Greek Interlinear
Acts 8:9 Interlinear
“man But some called Simon which beforetime in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria giving out was some that himself great one”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ἀνὴρ | G435 | man | a man (properly as an individual male) |
| 2 | δέ | G1161 | But | but, and, etc |
| 3 | τινα | G5100 | some | some or any person or object |
| 4 | ὀνόματι | G3686 | called | a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) |
| 5 | Σίμων | G4613 | Simon | simon (i.e., shimon), the name of nine israelites |
| 6 | προϋπῆρχεν | G4391 | which beforetime | to exist before, i.e., (adverbially) to be or do something previously |
| 7 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 8 | τῇ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | πόλει | G4172 | the same city | a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size) |
| 10 | μαγεύων | G3096 | used sorcery | to practice magic |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | ἐξιστῶν | G1839 | bewitched | to put (stand) out of wits, i.e., astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane |
| 13 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | ἔθνος | G1484 | the people | a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) |
| 15 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | Σαμαρείας | G4540 | of Samaria | samaria (i.e., shomeron), a city and region of palestine |
| 17 | λέγων | G3004 | giving out | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 18 | εἶναί | G1511 | was | to exist |
| 19 | τινα | G5100 | some | some or any person or object |
| 20 | ἑαυτὸν | G1438 | that himself | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc |
| 21 | μέγαν | G3173 | great one | big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application) |
Verse Context
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