φάρμακος, φαρμακη, φάρμακον (φαρμάσσω (to use a φάρμακον)) (from Aristophanes down); 1. pertaining to magical arts. 2. ὁ φάρμακος, a substantive, i. e. φαρμακεύς, which see: Rev_21:8 G L T Tr WH; Rev_22:15. (The Sept. several times for ξΐλΗωΕΜΡσ.)

φάρμακος pharmakos 2x a sorcerer, magician, Rev_21:8 ; Rev_22:15

φαρμακός , -ή , -όν , [in LXX for H3784 , etc.;] devoted to magical arts. As subst ., ὁ φ . = φαρμακεύς , a magician, sorcerer: Rev_21:8 ; Rev_22:15 .†

φαρμακός [page 664] a sorcerer (Rev. 21:8). For the corr, verb φαρμακεύω , cf. P Oxy III. 4721 ( c. A.D. 130) καὶ γὰρ ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκείνου οἰκίας ἐξεληλύθει πεφαρμακεῦσθαι λέ [γω ]ν , for it was from his house that he came out saying that he had been poisoned (Edd.), and similarly l .5 . A striking ex. is also afforded by the Jewish prayers invoking vengeance on the murderers or poisoners of two innocent girls, e.g. Syll 816 (= .3 1181) .8 (ii/B.C. i/B.C.) (=Deissmann LAE 2 , p. 414) Ἐπικαλοῦμαι καὶ ἀξιῶ τὸν θεὸν τὸν ὕψιστον , τὸν κύριον τῶν πνευμάτων καὶ πάσης σαρκός , ἐπὶ τοὺς δόλωι φονεύσαντας ἢ φαρμακεύσαντας τὴν ταλαίπωρον ἄωρον Ἡράκλεαν ἐγχέαντας αὐτῆς τὸ ἀναίτιον αἷμα ἀδίκως κτλ . I call upon and pray the Most High God, the Lord of the spirits and of all flesh, against those who with guile murdered or poisoned the wretched, untimely lost Heraclea, shedding her innocent blood wickedly, etc. (Deissmann). The verb φαρμακόω occurs in P Oxy XII. 1477 .20 (iii/iv A.D.) where a petitioner addresses to an oracle the question εἶ πεφαρμάκω̣μαι ; have I been poisoned?

φαρμακός, -ή, -όν [in LXX for כָּשַׁף, etc. ;] devoted to magical arts. As subst., ὁ φ. = φαρμακεύς, a magician, sorcerer: Rev.21:8 22:15.† (AS)