Greek word study
ὄφις G3789
- Transliteration
- óphis
- KJV glosses
- serpent
Lexical summary
a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information