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Origin: from 5332 Reference: PrtSpch: n f In Greek: farmakeia 1
In NET: sorcery 1 In AV: sorcery 2, witchcraft 1
Count: 3
Definition: 1) the use or the administering of drugs 2) poisoning 3) sorcery, magical arts, often found in connection with idolatry and fostered by it 4) metaph. the deceptions and seductions of idolatry from 5332; medication ("pharmacy"), i.e. (by extension) magic (literally or figuratively):-sorcery, witchcraft. see GREEK for 5332 ===========
Origin: from pharmakon (a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion) Reference: PrtSpch: n m In Greek:
In NET: In AV: sorcerer 1
Count: 1
Definition: 1) one who prepares or uses magical remedies 2) sorcerer 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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sorcery POS: Noun HYPHEN: sor=cer=y WORD FAMILY in NET: sorcery COUNT in NET : 5 in 4 verses (in OT : 4 in 3 verses) (in NT : 1 in 1 verses) top
WORDNET DICTIONARY Noun sorcery has 1 sense * sorcery(n = noun.cognition) black art, black magic, necromancy - the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world; is a kind of magic, thaumaturgy has particulars: witchcraft, witchery, bewitchment, enchantment, demonism, diabolism, satanism, obiism Derived forms verb sorcerise1, verb sorcerize1, adjective sorcerous1
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WORDNET DICTIONARY Noun pharma has 1 sense
* pharma (n = noun.group) drug company, pharmaceutical company - a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals; is a kind of company
the Biblical usage of the word φαρμακεία in the New Testament MUST carry with it the appeal to false gods, which is why it is always translated as "sorcery", and not "medicine" or "drugs".
Paul's prohibiton of φαρμακεία as described in Galatians 5:20 is a clear charge against "sorcery"- resting his charge in the First Commandment- "you shall have no other god's before Me".
Often many modern Christian theologians presuppose drug law reform efforts- legal pot specifically, under the umbrella of "φαρμακεία".
But the accusation does not carry with it the True meaning of φαρμακεία as the Apostle used it, nor can that application of φαρμακεία stand against the refutations of Gnostic heresies of the early Church.
God Bless, Jeff Lucas www. LucasHempCo. com
Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
The LORD is my strength, I will not faint from exhaustion.
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"no one would act rationally in avoiding medicine because of its heresies"
preachers should remember this when they preach on pharmakea.
They try to teach that taking drugs is a sin. Then they try to carve out exceptions for all the drugs they take, and by then they're so far off the Gospel message that they wind up just teaching exactly what the government wants them to teach.
There's no place for a war on cannabis in Christian theology. And the churches who sit complacent with it are not teaching the Truth.- And the Scriptures tell us about those Churches all too well
The LORD is my strength, I will not faint from exhaustion.
