- 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. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • asps, 1 Romans 3:13