Ἁρμαγεδ(δ)ών

Ἁρμαγεδ(δ)ών (W-H. Ἅρ Μαγεδών; t.r. Ἀρμαγεδδών) indecl. Armageddon a mythical place-name, said to be Hebrew Rv 16:16; it has been identified w. Megiddo and Jerusalem, but its interpr. is beset w. difficulties that have not yet been surmounted. See comm., and JJeremias, ZNW 31, ’32, 73–77; BViolet, ibid. 205f; CTorrey, HTR 31, ’38, 237–50; JMichael, JTS 38, ’37, 168–72; HKraft, TRu 38, ’73, 81–98; MOberweis, Biblica 76, ’95, 305–24.