The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πύθων

Lemmaπύθων
Citation formπύθων, ωνος, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa divining spirit
Strong’sG4436
TransliterationPýthōn
Definitiona Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)
KJV glosses:-- divination.
Derivationfrom (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located)
SBLGNT occurrences1

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πύθωνα
noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-)Acts 16:16

Morphology

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