From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See [603]DIVINATION. This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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φάρμακος · pharmakos
Glosses: sorcerer
φαρμακός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for כָּשַׁף, etc. ; ] devoted to magical arts.
Indexed occurrences: 0
Source: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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כָּשַׁף · kâshaph
Glosses: sorcerer, (use) witch(-craft).
properly, to whisper aspell, i.e. to inchant or practise magic
Indexed occurrences: 0
Source: Strong's Hebrew Lexicon
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Sorcerer
From the Latin sortiarius, one who casts lots, or one who tells the lot of others. (See [603]DIVINATION.) In Dan. 2:2 it is the rendering of the Hebrew mekhashphim, i.e., mutterers, men who professed to have power with evil spirits. The practice of sorcery exposed to severest punishment (Mal. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; 22:15).