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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 785. ἀσπίς (aspis) -- Shield, Serpent</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/785.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_timothy/3-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/785.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 785</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/784.htm" title="784">◄</a> 785. aspis <a href="../greek/786.htm" title="786">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aspis: Shield, Serpent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀσπίς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aspis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>as-pees'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(as-pece')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Shield, Serpent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an asp (hooded-snake, cobra).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word for "shield" or "asp," referring to a type of serpent.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H6620 (פֶּתֶן, pethen): Often translated as "asp" or "cobra," this Hebrew word is used in the Old Testament to describe a venomous snake, similar to the Greek "aspis."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "aspis" is used metaphorically to refer to a deadly serpent, specifically an asp or viper. The term is often associated with danger and deceit, symbolizing the harmful and destructive nature of sin and evil.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman culture, the asp was a well-known venomous snake, often associated with death and danger. The asp's venom was considered lethal, and it was famously used by Cleopatra for her suicide. In the biblical context, serpents often symbolize evil, deception, and the consequences of sin, drawing from the imagery of the serpent in the Garden of Eden.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an asp<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>asps (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 785: ἀσπίς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀσπίς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀσπίδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">an asp,</span> a small and most venomous serpent, the bite of which is fatal unless the part bitten be immediately cut away: <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-13.htm">Romans 3:13</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-6.htm">Isaiah 30:6</a> (etc. <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others.) <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span> nat. an. 2, 24; 6, 38; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, mor., p. 380 f. i. e. de Isid. et Osir. § 74; <span class="abbreviation">Oppian</span>. cyn. 3, 433.) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span> under the word <TOPIC:Asp>; Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, p. 270ff.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>asp. <p>Of uncertain derivation; a buckler (or round shield); used of a serpent (as coiling itself), probably the "asp" -- asp. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ασπίδα ασπίδας ασπίδες ασπίδι ασπίδος ασπιδων ασπίδων ἀσπίδων ασπίς aspidon aspidōn aspídon aspídōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐδολιοῦσαν ἰὸς <b>ἀσπίδων</b> ὑπὸ τὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> THE POISON <span class="itali">OF ASPS</span> IS UNDER<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the poison <span class="itali">of asps</span> [is] under<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they practice deceit poision <span class="itali">of vipers</span> [is] under the<p><b><a href="/greek/785.htm">Strong's Greek 785</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_785.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aspido_n_785.htm">ἀσπίδων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/784.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="784"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="784" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/786.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="786"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="786" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>