ἔχιδνα échidna

Greek · Strong's G2191 · used 5 times in 5 verses

Meaning

an adder or other poisonous snake (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: viper

Derivation: of uncertain origin;

Matthew 3:7 But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Matthew 12:34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 23:33 You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
Luke 3:7 Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
Acts 28:3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.