Lexical Definition
ὄφις óphis (of'-is) snake G:N-M
probably from ὀπτάνομαι (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
serpent.
- a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὄφισ | serpent | 2Cor.11.3 • Rev.12.9 • Rev.12.15 • Rev.20.2 |
| ὄφιν | a serpent | Matt.7.10 • Luke.11.11 |
| serpent | John.3.14 | |
| ὄφεωσ | serpent | Rev.12.14 |
| ὄφεων | serpents | Luke.10.19 • 1Cor.10.9 |
| ὄφεσιν | as serpents | Rev.9.19 |
| ὄφεισ | serpents | Matt.10.16 • Matt.23.33 • Mark.16.18 |
| όφισ | a serpent | LXX.Gen.49.17 • LXX.Exod.4.3 • LXX.Num.21.9 • LXX.Eccl.10.8 • LXX.Amos.5.19 |
| serpent | LXX.Gen.3.1 • LXX.Gen.3.1 • LXX.Gen.3.4 • LXX.Gen.3.13 • LXX.Deut.8.15 • LXX.Eccl.10.11 • LXX.Isa.65.25 | |
| όφιν | a serpent | LXX.Exod.4.17 • LXX.Exod.7.15 • LXX.Num.21.8 • LXX.Num.21.9 |
| serpent | LXX.Num.21.7 • LXX.Num.21.9 • LXX.2Kgs.18.4 • LXX.Isa.27.1 • LXX.Isa.27.1 | |
| όφεωσ | a serpent | LXX.Ps.140.3 • LXX.Prov.23.32 • LXX.Jer.46.22 |
| of a serpent | LXX.Job.20.16 • LXX.Prov.30.19 | |
| of serpent | LXX.Isa.14.29 | |
| serpent | LXX.Ps.58.4 | |
| όφεισ | serpents | LXX.Num.21.6 • LXX.Isa.14.29 • LXX.Jer.8.17 • LXX.Mic.7.17 |
| όφει | serpent | LXX.Gen.3.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ὄφις, -εως, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for נָחָשׁ;]
a serpent, snake: Mt 7:10, Mk 16:18, Lk 10:19 11:11, Jo 3:14, I Co 10:9, Re 9:19; as typical of wisdom and cunning, Mt 10:16 23:23, II Co 11:3 (cf. Ge 3:1); of Satan (cf. Ge 3:1, Wi 2:23, 24, IV Mac 18:8), Re 12:9, 14, 15 20:2.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 3:1 |
| Matthew | 7:10 · 10:16 · 23:23 |
| 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 · 12:15 · 20:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὄφις, ὁ,
genitive ὄφεως, poetry also ὄφεος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect and Ionic dialect ὄφιος [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—serpent, αἰόλος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ ψυχρὸς ὄ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; equivalent to δράκων in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II like{δράκων}, a serpent-like bracelet, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄφεις is Attic dialect for ψέλλια accusative to [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 τρικάρηνος ὄ. ὁ χάλκεος dedicated at Delphi (= [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III the constellation [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV a creeping plant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V a kind of fish, see at {ὀφίδιον} [Refs]
__VI guinea-worm (elsewhere δρακόντιον), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VII ={ὀφίασις} I, [Refs 1st c.AD+]. [The first syllable is sometimes made long in the older Poets, αἰόλον ὄφιν [Refs 8th c.BC+] —The ultima of the _nominative_ and _accusative_ ὄφις, ὄφιν is commonly long, as in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; short only in later Poets, as [Refs 4th c.BC+]