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Asp

ἀσπίςStrong’s G0785

aspis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Aspis is the Greek word usually translated “vipers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
Romans 3:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “vipers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • of vipers 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἀσπίς aspis · asp

    ἀσπίς, -ίδος, ἡ [in LXX for פֶּתֶן, etc. ;] an asp: Rom.3:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “viper” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    VI'PER, noun

    [Latin vipera.]

    1. A serpent, a species of coluber, whose bite is remarkably venomous.“A viper came out of the heat, and fastened on his hand” Acts 28:3
    2. A person or thing mischievous or malignant.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.