ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑ, φαρμακεια
PHARMAKEIA, pharmakeia
Sounds Like: phar-ma-KAY-ah
Translations: sorcery, a sorcery, witchcraft, a witchcraft, magic arts, a magic art, poisoning, a poisoning, drugging, a drugging
From the root: ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the practice of magic, sorcery, or witchcraft, often involving the use of drugs, potions, or charms. It can also refer to the act of poisoning or administering drugs, especially with malicious intent. In ancient contexts, the line between medicine, magic, and poisoning was often blurred, as substances were used for various purposes.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5331 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Galatians — 5:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑ.
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.
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑΝ — sorcery, magic, witchcraft, enchantment, a sorcery, a magic, a witchcraft, an enchantment
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΑΣ — of sorcery, of witchcraft, of magic, of enchantment, of poisoning, of drug use
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΙΩΝ — of sorceries, of magic arts, of witchcraft
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΑΙ — sorceries, enchantments, magic arts, witchcraft, magical spells
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΑΙΣ — sorceries, enchantments, magical arts, witchcraft, drugs, potions
- ΦΑΡΜΑΚΙΩΝ — of sorceries, of witchcrafts, of enchantments, of magical arts
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