Strong's Greek · G2191
G2191 échidna
ἔχιδνα
ekh'-id-nah
snake
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échidna appears 5 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Luke and Acts. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version
viper
Derivation
of uncertain origin;
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?”
“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.”
“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?”
“You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”
“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?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
