UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: to bewitch, to practice magic on

Semantic entry: 53.98

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Magic

Definition: to bewitch a person, frequently by use of the evil eye and with evil intent

Notes: βασκαίνω[a] differs from μαγεύω to practice magic (53.96: μαγεία / 53.96: μαγεύω) in that the former involves the use of so-called black magic, but for a different interpretation of βασκαίνω in OET GAL 3:1, see 88.159: βασκαίνω.

Show passage in OET: GAL 3:1

OET-RV GAL 3:1

3 You foolish Galatians, who tricked you into changing? You know that Yeshua the messiah was publicly known to have been executed by being nailed to a post.

OET-LV GAL 3:1

3 Oh foolish Galatikoss.
Who bewitched you _all, to _whom by your_eyes Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah was _publicly _portrayed having _been _executed _on _a _stake?

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Sense 2: to deceive, to bewitch, to beguile

Semantic entry: 88.159

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Mislead, Lead Astray, Deceive

Definition: to deceive a person by devious and crafty means, with the possibility of a religious connotation in view of the literal meaning ‘to bewitch’ (see 53.98: βασκαίνω)

Notes: It is also possible that βασκαίνω in OET GAL 3:1 is to be understood literally in the sense of bewitching by means of black magic (see 53.98: βασκαίνω).