Sorcery
φαρμακείαStrong’s G5331pharmakeia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pharmakeia is the Greek word usually translated “sorcery”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
Meaning
Usually translated “sorcery”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sorcery 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
φαρμακεία pharmakeia · sorcery
φαρμακία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ (φαρμακεύω, to administer drugs) poët. and late prose form of φαρμακεία, [in LXX: Exo.7:11, 22 8:7, 18 (3, 14) (לָט, חַרְטֹם), Isa.47:9, 12 (כֶּשֶׁף) Wis.12:4 18:13 * ;] 1. generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells (Xen.). 2. (a) poisoning (Plut., Polyb.); (b) sorcery, witchcraft: Gal.5:20 (see Lft., in l), Rev.9:21 (WH, txt., φαρμάκων) Rev.18:23 (cf. LXX, ll. with).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sorcery” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOR'CERY, noun
Magic; enchantment; witchcraft; divination be the assistance of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits. Adder's wisdom I have learn'd to fence my ears against the sorceries.
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.