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Lexicon :: Strong's G3789 - ophis

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ὄφις
Transliteration
ophis (Key)
Pronunciation
of'-is
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from ὀπτάνομαι (G3700) (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:566,748

Strong’s Definitions

ὄφις óphis, of'-is; probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan:—serpent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3789 in the following manner: serpent (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3789 in the following manner: serpent (14x).

  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.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὄφις óphis, of'-is; probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan:—serpent.
STRONGS G3789:
ὄφις, ὀφισεως, ὁ (perhaps named from its sight; cf. δράκων, at the beginning, and see Curtius, as under the word ὀφθαλμός); from Homer, Iliad 12, 208 down; the Sept. mostly for נָחָשׁ; a snake, serpent: Matthew 7:10; Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19; Luke 11:11; John 3:14; 1 Corinthians 10:9; Revelation 9:19; with the ancients the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom, 2 Corinthians 11:3, cf. Genesis 3:1; hence, φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, Matthew 10:16 (here WH marginal reading ὁ ὄφις); hence, crafty hypocrites are called ὄφεις, Matthew 23:33. The serpent narrated to have deceived Eve (see Gen. as above) was regarded by the later Jews as the devil (Sap. ii., 23f, cf. 4 Macc. 18:8); hence, he is called ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ ὄφις: Revelation 12:9, 14; Revelation 20:2; see (Grimm on Sap. as above; From Lenormant, Beginnings of History etc., chapter ii., p. 109f, and) δράκων.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
3:1
Matthew
7:10; 10:16; 23:33
Mark
16:18
Luke
10:19; 11:11
John
3:14
1 Corinthians
10:9
2 Corinthians
11:3
Revelation
9:19; 12:9; 12:14; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3789 matches the Greek ὄφις (ophis),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - أَوْ سَمَكَةً، فَيُعْطِيهِ حَيَّةً؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - هَا أَنَا أُرْسِلُكُمْ مِثْلَ الْخِرَافِ بَيْنَ الذِّئَابِ، فَكُونُوا مُتَنَبِّهِينَ كَالْحَيَّاتِ وَمُسَالِمِينَ كالْحَمَامِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:33 - أَيُّهَا الْحَيَّاتُ، أَوْلادَ الأَفَاعِي! كَيْفَ تُفْلِتُونَ مِنْ عِقَابِ جَهَنَّمَ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:18 - وَيَقْبِضُونَ عَلَى الْحَيَّاتِ، وَإِنْ شَرِبُوا شَرَاباً قَاتِلاً لَا يَتَأَذَّوْنَ الْبَتَّةَ، وَيَضَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَرْضَى فَيَتَعَافَوْنَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - وَهَا أَنَا قَدْ أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ سُلْطَةً لِتَدُوسُوا الْحَيَّاتِ وَالْعَقَارِبَ وَقُدْرَةَ الْعَدُوِّ كُلَّهَا، وَلَنْ يُؤْذِيَكُمْ شَيْءٌ أَبَداً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - فَأَيُّ أَبٍ مِنْكُمْ يَطْلُبُ مِنْهُ ابْنُهُ خُبْزاً فَيُعْطِيهِ حَجَراً؟ أَوْ يَطْلُبُ سَمَكَةً فَيُعْطِيهِ بَدَلَ السَّمَكَةِ حَيَّةً؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - وَكَمَا عَلَّقَ مُوسَى الْحَيَّةَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَكَذلِكَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:9 - وَلا نُجَرِّبْ الرَّبَّ كَمَا جَرَّبَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ، فَأَهْلَكَتْهُمُ الْحَيَّاتُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - غَيْرَ أَنِّي أَخْشَى أَنْ تُضَلَّلَ عُقُولُكُمْ عَنِ الإِخْلاصِ وَالطَّهَارَةِ تُجَاهَ الْمَسِيحِ مِثْلَمَا أَغْوَتِ الْحَيَّةُ بِمَكْرِهَا حَوَّاءَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:19 - وَكَانَتْ قُوَّةُ الْخَيْلِ الْقَاتِلَةُ تَكْمُنُ فِي أَفْوَاهِهَا وَفِي أَذْنَابِهَا أَيْضاً، لأَنَّ أَذْنَابَهَا تُشْبِهُ الْحَيَّاتِ ذَاتَ الرُّؤُوسِ الْمُؤْذِيَةِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - إِذْ طُرِحُوا إِلَى الأَرْضِ. هَذَا التِّنِّينُ الْعَظِيمُ هُوَ الْحَيَّةُ الْقَدِيمَةُ، وَيُسَمَّى إِبْلِيسَ وَالشَّيْطَانَ الَّذِي يُضَلِّلُ الْعَالَمَ كُلَّهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - فَأُعْطِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ جَنَاحَيِ النَّسْرِ الْعَظِيمِ، لِتَطِيرَ بِهِمَا إِلَى الْبَرِّيَّةِ، إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الْمُجَهَّزِ لَهَا، حَيْثُ تُعَالُ بِمَأْمَنٍ مِنَ الْحَيَّةِ، مُدَّةَ ثَلاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ وَنِصْفِ السَّنَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15 - وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْحَيَّةُ مِنْ جَوْفِهَا خَلْفَ الْمَرْأَةِ مَا يُشْبِهُ النَّهْرَ لِتُغْرِقَهَا فِيهِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - قَيَّدَ بِها التِّنِّينَ، أَيِ الْحَيَّةَ الْقَدِيمَةَ، وَهُوَ إِبْلِيسُ أَوِ الشَّيْطَانُ، وَسَجَنَهُ مُدَّةَ أَلْفِ سَنَةٍ،
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