ἀσπίς

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Transliteration: aspís

Pronunciation: as-pece'

Definition: asp

- Original: ἀσπίς

- Transliteration: Aspis

- Phonetic: as-pece'

- Definition:

1. an asp, a small and most venomous serpent, the bite of which is fatal unless the bitten part be immediately cut away

- Origin: of uncertain derivation

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a buckler (or round shield); used of a serpent (as coiling itself) probably the asp: - asp.