φαρμακεία pharmakeía
Meaning
medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively)
In the King James Version: sorcery, witchcraft
Derivation: from G5332 (φαρμακεύς);
Where it is used
- Galatians 5:20 idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
- Revelation 18:23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”