Elymas in the Bible

Meaning: a magician, a corrupter

Thematic Bible



and now, lo, a hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead him by the hand;


said, 'O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?

and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.


and now, lo, a hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season;' and presently there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and he, going about, was seeking some to lead him by the hand;


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith