What does ὄφις · σκορπίος mean in the Bible?
ὄφις · σκορπίος is a Greek phrase meaning "snakes and scorpions".
Greek · G3789, G4651
ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων
Snake · a "scorpion" (from its sting)
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ὄφιςG3789snake
Pronunciationóphis
Symbol of Satan and demonic deception; also represents cunning wisdom requiring Christian discernment.
Open lexicon entry →σκορπίοςG4651a "scorpion" (from its sting)
Pronunciationskorpíos
Open lexicon entry →What does ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων (opheōn kai skorpiōn) mean in the Bible?
ὄφις · σκορπίος is a Greek phrase meaning "snakes and scorpions".
Full entry for ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων (G3789, G4651) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3789, G4651?
G3789, G4651 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. snakes and scorpions
Source Gloss
snakes and scorpions
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns8Aligned forms14Case patternNominative (5)Number patternSingular (8)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 11:3 · Rev 12:9 · Rev 12:15 · Rev 20:24×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 10:161×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 10:19 · 1 Cor 10:92×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineRev 12:141×
Dative · Plural · MasculineRev 9:191×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 7:10 · Luke 11:11 · John 3:143×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMark 16:181×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:331×
Word Origins
ὄφεων καὶ σκορπίων is built from this root: