:18. In Rev 12:10, it is used of Satan. In the Sept., Pro 18:17.
Notes: (1) Sukophantia, "a false accusation or oppression," is used in Ecc 5:7, Ecc 7:8, Psa 119:134, Amo 2:8 (not in the NT). See No. 5, above.
(2) Sukophantes, "a false accuser, or oppressor," occurs in Psa 72:4, Pro 28:16 (not in the NT).
