Strong's G4436 (Greek)

Greek: Πύθων (Pýthōn)

Pronunciation: poo'-thone

Derivation: from Πυθώ (Pythṓ) (the name of the region where Delphi, the seat of the famous oracle, was located);

Definition: a Python, i.e. (by analogy, with the supposed diviner there) inspiration (soothsaying)

KJV Renderings: divination

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.