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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3097 - Sorcerer

Strong's No.:G3097

Greek:μάγος

Transliteration:magos

Phonetic:mag'-os

Word Origin:Of foreign origin [H7248]

Bible Usage:sorcerer wise man.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

a Magian that is Oriental scientist; by implication a magician


Thayers
Definition:

1. a magus

a. the name given by the Babylonians (Chaldeans), Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, augers, soothsayers, sorcerers etc.

b. the oriental wise men (astrologers) who, having discovered by the rising of a remarkable star that the Messiah had just been born, came to Jerusalem to worship him

c. a false prophet and sorcerer


Bible References:
Sorcerer

Translation
Occurrences:
men ( 4 )
sorcerer ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.