King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

G3789 - Serpent

Strong's No.:	G3789

Greek:	ὄφις

Transliteration:	ophis

Phonetic:	of'-is

Word Origin:	Probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision)

Bible Usage:	serpent.

Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine

Strongs Definition:	a snake figuratively (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person especially Satan

Thayers Definition:	1. snake, serpent 2. with the ancients, the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom. The serpent who deceived Eve was regarded by the Jews as the devil.

Bible References: Serpent	Mat 7:10 Luke 11:11 John 3:14 2 Cor 11:3 Rev 12:9 Rev 12:14 Rev 12:15 Rev 20:2

Translation Occurrences:	serpent ( 8 ) serpents ( 6 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.