Πύθων (Puthōn) means “divining spirit” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: poo'-thone Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Πύθων · Puthōn · divining spirit
πύθων, -ωνος, ὁ 1. in cl., Python, a serpent slain by Apollo, who is hence surnamed the Pythian. 2. In Plut. (ii, 414 E), a name given to ventriloquist soothsayers (ἐγγαστρίμυθοι; cf. Lev.19:31 20:6, 27, 1Ki.28:7), and perhaps in this sense πνεῦμα πύθωνα, a python-spirit: Act.16:16.† (AS)
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a divining spirit, Python, called after the Pythian serpent said to have guarded the oracle at Delphi and been slain by Apollo.
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| of divination | 1 |
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| of divination | 1 |
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One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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