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Strong's #5331 - φαρμακεία
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- the use or the administering of drugs
- poisoning
- sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it
- metaph. the deceptions and seductions of idolatry
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φαρμᾰκ-είᾱ, ἡ,
use of drugs, esp. of purgatives, Hp. Aph. 1.24, 2.36 (both pl.), PCair.Zen. 18.5 (iii B. C.), Gal. 15.447, etc.; αἱ ἄνω φ., i. e. emetics, Arist. Pr. 962a3; of abortifacients, Sor. 1.59: generally, the use of any kind of drugs, potions, or spells, Pl. Lg. 933b: pl., Id. Prt. 354a, Ti. 89b, Men. 535.9.
2. poisoning or witchcraft, D. 40 57, Plb. 6.13.4, POxy. 486.21 (ii A. D.); αἱ περὶ τὰς φαρμακείας, = αἱ φαρμακίδες, Arist. HA 572a22.
II metaph., remedy, παιδιὰς προσάγειν φαρμακείας χάριν Id. Pol. 1337b41.
φαρμακεία (WH κια, so T (except in Galatians 5:20; cf. the Proleg., p. 88); see Iota), φαρμακείας, ἡ (φαρμακεύω);
a. the use or the administering of drugs (Xenophon, mem. 4, 2, 17).
b. poisoning (Plato, Polybius, others): Revelation 9:21 (here WH text Tr marginal reading φαρμακῶν; many interpretations refer the passage to the next entry).
c. sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it: Galatians 5:20 (where see Lightfoot) (Wis. 12:4 Wis. 18:13; for כְּשָׁפִים, Isaiah 47:9; for לָטִים, Exodus 7:22; Exodus 8:18; for לְהָטִים, Exodus 7:11); tropically, of the deceptions and seductions of idolatry, Revelation 18:23.
STRONGS NT 5331: φάρμακον [φάρμακον, φαρμάκου, τό, from Homer down, a drug; an enchantment: Tr marginal reading WH text in Revelation 9:21 (R. V. sorceries), for φαρμακεία, which see (in b.).
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φαρμακία (Rec. -εία ), -ας , ἡ
(< φαρμακεύω , to administer drugs),
poët. and late prose form of φαρμακεία ,
[in LXX: Exodus 7:11; Exodus 7:22; Exodus 8:7; Exodus 8:18 (3, 14) (H3909, H2748), Isaiah 47:9; Isaiah 47:12 (H3785) Wisdom of Solomon 12:4; Wisdom of Solomon 18:13*;]
1. generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells (Xen.).
2. (a) poisoning (Plut., Polyb.);
(b) sorcery, witchcraft: Galatians 5:20 (v. Lft., in l), Revelation 9:21 (WH, txt., φαρμάκων ) Revelation 18:23 (cf. LXX, ll. c.).†
φάρμακον , -ου , τό ,
[in LXX for H3785;]
(a) a drug;
(b) an incantation, enchantment: Revelation 9:21, Tr., mg., WH, txt. (RV, sorceries).†
φαρμακεῖα , see φαρμακία .
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";am careful,"; ";give heed,"; is found in the NT only in Tit. 3:8, where it is followed by inf. (see Proleg. p. 206 f.) : cf. P Ryl II. 78.26 (A.D. 157) φρόντισον εὐθέως πέμψαι τὸν ληψόμενον αὐτόν, ";take care to send somebody at once to take it"; (Edd.), and P Grenf II. 77.15 (iii/iv A.D.) (= Selections, p. 121) φροντίσατε οὖν τὰ ἀναλωθέντα ἑτοιμάσαι, ";see to it therefore that you furnish the sums expended.";
Elsewhere the verb is construed (1) c. gen., as in BGU I. 249.20 (ii/A.D.) φρόντισον δ᾽ ἐμοῦ χορίου δερμάτ (ων) ἑξακοσίων, ib, 300.4 (A.D. 148) φροντιοῦντά μου τῶν ἐν Ἀρσινοείτῳ ὑπαρχόντων, P Oxy VII. 1072.8 (v/vi A.D.) σπούδασον φροντίσαι τοῦ νέου λάκκου τοῦ γιγνομένου σὺν θεῷ ἐν τῳ κτήματι ἱερέων, ";hasten to give heed to the new pond which is being made by the help of God in the priests’ estate"; (Ed.). (2) c. ace, as in P Lond 28.5 (c. B.C. 162) (= I. p. 43, UPZ i. p. 343) φροτίσαι (l. φροντίσαι) μοι σιτάριον, P Par 45.2 (B.C. 152) (= UPZ i. p. 329) πεφρόντικα ὑπὲρ σοῦ χρήσιμα τῶν σῶν πραγμάτων. (3) c. ἵνα as in P Tebt I. 33.2 (B.C. 112) (= Selections, p. 30) φρόν ]τισον οὖν ἵνα γένη (ται) ἀκολούθως, ";take care that its instructions are followed"; (with reference to a letter), and so.7. (4) c. ὅπως (μή), as in P Hib I. 170.1 (B.C. 247) (= Witkowskis.2, p. 27) φρόντισον δέ, ὅπως μηκέτι ἀπὸ τούτων παρακούσει ἡμῶν, and (5) c. ὡς, as in P Tebt I. 10.6 (B.C. 119) φρόντισον ὡς τὰ τῆς ὑποσχέσεως ἐκπληρωθήσεται, ";stake care that the terms of his agreement are fulfilled"; (Edd.)
For the subst. φροντίς, cf. P Tebt I. 33.17 (B.C. 112) (= Selections, p. 31) τὴν μεγίστην φροντίδα ποιουμένου, ";taking the greatest care,"; P Amh II. 135.6 (early ii/A.D.) τὴ (ν) φροντίδα πάντων ποιεῖν ὡς ἰδίων σου, ";look after everything as if it were your own"; (Edd.), and for φροντιστής, see Preisigke Fachwörter, p. 179, and Wörterbuch s.v.
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