“Our English word pharmacy is a transliteration of these words.”
No, it’s not. Pharmakeios is the ROOT of the English word; the English word is not a transliteration.
This kind of “word study” would lead one to believe that a person diagnosed with hysteria had a problem with their uterus.
Thank you for that correction. Of course: the root of our word. I wish I had written that instead.
Strong’s Concordance
pharmakeia: the use of medicine, drugs or spells
Original Word: φαρμακεία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: pharmakeia
Phonetic Spelling: (far-mak-i’-ah)
Definition: the use of medicine, drugs or spells
Usage: magic, sorcery, enchantment.