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sorcerer. Original Word: φαρμακεύςTransliteration: pharmakeus Phonetic Spelling: (far-mak-yoos') Short Definition: sorcerer
variant reading for pharmakos, q.v.
From pharmakon (a drug, i.e. Spell-giving potion); a druggist ("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician -- sorcerer.
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