Acts 8:11

Greek	προσεῖχον δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) διὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδιά greek Meaning: * Through * Because * On account of Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation. When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17 τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μαγίαις ἐξεστακέναι αὐτούς.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ESV	And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.
NIV	They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
NLT	They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.
KJV	And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

^{Acts 8:10 ← Acts 8:11 → Acts 8:12}

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