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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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3:1
- Matthew
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7:10; 10:16; 23:33
- Mark
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16:18
- Luke
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10:19; 11:11
- John
-
3:14
- 1 Corinthians
-
10:9
- 2 Corinthians
-
11:3
- Revelation
-
9:19; 12:9; 12:14; 20:2
