Strong's Number G4436

Transliteration:

Puthon{poo'-thone}

Word Origin:

from Putho (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located)

TDNT:

6:917,*

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Usage in the KJV:

divination 1

Total: 1

Definition:

in Greek mythology the name of the Pythian serpent or dragon that dwelt in the region of Pytho at the foot of Parnassus in Phocis, and was said to have guarded the oracle at Delphi and been slain by Apollo
a spirit of divination