Sage
μάγοςStrong’s G3097magos
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Magos is the Greek word usually translated “magi” and “magician”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”
Meaning
Usually translated “magi” and “magician”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- magi 4
- magician 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Acts 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
- Acts 13:6And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
- Acts 13:8But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Greek dictionary
μάγος magos · sage
μάγος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for אַשָּׁף, Dan LXX TH Dan.2:2, 10, al. (cf. chief magian, Jer.39:3, 13) ;] 1. one of the Μάγοι, a Median tribe (Hat). 2. a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who seem to have conformed to the Persian religion, while retaining some of their old beliefs (see DB, I vol., 565 f.; DB, iii, 203 ff.): Mat.2:1, 7 2:16 3. a wizard, sorcerer: Act.13:6, 8 (cf. Wis.17:7, Act.8:9; ?Act.8:1).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sage” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SAGE, noun
A plant of the genius Salvia, of several species; as the officinalis, or common large sage of several varieties; the tomentosa or balsamic sage; the auriculata, or sage of virtue; and the pomifera.
All definitions and other forms of “sage”
SAGE, adjective
[Latin saga, sagus, sagio. See sagacious.]
- Wise; having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; as a sage counselor.
- Wise; judicious; proceeding from wisdom; well judged; well adapted to the purpose; as sage counsels.
SAGE, noun
A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; particularly, a man venerable for years, and known as a man of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.