Word study · Greek
mageuō
to practice magic
Say it: mag-YOO-oh (approximate)
μαγεύω
What it means
To practice magic, to be a magician. Simon "had practiced magic" in Samaria and amazed the people (8:9). The word is related to the Magi (magoi) of Matthew 2. Acts also meets Elymas the magician (13:6-8) and the magic books of Ephesus (19:19).
Range of meaning
- Practice magicDo magical works.
In Acts
- Chapter 8
Simon "had practiced magic" (8:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3096 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources