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magos G3097

μάγος (magos) means “sage” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μάγος Greek · G3097 6 tagged occurrences in 5 verses

Pronunciation guide: mag'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3097

μάγος · magos · sage

μάγος, -ου, ὁ [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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G3097

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
magi 4
sorcerer 2
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the wise men 3
sorcerer 1
the sorcerer 1
wise men 1

Verses containing G3097

Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

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  2. Matthew 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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  3. Matthew 2:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.

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  4. Acts 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

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  5. Acts 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

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Sources and text

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