Strong's Number G4436

Πύθων

Puthon · poo'-thone

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

Strong's Definition:

a Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)

Usage in the KJV:

divination 1

Total: 1
Occurs 1 times in the Greek text.

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