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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Elymas

a magician, a corrupter

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Elymas

(a wise man), the Arabic name of the Jewish magus or sorcerer Bar-jesus. (Acts 13:6) ff. (A.D. 44.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Elymas

A Jewish sorcerer in the retinue of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul at Paphos in Cyprus. He was sharply reproved by Paul, and struck with instant blindness for opposing the religious inquiries of the proconsul, who was abandoning idolatry and superstition, and embracing the gospel, Acts 13:6-12. His blindness was to continue "for a season," and may have led to his spiritual illumination.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Magician or sorcerer, the Arabic name of the Jew Bar-jesus, who withstood Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus. He was miraculously struck with blindness (Acts 13:11).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ELYMAS

el'-i-mas (Elumas, "wise"; Acts 13:8).

See BAR-JESUS.

Greek

1681. Elumas -- Elymas, a magician
... Elymas, a magician. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Elumas Phonetic
Spelling: (el-oo'-mas) Short Definition: Elymas Definition: Elymas, the ...
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919. Bariesous -- "son of Joshua," Bar-Jesus, a false prophet
... bar-ee-ay-sooce') Short Definition: Bar-Jesus Definition: Bar-Jesus, the name of
the magician and false prophet at Paphos in Cyprus; he is also called Elymas. ...
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Library

Heralds of the Gospel
... But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood
them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.". ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 17 heralds of the.htm

Acts xiii. 4, 5
... But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking
to turn away the deputy from the faith." (v.6-8.) Again a Jew sorcerer ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxviii acts xiii 4.htm

To the Regions Beyond
... with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man, who called for Barnabas
and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.8. But Elymas the sorcerer ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/to the regions beyond.htm

Of the Difference Between Discipline and Power, and of the Power ...
... Smitten were both Ananias [972] and Elymas [973] "Ananias with death, Elymas with
blindness"in order that by this very fact it might be proved that Christ ...
/.../tertullian/on modesty/chapter xxi of the difference between.htm

Preface to the "Divine Names. "
... The only heresiarch, whom Dionysius mentions by name, is Elymas, the Sorcerer, Simon
Magus, a man of great intellectual attainments and a considerable author. ...
/.../dionysius/dionysis on divine names/preface to the divine names.htm

Concerning "Power," "Righteousness," "Salvation," "Redemption" ...
... 6. But Elymas [427] the sorcerer raises this objection: "If God is Omnipotent"
(quoth he) "what meaneth your Sacred Writer by saying that there are some things ...
/.../rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter viii concerning power righteousness.htm

His Missionary Travels
... In the proconsular court, playing upon the inquirer's credulity, a Jewish sorcerer
and quack, named Elymas, was flourishing, whose arts were a picture of the ...
/.../stalker/the life of st paul/chapter vi his missionary travels.htm

The Extension of the Church Throughout the World
... Paul on the false prophet Elymas, the gentile ruler was won to Christ.
[Sidenote: St. Paul, the chief Apostle of the Gentiles.] St. ...
/.../blunt/a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter iii the extension of.htm

How Does it Come?
... in this passage, the "Aorist" blessing is repeated, fitting him for the special
work on hand, viz., administering that scathing rebuke to Elymas the Sorcerer. ...
/.../macneil/the spirit-filled life/chapter xiv how does it.htm

Index to Text
... Differentiations in Deity, 67 ff. Divine Names, 51-190. Elements of Divinity, 76,
83. Elymas, 157-158. Emanations, 79-80. Evil (Nature of), 86 ff., 111-130. ...
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Thesaurus

Elymas (2 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ELYMAS. el'-i-mas (Elumas, "wise"; Acts 13:8).
See BAR-JESUS. Multi-Version Concordance Elymas (2 Occurrences). ...
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Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)
... Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and
Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning "wise.". Int. ...
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Barjesus (1 Occurrence)
... Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and
Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning "wise.". Int. ...
/b/barjesus.htm - 9k

Magus
...Elymas, with whom Paul came in contact in Cyprus "was with the deputy of the country,
Sergius Paulus, a prudent man" (Acts 13:7 the King James Version). ...
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El'ymas (1 Occurrence)
El'ymas. Elymas, El'ymas. Elyon . Multi-Version Concordance El'ymas (1 Occurrence). ...
(See RSV). Elymas, El'ymas. Elyon . Reference Bible.
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Magician (5 Occurrences)
... 8:9 f), and Bar-Jesus, whom Luke calls a magician (magos, English Versions of the
Bible, "sorcerer") and to whom he gives also the proper name Elymas, which is ...
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Magic (12 Occurrences)
... Simon, a magician, was found by Philip at Samaria (Acts 8:9-24); and Paul and Barnabas
encountered Elymas, a Jewish sorcerer, at Paphos (13:6-12). ...
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Opposed (23 Occurrences)
... (DBY YLT). Acts 13:8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is by interpretation)
opposed them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. (DBY NIV). ...
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Opposing (13 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood
them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. (See NAS). ...
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Withstood (7 Occurrences)
... Acts 13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood
them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith. ...
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Bible Concordance

Elymas (2 Occurrences)

Acts 13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Acts 13:9 Then Saul, who is also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, fixing his eyes on Elymas,
(WEY NIV)

Subtopics

Elymas

Elymas: A False Prophet, Punished With Blindness

Related Terms

Bar-jesus (1 Occurrence)

Barjesus (1 Occurrence)

Magus

El'ymas (1 Occurrence)

Magician (5 Occurrences)

Magic (12 Occurrences)

Opposed (23 Occurrences)