noun · masculine
magos
Greekμάγος (magos)
Strong’sG3097
a sorcerer, magician, wizard
stem mag-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μάγος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX for אַשָּׁף, Da LXX TH 2:2, 10, al. (cf. רַב־מָג chief magian, Je 39:3, 13);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3097 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmag'-os
a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
Fromof foreign origin ();
King Jamessorcerer, wise man.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | magos1×μάγος | magois1×μάγοι |
| object accusative | magon1×μάγον | magoin1×μάγους |
| direct address vocative | magor | magoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | magou | magoiu2×μάγων |
| to, for dative | mago | magoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
mago is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
magos“magician”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 13:8“magician”anthistanete de autoi Elumaos tos magos, houtōs gar methermēneuitō tem onomem autou, zētarōtos diastrefara ton anthupaton apo tau pistiau.But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
magon“magician”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 13:6“magician”diercharatois de holan tan nēsan achri Pafau heuriskala anēron tinon magon pseudoprofēton Ioudaion ho onomem Bariēsu,They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
magois“wise men”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 2:1“wise men”Tou de Iēsu genniratou en Bēthleem tau Ioudaiau en hēmerai Hērōdou tou basilevou, idou magois apo anatolaiu paraginela eis HierosolumeimAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
magoin“wise men”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 2:7“wise men”Tote Hērōdos lathra kalaratos toin magoin akribata para autoiu ton chronon tou fainerōtou astērou,Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.
magoiu“wise men”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 2:16“wise men”Tote Hērōdos horaratos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelaratos anairata pantoin toin paidoin toin en Bēthleem kai en pantei tei horei autau apo dietou kai katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Matthew 2:16“wise men”Tote Hērōdos horaratos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelaratos anairata pantoin toin paidoin toin en Bēthleem kai en pantei tei horei autau apo dietou kai katōterō, kata ton chronon hon akribata para toiu magoiu.When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.