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Lexicon :: Strong's G940 - baskainō

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βασκαίνω
Transliteration
baskainō (Key)
Pronunciation
bas-kah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:594,102

Strong’s Definitions

βασκαίνω baskaínō, bas-kah'-ee-no; akin to G5335; to malign, i.e. (by extension) to fascinate (by false representations):—bewitch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G940 in the following manner: bewitch (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G940 in the following manner: bewitch (1x).

  1. to speak ill of one, to slander, traduce him

  2. to bring evil on one by feigning praise or an evil eye

  3. to charm, to bewitch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βασκαίνω baskaínō, bas-kah'-ee-no; akin to G5335; to malign, i.e. (by extension) to fascinate (by false representations):—bewitch.
STRONGS G940:
βασκαίνω: 1 aorist ἐβάσκανα, on which form cf. Winers Grammar, [75 (72)]; 83 (80); [Buttmann, 41 (35); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 25f; Paralip., p. 21f]; (βάζω, βάσκω [φάσκω] to speak, talk); τινά [Winer's Grammar, 223 (209)];
1. to speak ill of one, to slander, traduce him, (Demosthenes 8, 19 [94, 19]; Aelian v. h. 2, 13, etc.).
2. to bring evil on one by feigned praise or an evil eye, to charm, bewitch one, (Aristotle, probl. 20, 34 [p. 926b, 24]; Theocritus, 6, 39; Aelian nat. an. 1, 35); hence, of those who lead away others into error by wicked arts (Diodorus 4, 6): Galatians 3:1. Cf. Schott [or Bp. Lightfoot] at the passage; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 462.
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Galatians
3:1

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Strong's Number G940 matches the Greek βασκαίνω (baskainō),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:1 - Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.
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