φαρμακείαpharmakeía
poët.
Greek (New Testament) · G5331
Meanings
and late prose form of φαρμακεία
1. generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells.
2. (a) poisoning
(b) sorcery, witchcraft: Galatians 5:20, Revelation 9:21 Revelation 18:23 (cf. LXX, ll. c.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
- Revelation 18:23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again. The happy voices of brides and grooms will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the greatest in the world, and you deceived the nations with your sorceries.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.