GreekG4436Noun (Masculine)
Πύθων
Puthōn
“divining spirit”
1Occurrences
G4436Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)
from (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in cl., Python, a serpent slain by Apollo, who is hence surnamed the Pythian.
2.In Plut. (ii, 414 E), a name given to ventriloquist soothsayers (*ἐγγαστρίμυθοι; *cf.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
Πύθων appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 16:16BSB
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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