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Lexicon :: Strong's G3097 - magos

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:1 - Now G1161 after Jesus G2424 was born G1080 in Bethlehem G965 of Judea G2453 in the days G2250 of Herod G2264 the king, G935 [fn]magi G3097 from the east G395 arrived G3854 in Jerusalem, G2414 saying, G3004

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then G5119 Herod G2264 secretly G2977 called G2564 the magi G3097 and determined G198 from them [fn]the exact G5550 time G5550 the star G792 appeared. G5316

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Then G5119 when Herod G2264 saw G3708 that he had been tricked G1702 by the magi, G3097 he became very G3029 enraged, G2373 and sent G649 and slew G337 all G3956 the male G3816 children G3816 who were in Bethlehem G965 and all G3956 its vicinity, G3725 from two G1332 years G1332 old G1332 and under, G2736 according G2596 to the time G5550 which G3739 he had determined G198 from the magi. G3097

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - When they had gone G1330 through G1330 the whole G3650 island G3520 as far G891 as Paphos, G3974 they found G2147 a magician, G3097 a Jewish G2453 false G5578 prophet G5578 whose G3739 name G3686 was Bar-Jesus, G919

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:8 - But Elymas G1681 the magician G3097 (for so G3779 his name G3686 is translated) G3177 was opposing G436 them, seeking G2212 to turn G1294 the proconsul G446 away G1294 from the faith. G4102
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