ΜΑΓΩΝ, μαγων
MAGŌN, magōn
Sounds Like: MA-gohn
Translations: of magi, of wise men, of sorcerers
From the root: ΜΑΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of 'magos' (μάγος). A magus was originally a member of an ancient Persian priestly caste, known for their wisdom, knowledge of astronomy, and interpretation of dreams. In later contexts, the term could also refer to a sorcerer, magician, or charlatan, depending on the connotation. It is used here to indicate possession or origin, as in 'belonging to magi' or 'from magi'.
Inflection: Genitive, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3097 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Matthew — 2:16
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 2:16
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
- ΜΑΓΟΣ — magician, sorcerer, wise man, a wise man
- ΜΑΓΟΥΣ — magi, wise men, sorcerers, magicians
- ΜΑΓΩ — (to) magi, (to) wise men, (to) sorcerers
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