TBESG · G2191
ἔχιδνα · echidna · snake
ἔχιδνα, -ης, ἡ [in OT (Aq.), Isa.59:5 * ;] a viper: Act.28:3; metaphorically, γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, Mat.3:7 12:34 23:33, Luk.3:7.† (AS)
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echidna G2191
ἔχιδνα (echidna) means “snake” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
ἔχιδνα Greek · G2191 5 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: ekh'-id-nah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
a serpent, snake, viper.
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How translators render G2191
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of vipers | 4 |
| a viper | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of vipers | 4 |
| a viper | 1 |
Verses containing G2191
Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Matthew 3:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Read word by word - Matthew 12:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Read word by word - Matthew 23:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Read word by word - Luke 3:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Read word by word - Acts 28:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
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