μάγος
magos (G3097)
sage
AI Word Study
The Greek word μάγος (magos) is defined as "sage." This term suggests wisdom, expertise, and perhaps even mysticism. Its six occurrences in the Bible indicate that it held significance in the ancient world. The word μάγος likely denoted an expert in a specific field, such as astrology, medicine, or the occult. Its range of usage spans various biblical contexts, from referring to wise men (Matthew 2:1) to possibly describing the opposing force of Jesus' contemporaries, with the Pharisees and Sadducees being called out on their failure to answer Jesus' deep theological questions in Matthew 16:1.
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.