G3097: μάγος
mágos · “sage”
Definition
a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
KJV translates it as: sorcerer, wise man
Word origin: of foreign origin (H7248);
Extended definition
[in LXX for אַשָּׁף, Dan LXX TH Dan.2:2, 10, al. (cf. chief magian, Jer.39:3, 13) ;]
1. one of the Μάγοι, a Median tribe (Hat).
2. a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who seem to have conformed to the Persian religion, while retaining some of their old beliefs (see DB, I vol., 565 f.; DB, iii, 203 ff.): Mat.2:1, 7 2:16
3. a wizard, sorcerer: Act.13:6, 8 (cf. Wis.17:7, Act.8:9; ?Act.8:1).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G3097 is translated
- magi ×3
- magi. ×1
- magician ×1
- magician — ×1
Bible verses with G3097 (mágos)
Mágos appears in 5 verses.
- Matthew 2:1
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
- Matthew 2:7
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
- Matthew 2:16
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
- Acts 13:6
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar–jesus:
- Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.