φάρμακος
pharmakos
sorcerer
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word φάρμακος (pharmakos) is a Greek term used to describe a sorcerer. Within the limited occurrences in the Bible, this word likely emphasizes the practice of using magical arts or potions for various purposes, including spiritual manipulation. The definition does not inherently specify the context or the intent of the sorcerer's actions. The usage of φάρμακος in the Bible appears to involve individuals associated with magic or the occult. Given its limited occurrences, the term's significance may lie in highlighting a particular challenge or evil force that ancient Christian communities faced.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
They didn’t repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.
Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.