CategoryPeople / Spiritual Adversary Term
Modern EquivalentSatan; one who tempts.
KJV Word TypeTitle / adversary term
DefinitionA title for the one who tempts people toward sin, especially Satan in the temptation of Christ.
Key Verses"And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." (Matthew 4:3)
KJV Usage NoteThe term identifies the adversary by his action of tempting or testing with evil intent.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not refer to temptation itself, but to the person or being who tempts.
EtymologyFrom Latin temptare, meaning to try, test, or entice.