What Does Acts 8:20 Mean?

“Peter”

a (piece of) rock (larger than g3037); as a name, petrus, an apostle

“But”

but, and, etc

“said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

“unto”

a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“money”

silvery, i.e., (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e., drachma or shekel)

“Thy”

of thee, thy

“with”

with or together (but much closer than g3326 or g3844), i.e., by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, additi

“thee”

to thee

“perish”

might (could, would, or should) be

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)

“because”

demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“that the gift”

a gratuity

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of God”

a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)

“thou hast thought”

properly, to do by law (usage), i.e., to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard

“with”

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)

“money”

something useful or needed, i.e., wealth, price

“may be purchased”

to get, i.e., acquire (by any means; own)