Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4436

Πύθων

Puthōn · “divining spirit

Used 1 times across 1 book

Definition
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.†
Where it appears
Acts
1
In the text
Acts 16:16And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

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