noun · masculine
ofios
Greekὄφις (ofis)
Strong’sG3789
a serpent
stem ofi-14 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books8 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὄφις, -εως, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for נָחָשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3789 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidof'-is
a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan
Fromprobably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision);
King Jamesserpent.
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 | ofios4×ὄφις | ofiois1×ὄφεις |
| object accusative | ofion3×ὄφιν | ofioin1×ὄφεις |
| direct address vocative | ofior | ofioir1×ὄφεις |
| of, belonging to genitive | ofiou1×ὄφεως | ofioiu2×ὄφεων |
| to, for dative | ofio | ofioi1×ὄφεσιν |
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
ofio 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
ofios“serpent”subjectnominative singular4×
2 Corinthians 11:3“serpent”fobemō de mē pōs, hōs tos ofios exapatata Heuan en ta panourgia autou, ftheiriteia teim noēmeim vu apo tau haplotau kai tau hagnotau tau eis ton Christon.I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
Revelation 12:9“serpent”kai ballita tos drakōnos tos megos, tos ofios tos archaios, tos kalirōtos Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, tos planarōtos tan oikoumenan holan ballita eis tan gēan, kai tois angelois autou meta autou ballila.And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Revelation 12:15“serpent”kai ballata tos ofios ek teu stomeu autou opisō tau gunaikau hudōrem hōs potamon, hina autan potamoforētan poiateia.Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
Revelation 20:2“serpent”kai kratata ton drakōnon, tos ofios tos archaios, hos atō Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, kai data auton chilioi eteim,He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
ofion“snake”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 7:10“snake”ē kai ichthon aitati mē ofion epidōati auto?Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
Luke 11:11“snake”tinon de ek vu ton patēron aitati tos huios ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
John 3:14“serpent”kai kathōs Mōusos hupsata ton ofion en ta erēma, houtōs hupsira datō ton huion tou anthrōpou,Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
ofiou“serpent”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 12:14“serpent”kai dōila ta gunaika tais duo pteruxais tou aetou tou megou, hina peteteiō eis tan erēman eis ton topon autau, hopou trefitō ekei kairon kai kairoin kai hēmisuem kairou apo prosōpeu tou ofiou.But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
ofiois“serpents”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 10:16“serpents”Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese lukoiu; ginevōr oun fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais peristerais.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
ofioin“snakes”objectaccusative plural1×
Mark 16:18“snakes”ofioin airali kan thanasimem tinem pinaleia ouk mē autoin blaptateia, epi arrōstoin cheirain epitithali kai kalōs echali.they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
ofioir“serpents”direct addressvocative plural1×
Matthew 23:33“serpents”ofioir gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs feugaveia apo tau krisiau tau geennau?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
ofioiu“snakes”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 10:19“snakes”idou dōamē vi tan exousian teu patarō epanō ofioiu kai skorpioiu, kai epi pantan tan dunamian tou echthrou, kai oudenem vin ouk mē adikateia.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
1 Corinthians 10:9“serpents”mēde ekpeirazaneiō ton Christon, kathōs tinois autoiu peirazala, kai hupo toiu ofioiu apolluile.We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
ofioi“serpents”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 9:19“serpents”tas gar exousias toiu hippoiu en te stome autoiu atō kai en tai ourai autoiu; tais gar ourais autoiu homoiais ofioi, echarōtais kefalain, kai en autai adikalō.For the power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; indeed, their tails were like snakes, having heads with which to inflict harm.