Sorcerer
φάρμακοςStrong’s G5333pharmakos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pharmakos is the Greek word usually translated “sorceries” and “sorcerers”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
Meaning
Usually translated “sorceries” and “sorcerers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- sorceries 1
- to sorcerers 1
- sorcerers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 21:8But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
- Revelation 22:15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Greek dictionary
φάρμακος pharmakos · sorcerer
φαρμακός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for כָּשַׁף, etc. ;] devoted to magical arts. As subst., ὁ φ. = φαρμακεύς, a magician, sorcerer: Rev.21:8 22:15.† (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.