φαρμακεία

pharmakeiaNoun (Feminine)G5331

sorcery

From: from G5332 (φαρμακεύς);

Short Definition

medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

poët. and late prose form of φαρμακεία
1.generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells .
2.
apoisoning (Plut., Polyb.)
bsorcery, witchcraft
LXX Usage: (3, 14) (לָט, חַרְטֹם), (כֶּשֶׁף) *

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Galatians
1
Revelation
1

Key Passages

  • Galatians 5:20
  • Revelation 18:23

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