Word Study · Strong's G3097 · Greek
μάγος
magos
mag'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: mágos
“a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
Rendered in the KJV as
sorcerer, wise man.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- μάγοι1
- μάγον1
- μάγος,1
- μάγους1
- μάγων1
- μάγων.¶1
How it is rendered · 4
- Magi3
- Magi.1
- magician1
- magician —1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GPM · 2
- N-APM · 1
- N-ASM · 1
- N-NPM · 1
- N-NSM · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 2:1μάγοιmagoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAfter Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,here: Magi
- Matthew 2:7μάγουςmagousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThen Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.here: Magi
- Matthew 2:16μάγωνmagōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.here: Magi
- Matthew 2:16μάγων.¶magōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.here: Magi.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 13:6μάγονmagonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThey traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,here: magician
- Acts 13:8μάγος,magosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBut Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.here: magician —