"a drug; an enchantment; magic potion, charm, Rev. 9:21*"
Definition and meaning
a drug; an enchantment; magic potion, charm, Rev. 9:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: φάρμακον
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pharmakon (G5332) across the King James Bible.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
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Common questions
Strong's G5332 (pharmakon) is a Greek word that means: a drug; an enchantment; magic potion, charm, Rev. 9:21* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word pharmakon (G5332) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5332 is pharmakon, a Greek word defined as: a drug; an enchantment; magic potion, charm, Rev. 9:21*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pharmakon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.