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Elymas

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).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

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

In the Bible

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Verses where Elymas is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 13:8

    But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

  • Acts 13:9

    Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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