The meaning of “φαρμακεία”
Understanding pharmakeía reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sorcery, witchcraft. - medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively)
φαρμακεία
sorcery, witchcraft. - medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Galatians 5:20 | “Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,” Word: φαρμακεία (pharmakeía) | |
| Revelation 9:21 | “Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. ” Word: φαρμακεία (pharmakeía) | |
| Revelation 18:23 | “And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.” Word: φαρμακεία (pharmakeía) |