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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 35 times in 29 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 - The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:2 - “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:4 - “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:13 - Then the LORD God asked the woman, “What have you done?”
“The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - Then the LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, you are cursed
more than all animals, domestic and wild.
You will crawl on your belly,
groveling in the dust as long as you live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:17 - Dan will be a snake beside the road,
a poisonous viper along the path
that bites the horse’s hooves
so its rider is thrown off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:3 - “Throw it down on the ground,” the LORD told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:17 - And take your shepherd’s staff with you, and use it to perform the miraculous signs I have shown you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - So go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the river. Stand on the bank of the Nile and meet him there. Be sure to take along the staff that turned into a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:6 - So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and many were bitten and died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:7 - Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:8 - Then the LORD told him, “Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. All who are bitten will live if they simply look at it!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:9 - So Moses made a snake out of bronze and attached it to a pole. Then anyone who was bitten by a snake could look at the bronze snake and be healed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:15 - Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:16 - They will suck the poison of cobras.
The viper will kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:4 - They spit venom like deadly snakes;
they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 140:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 140:3 - Their tongues sting like a snake;
the venom of a viper drips from their lips.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:32 - For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake;
it stings like a viper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - how an eagle glides through the sky,
how a snake slithers on a rock,
how a ship navigates the ocean,
how a man loves a woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:11 - If a snake bites before you charm it,
what’s the use of being a snake charmer?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:29 - Do not rejoice, you Philistines,
that the rod that struck you is broken—
that the king who attacked you is dead.
For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born,
a fiery serpent to destroy you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:1 - In that day the LORD will take his terrible, swift sword and punish Leviathan,[fn] the swiftly moving serpent, the coiling, writhing serpent. He will kill the dragon of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:25 - The wolf and the lamb will feed together.
The lion will eat hay like a cow.
But the snakes will eat dust.
In those days no one will be hurt or destroyed on my holy mountain.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:17 - I will send these enemy troops among you
like poisonous snakes you cannot charm.
They will bite you, and you will die.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:22 - Egypt flees, silent as a serpent gliding away.
The invading army marches in;
they come against her with axes like woodsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he’s bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:17 - Like snakes crawling from their holes,
they will come out to meet the LORD our God.
They will fear him greatly,
trembling in terror at his presence.
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