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|Definition=[<b class="b3">ᾰ], ου, ὁ</b>, <span class="title">Magian</span>, one of a Median tribe, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.101</span>, <span class="bibl">Str. 15.3.1</span>: hence, as belonging to this tribe, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">one of the priests and wise men in Persia</b> who interpreted dreams, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.37</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 36</span>, <span class="bibl">Phoen.1.5</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>2.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[enchanter]], [[wizard]], esp. in bad sense, [[impostor]], [[charlatan]], <span class="bibl">Heraclit.14</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>387</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1498</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>572e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Act.Ap.</span>13.6</span>, Vett. Val.<span class="bibl">74.17</span>: also fem., <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Asin.</span>4</span>, <span class="title">AP</span> 5.15 (Marc. Arg.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">μάγος, ον</b>, as Adj., [[magical]], μάγῳ τέχνῃ πράττειν τι <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">VA</span>1.2</span>; κεστοῦ φωνεῦσα μαγώτερα <span class="title">AP</span>5.120 (Phld.). (Opers. [[maguš]] 'Magian'.)</span>