Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μαγικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μαγικός μαγική μαγικόν

Structure: μαγικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. fit for the Magians, Magian

Examples

  • γεγενῆσθαι γὰρ παρὰ μὲν Πέρσαισ Μάγουσ, παρὰ δὲ Βαβυλωνίοισ ἢ Ἀσσυρίοισ Χαλδαίουσ, καὶ Γυμνοσοφιστὰσ παρ’ Ἰνδοῖσ, παρά τε Κελτοῖσ καὶ Γαλάταισ τοὺσ καλουμένουσ Δρυΐδασ καὶ Σεμνοθέουσ, καθά φησιν Ἀριστοτέλησ ἐν τῷ Μαγικῷ καὶ Σωτίων ἐν τῷ εἰκοστῷ τρίτῳ τῆσ Διαδοχῆσ. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, , PROOIMION 1:2)
  • Τὴν δὲ γοητικὴν μαγείαν οὐδ’ ἔγνωσαν, φησὶν Ἀριστοτέλησ ἐν τῷ Μαγικῷ καὶ Δείνων ἐν τῇ πέμπτῃ τῶν Ἱστοριῶν· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, , PROOIMION 8:1)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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