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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5332. φαρμακεύς (pharmakeus) -- Sorcerer, magician</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5332.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/26-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5332.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5332</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5331.htm" title="5331">◄</a> 5332. pharmakeus <a href="../greek/5333.htm" title="5333">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pharmakeus: Sorcerer, magician</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φαρμακεύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pharmakeus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>far-mak-YOOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(far-mak-yoos')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sorcerer, magician<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>sorcerer<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word φάρμακον (pharmakon), meaning "a drug" or "a spell."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar practices is כָּשַׁף (kashaph), Strong's Hebrew 3784, which means "to practice sorcery" or "to enchant."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "pharmakeus" refers to a person who practices sorcery or magic, often through the use of potions, spells, or drugs. In the biblical context, it is associated with those who engage in occult practices, which are condemned in Scripture as contrary to the worship and reliance on the one true God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Roman cultures, sorcery and the use of potions were common practices. Sorcerers, or "pharmakeis," were believed to have the power to manipulate spiritual forces through their concoctions and rituals. Such practices were often linked to idolatry and pagan worship, which were prevalent in the societies surrounding the Israelites and early Christians. The Bible consistently warns against these practices, emphasizing the importance of faith in God alone.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5332</b> <i>pharmakeús</i> – a person using drug-based incantations or drugging religious enchantments; a <i>pharmakeus</i>-practitioner who "mixes up distorted religious potions" like a sorcerer-magician. They try to "work their magic" by performing <i>pseudo</i> "supernatural" stunts, weaving <i>illusions</i> about the Christian life to use "powerful" religious formulas ("incantations") that manipulate the Lord into granting more temporal gifts (especially "invincible health and wealth"). This has a "drugging" effect on the aspiring religious zealot, inducing them to think they have "special spiritual powers" (that do <i>not</i> operate in keeping with Scripture). <a href="/greek/5331.htm">See 5331</a> (<i>pharmakeía</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>variant reading for <a href="/greek/5333.htm">pharmakos</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5332: φαρμακεύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φαρμακεύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φαρμακεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">φάρμακον</span>), <span class="accented">one who prepares or uses magical remedies; a sorcerer</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> (Sophicles, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sorcerer. <p>From pharmakon (a drug, i.e. Spell-giving potion); a druggist ("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician -- sorcerer. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφαρμακεύετο φάρμακα φάρμακά φαρμακευομένη φαρμάκοις φαρμάκων<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/pharanx_5327.htm">φάραγξ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharao__5328.htm">Φαραὼ — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phares_5329.htm">Φαρὲς — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaie_5330.htm">Φαρισαῖε — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaio_n_5330.htm">Φαρισαίων — 29 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaioi_5330.htm">Φαρισαῖοι — 51 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaiois_5330.htm">Φαρισαίοις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaios_5330.htm">Φαρισαῖος — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaiou_5330.htm">Φαρισαίου — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharisaious_5330.htm">Φαρισαίους — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharmako_n_5333.htm">φαρμάκων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharmakoi_5333.htm">φαρμακοὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pharmakois_5333.htm">φαρμακοῖς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phasis_5334.htm">φάσις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ephasken_5335.htm">ἔφασκεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phaskontes_5335.htm">φάσκοντες — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phatne__5336.htm">φάτνῃ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phatne_s_5336.htm">φάτνης — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phaula_5337.htm">φαῦλα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phaulon_5337.htm">φαῦλον — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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