ἔχιδναéchidna
an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2191
Meanings
a viper: Acts 28:3; metaphorically, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 23:33, Luke 3:7.
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
- Matthew 12:34 You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
- Matthew 23:33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?
- Luke 3:7 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
- Acts 28:3 As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.