ὄφις ophis · G3789
snake
ὄφις, -εως, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for נָחָשׁ ; ] ; a serpent, snake: Mat.7:10 Mrk.16:18, Luk.10:19 11:11, Jhn.3:14, 1Co.10:9, Rev.9:19; as typical of wisdom and cunning, Mat.10:16 23:23, 2Co.11:3 (cf. Gen.31:1-55); of Satan (cf. Gen.3:1, Wis.2:23-24, 4Ma.18:8), Rev.12:9, 14 12:11 20:2.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὄφις, ὁ, ; genitive ὄφεως, poetry also ὄφεος []; Doric dialect and Ionic dialect ὄφιος []:—serpent, αἰόλος []; ὁ ψυχρὸς ὄ. []; equivalent to δράκων in []; II like{δράκων}, a serpent-like bracelet, []; ὄφεις is Attic dialect for ψέλλια accusative to []; II.2 τρικάρηνος ὄ. ὁ χάλκεος dedicated at Delphi (= []; III the constellation []; IV a creeping plant, []; V a kind of fish, see at {ὀφίδιον} []; VI guinea-worm (elsewhere δρακόντιον), []; VII ={ὀφίασις} I, []. [The first syllable is sometimes …
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 7:10 · Matthew 10:16 · Matthew 23:33 · Mark 16:18 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 11:11 · John 3:14 · 1 Corinthians 10:9 · 2 Corinthians 11:3 · Revelation 9:19 · Revelation 12:9 · Revelation 12:14 · Revelation 12:15 · Revelation 20:2
Source: TBESG G3789; TFLSJ G3789
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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