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3789 – ὄφις (ophis)

serpent


Type:
Noun
mask. ♂
Category:  Animals  Vertebrates  Reptiles
Greek: ὄφις (ophis)
Pronunciation: of-is
Gematria: 586(70 + 500 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
Usage: 14 times in NA, 13 times in TR     

Description

  1. Snake, serpent.
  2. With the ancients, the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom. The serpent who deceived Eve was regarded by the Jews as the devil.


Synonyms

The Gk. word ophis is the general term for a snake; it can refer to both venomous and non-venomous snakes. The Gk. word aspis refers to a venomous snake and is used to refer to a cobra. The Gk. word echidna refers to a highly venomous snake and can also be used to refer to a mythological monster.
ὄφιςophis♂G3789
(14 ggr)		serpent
ἀσπίςaspis♂G0785
(1 ggr)		asp, cobra
ἔχιδναechidna♀G2191
(5 ggr)		viper
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Origin

Probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision):

ὀπτάνομαιoptanomai, optomaiG3700see

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into ophis :

אֶפְעֶהefehH0660viper
נָחָשׁnachashH5175serpent
שָׂרָףsarafH8314aserpent

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM-1
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM-3
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
N-DPM-1
Noun Noun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
N-GPMormars2
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM-1
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM-1
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSMorm4
Noun Noun
vocative pl. ♂ vocative plural masculine
N-VPM-1


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References (14 occurances in 14 verses)




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