Strong's: a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
KJV: --sorcerer, wise man.
See: רַב־מָגΜάγος
[ ᾰ], ου, ὁ,
I
1. Magian, one of a Median tribe, Hdt. 1.101, Str. 15.3.1: hence, as belonging to this tribe,
2. one of the priests and wise men in Persia who interpreted dreams, Hdt. 7.37, al., Arist. Fr. 36, Phoen. 1.5, [Mat 2:1].
3. enchanter, wizard, esp. in bad sense, impostor, charlatan, Heraclit. 14, S. OT 387, E. Or. 1498 (lyr.), Pl. R. 572e, [Act 13:6], Vett. Val. 74.17: also fem., Luc. Asin. 4, AP 5.15 (Mar Arg.).
II μάγος, ον, as Adj., magical, μάγψ τέχνῃ πράττειν τι Philostr. VA 1.2; κεστοῦ φωνεῦσα μαγώτερα AP 5.120 (Phld.). (Opers. maguš ’Magian’.)
μάγος magos 6x
(1) a magus, sage of the magician religion, magician, astrologer, wise man, [Mat 2:1]; [Mat 2:7]; [Mat 2:16];
(2) a magician, sorcerer, [Act 13:6]; [Act 13:8]
G3097 — μάγος
μαγου, ὁ (Hebrew מַג, plural מָגִים; a word of Indo-Germanic origin; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, ii., p. 786; J. G. Müller in Herzog viii., p. 678; (Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word; but the word is now regarded by many as of Babylonian origin; see Schrader, Keilinschriften as above with 2te Aufl., p. 417ff)); from Sophocles and Herodotus down; the Sept. [Dan 2:2] and several times in Theod. ad Dan. for אַשָׁף; a magus; the name given by the Babylonians (Chaldaeans), Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, augurs, soothsayers, sorcerers etc.; cf. Winers RWB, under the word; J. G. Müller in Herzog, the passage cited, pp. 675-685; Holtzmann in Schenkel iv., p. 84f; (BB. DD., under the word ). In the N. T. the name is given:
1. to the oriental wise men (astrologers) who, having discovered by the rising of a remarkable star (see ἀστήρ, and cf. Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 209ff) that the Messiah had just been born, came to Jerusalem to worship him: [Mat 2:1], [Mat 2:7], [Mat 2:16].
2. to false prophets and sorcerers: [Act 13:6], [Act 13:8],cf. 8:9,11.
μάγος , - ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX for H825, Da LXX TH [Dan 2:2]; [Dan 2:10], al. ( cf. chief magian, [Jer 39:3]; [Jer 39:13]);]
1. one of the Μάγοι , a Median tribe (Hat).
2. a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who seem to have conformed to the Persian religion, while retaining some of their old beliefs ( v. DB, I vol., 565 f .; DB, iii, 203 ff .): [Mat 2:1]; [Mat 2:7]; [Mat 2:16]
3. a wizard, sorcerer: [Act 13:6]; [Act 13:8] ( cf. Wis 17:7 , [Act 8:9]; ? [Act 8:1]). †
μάγος原文音譯:m£goj 馬哥士
詞類次數:名詞(6)
原文字根:魔術(師),眾多 相當於:H525(אָמֹון)
字義溯源:魔術師,巫術師,行法術的,博士;源自(H7248(מָג / רַב מָג)=魔術師首領);而H7248(מָג / רַב מָג)出自(H7227(רַב / צִידֹון רַבָּה)=眾多),H7227(רַב / צִידֹון רַבָּה)又出自(H7231(רָבַב)=投擲)。參讀G3096(μαγεύω)同源字
同義字:1)
G3097(
μάγος)魔術師 2)
G5332(
φαρμακεύς)麻醉師 3)
G5333(
φάρμακος)巫師
出現次數:總共(6);太(4);徒(2)
譯字彙編:
1)博士(3)[太2:7];[太2:16];[太2:16];
2)行法術的(1)[徒13:8];
3)行法術(1)[徒13:6];
4)幾個博士(1)[太2:1]