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busybody, curious arts

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Acts 19:19¹⁹Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. (Acts 19:19). The Greek word signifies “working round about.” It was with mystifying words and signs that the sorcerers deceived the people, and carried on their incantations. See DIVINATION.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4021 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

περίεργος

Transliteration:

periergos

Phonic:

per-ee’-er-gos

Meaning:

from 4012 and 2041; working all around, i.e. officious (meddlesome, neuter plural magic)

KJV Usage:

busybody, curious arts