The corpus record

μᾰγ-εύω

mageuo

to be a Magus

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Where it lives

Iphigenia in Tauris 1 · 1.21/10k
Acts 1 · 0.56/10k
Enneads 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant — LSJ

to be a Magus, skilled in Magian lore

to be a Magus or skilled in Magian lore, Plu. Art. 3, 6, Philostr. VA 1.2.

II use magic arts

use magic arts, E. IT 1338; καταγαγεῖν τὸν Δία μαγεύσαντας Plu. Num. 15.

III bewitch

trans., bewitch, e.g. by philtres, Ach.Tat. 5.22:—Pass., Clearch. 25, Luc. Asin. 54; πέπλον μεμαγευμένον φαρμάκοις Apollod. 1.9.28.

2 call forth by magic arts

call forth by magic arts, ἔμψυχα AP 12.57 (Mel.), cf. Luc. Asin. 11.

In the wild

μαγεύουςʼ · mageuousʼ Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris *)/aggelos (DIORISIS sentence 819)
μαγεύων · mageuōn New Testament, Acts 8.9 (DIORISIS sentence 246)
μαγεύειν · mageuein Plotinus, Enneads 2.9 (DIORISIS sentence 1285)

Where it came from

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