Exorkistes denotes people who attempt to invoke Jesus’ name over those with evil spirits.

The attested use identifies a group attempting to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over people described as having evil spirits.

1. Those attempting to invoke a name over evil spirits · dominant

   In Acts 19:13, the genitive plural form occurs in the description of some itinerant Jewish people who attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. The APB renders the clause, “some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus.”

   Acts 19:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:13, the APB presents the group as “itinerant Jewish exorcists” who attempt to invoke Jesus’ name.