magos · magus, sorcerer

What it means

magos (μάγος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “magus, sorcerer”.

Magus: a wise man from the east who studied the stars and dreams; elsewhere, a sorcerer.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Eastern wise man who studied the stars.
2. Someone who practices occult arts and deceives with them.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• magi ×4
• magician ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Acts×2

• Matthew 2:1

  Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, look, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,

• Matthew 2:7

  Then Herod secretly called the magi and learned precisely from them the time when the star appeared.

• Matthew 2:16

  Then Herod, seeing that he had been tricked by the magi, was greatly enraged, and sending men, he killed all the children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time that he had learned precisely from the magi.

• Acts 13:6

  And going through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-Jesus,

• Acts 13:8

  But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

And 1 more times.