ἔχιδνα
echidna
“snake”
Definition
an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)
of uncertain origin;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἔχιδνα appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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