Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(wise). Arabic name of Bar-jesus (Acts 13:6-12).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
A name signifying “magician,” applied to BAR-JESUS, a Jew. He was a false prophet and sorcerer, at Paphos in Cyprus, and sought to turn away the proconsul from the faith. He was for a time smitten with blindness (Acts 13:6-12).
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Meaning:
of foreign origin; Elymas, a wizard
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
wise: learned: a magician
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Wise; magician; corruptor:―name of a Jewish sorcerer [BAR-JESUS], Acts 13:8. {Sapiens; ’magus}