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Lexicon :: Strong's G3097 - magos

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μάγος
Transliteration
magos (Key)
Pronunciation
mag'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign origin רב מג (H7248)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:356,547

Strong’s Definitions

μάγος mágos, mag'-os; of foreign origin (H7248); a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician:—sorcerer, wise man.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3097 in the following manner: wise man (4x), sorcerer (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3097 in the following manner: wise man (4x), sorcerer (2x).

  1. a magus

    1. 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.

    2. 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

    3. a false prophet and sorcerer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάγος mágos, mag'-os; of foreign origin (H7248); a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician:—sorcerer, wise man.
STRONGS G3097:
μάγος, μαγου, ὁ (Hebrew מַג, plural מָגִים; a word of Indo-Germanic origin; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, ii., p. 786; J. G. Müller in Herzog viii., p. 678; (Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word; but the word is now regarded by many as of Babylonian origin; see Schrader, Keilinschriften as above with 2te Aufl., p. 417ff)); from Sophocles and Herodotus down; the Sept. Daniel 2:2 and several times in Theod. ad Dan. for אַשָׁף; a magus; the name given by the Babylonians (Chaldaeans), Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, augurs, soothsayers, sorcerers etc.; cf. Winers RWB, under the word; J. G. Müller in Herzog, the passage cited, pp. 675-685; Holtzmann in Schenkel iv., p. 84f; (BB. DD., under the word ). In the N. T. the name is given:
1. to the oriental wise men (astrologers) who, having discovered by the rising of a remarkable star (see ἀστήρ, and cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 209ff) that the Messiah had just been born, came to Jerusalem to worship him: Matthew 2:1, 7, 16.
2. to false prophets and sorcerers: Acts 13:6, 8,cf. 8:9,11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Daniel
2:2
Matthew
2:1; 2:7; 2:16
Acts
8:9; 8:11; 13:6; 13:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3097 matches the Greek μάγος (magos),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - وَبَعْدَمَا وُلِدَ يَسُوعُ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي مِنْطَقَةِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ فِي عَهْدِ الْمَلِكِ هِيرُودُسَ، جَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ بَعْضُ الْمَجُوسِ الْقَادِمِينَ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - فَاسْتَدْعَى هِيرُودُسُ الْمَجُوسَ سِرّاً، وَتَحَقَّقَ مِنْهُمْ زَمَنَ ظُهُورِ النَّجْمِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - وَعِنْدَمَا أَدْرَكَ هِيرُودُسُ أَنَّ الْمَجُوسَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُ، اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ الْغَضَبُ الشَّدِيدُ، فَأَرْسَلَ وَقَتَلَ جَمِيعَ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ وَجُوَارِهَا، مِنِ ابْنِ سَنَتَيْنِ فَمَا دُونَ، بِحَسَبِ زَمَنِ ظُهُورِ النَّجْمِ كَمَا تَحَقَّقَهُ مِنَ الْمَجُوسِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - وَاجْتَازَا الْجَزِيرَةَ كُلَّهَا حَتَّى وَصَلا بَافُوسَ. وَهُنَاكَ قَابَلا سَاحِراً يَهُودِيًّا نَبِيًّا دَجَّالاً، اسْمُهُ بَارْيَشُوعُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:8 - فَعَارَضَهُمَا السَّاحِرُ عَلِيمٌ، وَهَذَا مَعْنَى اسْمِهِ، سَاعِياً أَنْ يُحَوِّلَ الْحَاكِمَ عَنِ الإِيمَانِ.
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