ΜΑΓΟΣ, μαγος
MAGOS, magos
Sounds Like: MAH-goss
Translations: magician, sorcerer, wise man, a wise man
From the root: ΜΑΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a magician, sorcerer, or an astrologer. In some contexts, particularly in the New Testament, it can refer to the 'wise men' or 'Magi' from the East who visited the infant Jesus, indicating a person of learning and wisdom, often associated with the study of stars and ancient knowledge. It is used to describe someone who practices magic or is skilled in occult arts.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3097 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 13:8
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 13:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΓΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΑΓΟΙ — magi, wise men, sorcerers, magicians, enchanters
- ΜΑΓΟΙΣ — to magi, to sorcerers, to wise men, to magicians
- ΜΑΓΟΝ — magician, a magician, sorcerer, a sorcerer, wise man, a wise man
- ΜΑΓΟΥΣ — magi, wise men, sorcerers, magicians
- ΜΑΓΩ — (to) magi, (to) wise men, (to) sorcerers
- ΜΑΓΩΝ — of magi, of wise men, of sorcerers
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