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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἔχιδνα

(Strong's #2191 — Noun Feminine — echidna — ekh'-id-nah )

is probably a generic term for "poisonous snakes." It is rendered "viper" in the NT, (a) of the actual creature, Acts 28:3; (b) metaphorically in Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33; Luke 3:7 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Viper'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​v/viper.html. 1940.
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