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Curious Arts

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

The tricks of magic and astrology (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)). [ASTROLOGERS.]

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.