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Koine Greek wordlink #859

SR GNT Mat 2:16 μάγων (magōn) ‘he ascertained from the wise_men’ Strongs=30970 Lemma=magos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μάγων (N-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μάγων’ (N-GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘wise_men’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘μάγων’ (N-GMP) was always and only glossed as ‘magi’).

Mat 2:16 ‘he was mocked by the wise_men was enraged exceedingly and’ SR GNT Mat 2:16 word 8

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘magos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘magician’, ‘wise_men’.

Greek words (2) other than μάγων (N-GMP) with a gloss related to ‘wise_men’

MAT 2:1 μάγοι (magoi) N-NMP ‘the king see wise_men from east arrived’ SR GNT Mat 2:1 word 16

MAT 2:7 μάγους (magous) N-AMP ‘secretly having called the wise_men ascertained from them’ SR GNT Mat 2:7 word 6

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural