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).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Elymas
Name meaning: a magician, a corrupter (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a wise man), the Arabic name of the Jewish magus or sorcerer Bar-jesus. (Acts 13:6) ff. (A.D. 44.)
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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