Strong's Lexicon
G785
G785 — ἀσπίς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G785 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀσπίς |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | aspis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | as-pece' |
| Meaning: | 1. a buckler (or round shield) 2. used of a serpent (as coiling itself), probably the "asp" |
| KJV Renderings: | asp |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀσπίς, ἀσπίδος, ἡ, an asp, a small and most venomous serpent, the bite of which is fatal unless the part bitten be immediately cut away: Rom 3:13. (Deu 32:33; Isa 30:6 (etc. Herodotus, Aristotle, others.) Aelian nat. an. 2, 24; 6, 38; Plutarch, mor., p. 380 f. i. e. de Isid. et Osir. § 74; Oppian. cyn. 3, 433.) (Cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 270ff.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀσπίς (asp)
Romans 3:13
- KJV: Their throat an open sepulchre with their tongues they have used deceit the poison of asps under their lips
- GK: τάφος ανεωγμένος ο λάρυγξ αυτών ταις γλώσσαις αυτών εδολιούσαν ιός ασπίδων υπό τα χείλη αυτών