ΦΑΡΜΑΚΊΑ: φαρμακία (Rec. -εία), -ας, ἡ [ (< φαρμακεύω, to administer drugs) ] poët. and late prose form of φαρμακεία, [ [in LXX: Ex 7:11, 22 8:7, 18 (3, 14) (לָט, חַרְטֹם), Is 47:9, 12 (כֶּשֶׁף) Wi 12:4 18:13 * ;] ] 1. . generally, the use of medicine, drugs or spells (Xen.).
2. . (a) poisoning (Plut., Polyb.); (b) . sorcery, witchcraft: Ga 5:20 (v. Lft., in l.), Re 9:21 (WH, txt., φαρμάκων) 18:23 (cf. LXX, ll. c.).†