Etymology

mark of the beast

Today it means: A mark on the person of worshippers of the Antichrist; without the mark one cannot buy or sell. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου
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  1. Ancient Greek · calque ofχάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου
  2. English todaymark of the beast

From Middle English, 1350–1400; earliest use in Wycliffe's Bible. Calque of Ancient Greek χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου (kháragma toû thēríou).

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