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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - "I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:33 - You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:18 - they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - Look, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:9 - And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:19 - For the power of the horses resides in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - So that huge dragon - the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world - was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - But the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, to the place God prepared for her, where she is taken care of - away from the presence of the serpent - for a time, times, and half a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15 - Then the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to sweep her away by a flood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - He seized the dragon - the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan - and tied him up for a thousand years.
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