ΒαλαάμBalaám
Balaam (Numbers 22:1-24:25): 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14.
Greek (New Testament) · G903
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 2 Peter 2:15 They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor, who loved to earn money by doing wrong.
- Jude 1:11 What sorrow awaits them! For they follow in the footsteps of Cain, who killed his brother. Like Balaam, they deceive people for money. And like Korah, they perish in their rebellion.
- Revelation 2:14 “But I have a few complaints against you. You tolerate some among you whose teaching is like that of Balaam, who showed Balak how to trip up the people of Israel. He taught them to sin by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sin.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.