φαρμακία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ (φαρμακεύω, to administer drugs) poët. and late prose form of φαρμακεία, [in LXX: Exo.7:11, 22 8:7, 18 (3, 14) (לָט, חַרְטֹם), Isa.47:9, 12 (כֶּשֶׁף) Wis.12:4 18:13 *;] 1) generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells (Xen.). 2) (a) poisoning (Plut, Polyb.); (b)
sorcery, witchcraft: Gal.5:20 (see Lft, in l), Rev.9:21 (WH, txt, φαρμάκων) Rev.18:23 (cf. LXX, ll. with). (
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