Python means “divination” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4436 — malkah (“queen”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4436 Πύθων (Puthon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Puthon (poo'-thone) n/p. 1. a Python 2. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying) It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include soothsaying. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
Puthon (poo'-thone) n/p. 1. a Python 2. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying) [from Putho (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located)] KJV: divination
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divining spirit
Usage: 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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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
And 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:
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G4436.
And 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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Python (Strong's G4436) is a Greek word most simply glossed "divination". Puthon (poo'-thone) n/p. 1. a Python 2. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G4436 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4436 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as soothsaying. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.