Word study · Greek
baskaínō
to bewitch, to cast an evil eye
Say it: bas-KAH-ee-no (approximate)
βασκαίνω
What it means
To put a spell on someone or cast the evil eye, often out of envy. In 3:1, Paul asks, "who has bewitched you?" using a picture of magic to describe how unaccountably they have turned from the cross. It appears only here in the New Testament.
Range of meaning
- BewitchPut a spell on.
- Cast the evil eyeHarm by looking enviously.
In Galatians
- Chapter 3
"Who has bewitched you?" (3:1).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0940 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources