Μαγική

magic, Magian [lore]

Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jul 2002Vetting: high6 revisions

14 words
Medes and Persians discovered this. It differs from goeteia [sorcery] and pharmakeia [witchcraft] itself.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μαγική· ταύτην ἐφεῦρον Μῆδοι καὶ Πέρσαι. ἡ διαφέρουσα τῆς γοητείας καὶ αὐτῆς φαρμακείας.

Betacode
*magikh/: tau/thn e)feu=ron *mh=doi kai\ *pe/rsai. h( diafe/rousa th=s gohtei/as kai\ au)th=s farmakei/as.

Notes

  1. George the Monk, Chronicon 1.74.10-12. The headword is actually an adjective ["Magian, magical, of magic"], presupposing a noun for art or craft; contrast mu 9.
    cf. mu 29, pi 1367, gamma 365, mu 9, phi 100.

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μ11Μαγῆαwiperμ12Μὰ γῆν μὰ παγίδας μὰ νεφέλας μὰ δίκτυαby earth (and) by snares (and) by clouds (and) by netsμ13Μαγικήmagic, Magian [lore]μ14Μαγίςlump, cake, troughμ15Μαγὶς ἄρτουlump of bread
Revision history6 revisions · last 17 May 2016
  1. another keyword — David Whitehead
  2. tweaked headword and note — Catharine Roth
  3. coding — Catharine Roth
  4. Revised — David Whitehead
  5. added note — David Whitehead
  6. cosmetics — David Whitehead
  7. Translated — Catharine Roth

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