{"def":{"short":"a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan","long":["snake, serpent","with the ancients, the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom","Satan, the Devil"]},"deriv":"probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision)","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈo.fis","ipa_mod":"ˈow.fis","sbl":"ophis","dic":"OH-fees","dic_mod":"OH-fees"},"see":["G3700"]}