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Lucifer

O.E. Lucifer "Satan," also "morning star," from L. Lucifer "morning star," lit. "light-bringing," from lux (gen. lucis ) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Belief that it was the proper name of Satan began with its used in Bible to translate Gk. Phosphoros, which translates Heb. Helel ben Shahar in Isaiah xiv.12 -- "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!" [KJV] The verse was interpreted by Christians as a reference to "Satan," because of the mention of a fall from Heaven, even though it is literally a reference to the King of Babylon (cf. Isaiah xiv.4).

Lucifer match "friction match" is from 1831.

<blockquote data-quote="CapnG" data-source="post: 103573" data-attributes="member: 175">The internet has the answers!Lucifer O.E. Lucifer&nbsp; &quot;Satan,&quot; also &quot;morning star,&quot; from L. Lucifer&nbsp; &quot;morning star,&quot; lit. &quot;light-bringing,&quot; from lux&nbsp; (gen. lucis ) + ferre&nbsp; &quot;carry&quot; (see <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/infer" target="_blank">infer</a>). Belief that it was the proper name of Satan began with its used in Bible to translate Gk. Phosphoros,&nbsp; which translates Heb. Helel ben Shahar&nbsp; in Isaiah xiv.12 -- &quot;How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!&quot; [KJV] The verse was interpreted by Christians as a reference to &quot;Satan,&quot; because of the mention of a fall from Heaven, even though it is literally a reference to the King of Babylon (cf. Isaiah xiv.4). Lucifer match&nbsp; &quot;friction match&quot; is from 1831.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnG, post: 103573, member: 175"] The internet has the answers![B] Lucifer [/B] O.E. Lucifer "Satan," also "morning star," from L. Lucifer "morning star," lit. "light-bringing," from lux (gen. lucis ) + ferre "carry" (see [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/infer"]infer[/URL]). Belief that it was the proper name of Satan began with its used in Bible to translate Gk. Phosphoros, which translates Heb. Helel ben Shahar in Isaiah xiv.12 -- "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!" [KJV] The verse was interpreted by Christians as a reference to "Satan," because of the mention of a fall from Heaven, even though it is literally a reference to the King of Babylon (cf. Isaiah xiv.4). Lucifer match "friction match" is from 1831. [/QUOTE]

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