Frogs and other reptiles in the Bible

Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [kjv]

και ειδον εκ του στοματος του δρακοντος και εκ του στοματος του θηριου και εκ του στοματος του ψευδοπροφητου πνευματα τρια ακαθαρτα ομοια βατραχοις ως βατραχοι [gnt]

… draconis … bestiae … pseudoprophetae spiritus tres inmundos … modum ranarum [v]

Cold-blooded reptiles are mentioned many times in the Bible.

All references to frogs appear in the frog plague in Exodus or in references in Psalms to that plague - except for one use in Revelation.

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*G944 *1 βάτραχος (bat'-rakh-os) : of uncertain derivation; a frog:--frog.

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Revelation 16:13 ... unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, ...

Words: βατραχοι

The ancient Greek word "βάτραχος" ≈ "frog, angler-fish" and appears to be onomatopoeic in origin.. The word appears one time in the GNT (Greek New Testament), in Revelation, but appears 13 times in the LXX (Septuagint), 11 times in Exodus as one of the ten plagues and 2 times in Psalms (both about the plagues in Egypt).

More: Onomatopoeia: sounds as words

Exodus 8:2 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: [kjv]

ει δε μη βουλει συ εξαποστειλαι ιδου εγω τυπτω παντα τα ορια σου τοις βατραχοις [lxx]

8:3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: [kjv]

και εξερευξεται ο ποταμος βατραχους και αναβαντες εισελευσονται εις τους οικους σου και εις τα ταμιεια των κοιτωνων σου και επι των κλινων σου και εις τους οικους των θεραποντων σου και του λαου σου και εν τοις φυραμασιν σου και εν τοις κλιβανοις σου [lxx]

8:4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. [kjv]

και επι σε και επι τους θεραποντας σου και επι τον λαον σου αναβησονται οι βατραχοι [lxx]

Exodus 8:2

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KJV: And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Hebrew: ואם מאן אתה לשלח הנה אנכי נגף את כל גבולך בצפרדעים׃

Greek: ει δε μη βουλει συ εξαποστειλαι ιδου εγω τυπτω παντα τα ορια σου τοις βατραχοις

Exodus 8:3

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KJV: And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

Hebrew: ושרץ היאר צפרדעים ועלו ובאו בביתך ובחדר משכבך ועל מטתך ובבית עבדיך ובעמך ובתנוריך ובמשארותיך׃

Greek: και εξερευξεται ο ποταμος βατραχους και αναβαντες εισελευσονται εις τους οικους σου και εις τα ταμιεια των κοιτωνων σου και επι των κλινων σου και εις τους οικους των θεραποντων σου και του λαου σου και εν τοις φυραμασιν σου και εν τοις κλιβανοις σου

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KJV: And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

Hebrew: ובכה ובעמך ובכל עבדיך יעלו הצפרדעים׃

Greek: και επι σε και επι τους θεραποντας σου και επι τον λαον σου αναβησονται οι βατραχοι

Psalms 78:43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: [kjv]

ως εθετο εν αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα τερατα αυτου εν πεδιω τανεως [lxx]

78:44 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. [kjv]

και μετεστρεψεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τα ομβρηματα αυτων οπως μη πιωσιν [lxx]

78:45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. [kjv]

εξαπεστειλεν εις αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους και βατραχον και διεφθειρεν αυτους [lxx]

Psalms 78:43

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KJV: How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

Hebrew: אשר שם במצרים אתותיו ומופתיו בשדה צען׃

Greek: ως εθετο εν αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα τερατα αυτου εν πεδιω τανεως

Psalms 78:44

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KJV: And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

Hebrew: ויהפך לדם יאריהם ונזליהם בל ישתיון׃

Greek: και μετεστρεψεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τα ομβρηματα αυτων οπως μη πιωσιν

Psalms 78:45

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KJV: He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

Hebrew: ישלח בהם ערב ויאכלם וצפרדע ותשחיתם׃

Greek: εξαπεστειλεν εις αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους και βατραχον και διεφθειρεν αυτους

Psalms 105:29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. [kjv]

μετεστρεψεν τα υδατα αυτων εις αιμα και απεκτεινεν τους ιχθυας αυτων [lxx]

105:30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. [kjv]

εξηρψεν η γη αυτων βατραχους εν τοις ταμιειοις των βασιλεων αυτων [lxx]

105:31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. [kjv]

ειπεν και ηλθεν κυνομυια και σκνιπες εν πασι τοις οριοις αυτων [lxx]

Psalms 105:29

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KJV: He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

Hebrew: הפך את מימיהם לדם וימת את דגתם׃

Greek: μετεστρεψεν τα υδατα αυτων εις αιμα και απεκτεινεν τους ιχθυας αυτων

Psalms 105:30

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KJV: Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

Hebrew: שרץ ארצם צפרדעים בחדרי מלכיהם׃

Greek: εξηρψεν η γη αυτων βατραχους εν τοις ταμιειοις των βασιλεων αυτων

Psalms 105:31

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KJV: He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

Hebrew: אמר ויבא ערב כנים בכל גבולם׃

Greek: ειπεν και ηλθεν κυνομυια και σκνιπες εν πασι τοις οριοις αυτων

Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. [kjv]

The ancient Greek word "βάτραχος" ≈ "frog, angler-fish" and appears to be onomatopoeic in origin..

More: Onomatopoeia: sounds as words

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