What is pharmakeia, described in the Bible, from which pharmacy or pharmacist derives?

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Biblical use of pharmakeia suggests various forms of drug abuse. Those might include drug use in pagan worship, as an addiction, or as a poison used to manipulate and control others.
What is pharmakeia? The Greek word pharmakeia appears in Galatians 5:20 and Revelation 18:23. Terms from the same root word appear in Revelation 9:21, Revelation 21:8, and Revelation 22:15. These are typically translated into English as "sorcery," "witchcraft," or "sorcerer.". Ancient Greek uses of pharmakeia closely mirror the generic modern English word drugs; the same Greek root word produced English terms such as pharmacy and pharmacist.

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