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(
&
, 5596), a diminutive of
, “a morsel,” denotes “a fragment, a
sop” (akin to
;
see
FEED
), John 13:26 (twice), 27, 30. It had no connection with
the modern meaning of “sop,” something given to pacify (as in the classical expression “a
sop to Cerberus”).¶
SORCERER
1.
(
1
, 3097), (a) “one of a Median caste, a magician”: see
WISE
; (b) “a
wizard, sorcerer, a pretender to magic powers, a professor of the arts of witchcraft,” Acts
13:6, 8, where Bar-Jesus was the Jewish name, Elymas, an Arabic word meaning “wise.”
Hence the name Magus, “the magician,” originally applied to Persian priests. In the Sept.,
only in Dan. 2:2, 10, of the “enchanters,”
RV
(
KJV
, “astrologers”), of Babylon. The
superior Greek version of Daniel by Theodotion has it also at 1:20; 2:27; 4:7; 5:7, 11,
15.¶
2.
(
$
, 5333), an adjective signifying “devoted to magical arts,” is
used as a noun, “a sorcerer,” especially one who uses drugs, potions, spells,
enchantments, Rev. 21:8, in the best texts (some have
$
), and 22:15.¶
SORCERY
A. Nouns.
1.
(or — ) (
$
&
, 5331) (Eng., “pharmacy,” etc.) primarily
signified “the use of medicine, drugs, spells”; then, “poisoning”; then, “sorcery,” Gal.
5:20,
RV
, “sorcery” (
KJV
, “witchcraft”), mentioned as one of “the works of the flesh.” See
also Rev. 9:21; 18:23.¶ In the Sept., Ex. 7:11, 22; 8:7, 18; Isa. 47:9, 12.¶ In “sorcery,” the
use of drugs, whether simple or potent, was generally accompanied by incantations and
appeals to occult powers, with the provision of various charms, amulets, etc., professedly
designed to keep the applicant or patient from the attention and power of demons, but
actually to impress the applicant with the mysterious resources and powers of the
sorcerer.
2.
(or — ) (
&
, 3095), “the magic art,” is used in the plural in Acts 8:11,
“sorceries (see
SORCERER
, No. 1).¶
B. Verb.
$
(
"
, 3096), akin to A, No. 2, “to practice magic,” Acts 8:9, “used
sorcery,” is used as in A, No. 2, of Simon Magnus.¶
SORE (Noun, Adjective, Adverb), SORER
A. Noun.
(
M
, 1668), “a sore” or “ulcer” (primarily a wound), occurs in Luke 16:21;
Rev. 16:2, 11.¶
B. Verb.
(
=
, 1669), “to wound, to ulcerate,” is used in the passive voice,
signifying “to suffer from sores,” to be “full of sores,” Luke 16:20 (perfect participle).¶
C. Adjectives.
1.
(
,
, 2425), used of things, occasionally denotes “much,” translated
“sore” in Acts 20:37, lit., “there was much weeping of all. See
ABLE
, C, No. 2.