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Acts 8:8

Greek
ἐγένετοplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι

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Meaning

* To Become * To Come into being * Generate * To Happen * Brought to pass

Verb.

Different from εἰμί (which means “to be” - a state of existence); γίνομαι, instead, emphasizes coming to be - a transition or event.John 1:14John 1:3Matthew 6:10
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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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.
πολλὴ χαρὰ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
πόλει ἐκείνῃ.
ESV
So there was much joy in that city.
NIV
So there was great joy in that city.
NLT
So there was great joy in that city.
KJV
And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:7 ← Acts 8:8 → Acts 8:9

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