Mágos — G3097

Definition

masculine noun

a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician

1. to the oriental wise men (astrologers) who, having discovered by the rising of a remarkable star that the Messiah had just been born, came to Jerusalem to worship him
2. to false prophets and sorcerers

Usually translated as

sorcerer, wise man

Origin

of foreign origin (H7248)

Hebrew equivalents

• Rab-Mâg (H7248)

Occurrences

Mágos occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Acts (2)

• Matthew 2:1 — Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men (μάγοι) from the east to Jerusalem,
• Matthew 2:7 — Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men (μάγους), enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
• Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men (μάγων), was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
• Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men (μάγων).
• Acts 13:6 — And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer (μάγον), a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:
• Acts 13:8 — But Elymas the sorcerer (μάγος) (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.