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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: 5333. φάρμακος (pharmakos) -- Sorcerer, magician</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5333.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><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/1_timothy/3-2.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/5333.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> > 5333</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/5332.htm" title="5332">◄</a> 5333. pharmakos <a href="../greek/5334.htm" title="5334">►</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">pharmakos: Sorcerer, magician</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">φαρμακός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pharmakos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>far-mak-os'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(far-mak-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sorcerer, magician<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a magician, sorcerer.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from 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 "pharmakos" refers to individuals who practice sorcery or witchcraft, often involving the use of drugs, potions, or spells to manipulate or control spiritual forces. In the New Testament, it is used to describe those who engage in occult practices, which are condemned as contrary to the worship of the one true God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, sorcery and magic were common practices. Sorcerers, or "pharmakoi," were believed to have the power to influence the spiritual realm through the use of potions and incantations. These practices were often associated with idolatry and pagan rituals. The early Christian community, rooted in Jewish monotheism, rejected such practices as they were seen as attempts to usurp God's authority and rely on demonic powers.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5333</b> <i>phármakos</i> – properly, a sorcerer; used of people using<i> drugs</i> and "religious incantations" to drug people into living by their <i>illusions</i> – like having magical (supernatural) powers to manipulate God into giving them more temporal possessions.</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>from pharmakon (a drug)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a poisoner, sorcerer, magician<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sorcerers (2).<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 5333: φάρμακος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φάρμακος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">φαρμακη</span>, <span class="greek2">φάρμακον</span> (<span class="greek2">φαρμάσσω</span> (to use a <span class="greek2">φάρμακον</span>)) (from <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> down); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">pertaining to magical arts</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">φάρμακος</span>, a substantive, i. e. <span class="greek2">φαρμακεύς</span>, which see: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a>. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">מְכַשֵּׁף</span>.)<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>The same as <a href="/greek/5332.htm">pharmakeus</a> -- sorcerer. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>φαρμακοι φαρμακοί φαρμακοὶ φάρμακοι φαρμακοις φαρμακοίς φαρμακοῖς φαρμάκοις φαρμακός φαρμακού φαρμακούς φαρμακων φαρμακών φαρμάκων φαρουρείμ φάρυγγα φάρυγγά φάρυγγος φάρυγξ φασέκ pharmakoi pharmakoì pharmakois pharmakoîs pharmakon pharmakōn pharmákon pharmákōn<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><b><a href="/text/revelation/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῶν <b>φαρμάκων</b> αὐτῶν οὔτε</span><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">sorceries</span> of them nor<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόρνοις καὶ <b>φαρμακοῖς</b> καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and immoral persons <span class="itali">and sorcerers</span> and idolaters<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sexually immoral and <span class="itali">sorcerers</span> and idolaters<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/22-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 22:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ οἱ <b>φαρμακοὶ</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are the dogs <span class="itali">and the sorcerers</span> and the immoral persons<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">sorcerers,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/22-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">sorcerers</span> and the<p><b><a href="/greek/5333.htm">Strong's Greek 5333</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5333.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><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><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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