Acts 19:13
13Attemptedἐπεχείρησανnowδέsome ofτινεςalsoκαὶof theτῶνitinerantπεριερχομένωνJewsἸουδαίωνexorcistsἐξορκιστῶνto invokeὀνομάζεινoverἐπὶthoseτοὺςhavingἔχονταςτὰspiritsπνεύματατὰevilπονηρὰtheτὸnameὄνομαof theτοῦLordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦsayingλέγοντες·I adjureὉρκίζωyouὑμᾶς[by]τὸνJesusἸησοῦνwhomὃνPaulΠαῦλοςproclaimsκηρύσσει.
And some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, also attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those having evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you⁺ [by] Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
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ἐπεχείρησαν
ἐπιχειρέω
I take in hand, attempt.
περιερχομένων
περιέρχομαι
I go around, move about, visit; I make a circuit, tack (as a ship).
ἐξορκιστῶν
ἐξορκιστής
an exorcist, a caster out of evil spirits by the use of names or spells.
Ὁρκίζω
ὁρκίζω
I adjure by, charge solemnly by.