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ὄφις

MainId: 003694000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ο

StrongCodes: G3789

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 003694001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ὄφις
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -εως
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 003694001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 4.52
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Animals
  LEXSubDomains: Reptiles and Other 'Creeping Things'
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-16 11:03:20
    DefinitionShort: long legless reptile; no eyelids or external ears; moves by wriggling or gliding; some species have a poisonous bite; symbol of lurking, unexpected danger; associated with lies, deception, and misleading teaching
    Glosses: ['snake', 'reptile']
    Comments: Though ὄφις[a] may refer to any kind of snake, in {S:04201001900018} it is obviously a reference to a poisonous snake that would harm a person who stepped on it. In translating {S:04201001900018} it is essential to avoid an expression which will mean merely ‘to walk on snakes’ as though one were to walk for some distance over a mass of swarming snakes. The implication of this context is simply that one is able to step on snakes without being harmed.
  LEXReferences: MAT 7:10, MAT 10:16, MARK 16:18, LUKE 10:19, LUKE 11:11, YHN 3:14, 1COR 10:9, 2COR 11:3, REV 9:19, REV 12:9, REV 12:14, REV 12:15, REV 20:2
  LEXLinks: fauna:4.9
2. LEXID: 003694001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 88.123
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior
  LEXSubDomains: Bad, Evil, Harmful, Damaging
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-12-16 11:03:20
    DefinitionShort: (a figurative extension of meaning of {L:ὄφις}[a] snake, {D:4.52}) a dangerous and despised person
    Glosses: ['evil person', 'viper', 'snake']
    Comments: One must exercise due caution in rendering ἔχιδνα in {S:04001203400004} and ὄφις in {S:04002303300002}, since in some cultures snakes are regarded as being particularly wise and clever, and therefore an expression such as ‘brood of vipers’ could be a compliment. In some languages important distinctions are made between different types of snakes, and therefore connotations may vary considerably.
  LEXReferences: MAT 23:33