Strong's G3789
ὄφις(óphis)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
Derivation
probably from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) (through the idea of sharpness of vision);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, ὄφις is translated as: serpent.
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