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NETBible: Strong -- 4436

Puthon <4436>

puywn Puthon

Pronunciation:poo'-thone
Origin:from Putho (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located)
Reference:TDNT - 6:917,*
PrtSpch:n m
In Greek:puywna 1
In NET:enabled to foretell the future by supernatural means 1
In AV:divination 1
Count:1
Definition:1) 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
2) a spirit of divination
from Putho (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the
famous oracle, was located); a Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the
supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying):- divination.

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