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> The word “magi” is plural for “magus” which means “astrologer” congratulations for this reductionist review of words without references !
by mistrial9 4y ago
> The word “magi” is plural for “magus” which means “astrologer”
congratulations for this reductionist review of words without references !
- diroussel 4y agoIt’s a very brief summary. Rather than complaining you would do better to elaborate and and educate. From the encyclopaedia Britanica it says: > magus, plural Magi, member of an ancient Persian clan specializing in cultic activities. The name is the Latinized form of magoi (e.g., in Herodotus 1:101), the ancient Greek transliteration of the Iranian original. From it the word magic is derived. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magus https://www.britannica.com/topic/Magus But I’d love to hear more.
- ImpressiveWebs 4y agoThe Biblical “magi” are not the same as the “Persian clan” referenced in your source. The Biblical word is simply a generic term for “astrologers” or “magicians” but which is rooted in the Persian meaning. In fact, the singular “magus” is used in reference to a Jew who practiced some form of magic in Acts 13:6-8.
- mistrial9 4y agoperhaps look this way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire#/media/File:Achaemenid_Empire_at_its_greatest_extent_according_to_Oxford_Atlas_of_World_History_2002.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire#/media/File:...
- ImpressiveWebs 4y agoI don’t understand. You can literally just look it up in any dictionary. What exactly do you think my explanation was lacking?