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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πύθων

Strong’s: G4436

Associated OET lemmas: πυκνά · Πύθων

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: πύθων; -ωνος

Sense 1: spirit of divination

Semantic entry: 12.48

Semantic domains: Supernatural Beings and Powers

Subdomains: Supernatural Powers

Definition: a supernatural power of divination known as ‘Python’

Notes: For πύθων as part of an idiom, see 33.285: ἔχω.|In most languages there seems to be no reason to borrow the term ‘Python,’ since it may be readily misunderstood. It is both more meaningful and to some extent more accurate to translate ‘a spirit of divination’ or ‘the spirit which caused her to foretell the future’ or ‘… to tell what was going to happen.’

ACT 16:16: RV ACT 16:16 · LV ACT 16:16 · Read together ACT 16:16

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OET-RV ACT 16:16

16 One time as we were walking to the prayer meeting, we met a female slave who was possessed by a spirit that enabled her to tell fortunes, and thanks to that, to earn a lot of money for her masters.

OET-LV ACT 16:16

16 And it_became, of_us going to the prayer place, a_ certain _servant_girl having a_ python _spirit, to_meet with_us, who fortune-telling was_bringing_about much business for_the masters of_her.