Act 16:16. Πύθωνα) Hesychius explains πύθεν as ὁ ἐγγαστρίμυθος, ventriloquist diviner: although πύθων in a wider sense denotes any one whatsoever, from whom one may πυθέσθαι, inquire.-ἐργασίαν) Fraud nourishes such gain: true religion does away with it.