noun · feminine
aspias
Greekἀσπίς (aspis)
Strong’sG785
an asp
stem aspi-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀσπίς, -ίδος, ἡ,
[in LXX for פֶּתֶן, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G785 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidas-pece'
a buckler (or round shield); used of a serpent (as coiling itself), probably the "asp"
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamesasp.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aspias | aspiais |
| object accusative | aspian | aspiain |
| direct address vocative | aspiar | aspiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | aspiau | aspiaiu1×ἀσπίδων |
| to, for dative | aspia | aspiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aspia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
aspiaiu“asps”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Romans 3:13“asps”tafos anoigirētos tos larunxos autoiu, tai glōssai autoiu doliale, ios aspiaiu hupo teim cheileim autoiu,“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”