10
To himᾧallπάντεςwere paying attention,προσεῖχονfromἀπὸthe leastμικροῦtoἕωςthe greatest,μεγάλουsaying,λέγοντες“This manΟὗτόςisἐστινthe Powerἡ Δύναμιςof Godτοῦ θεοῦthatἡis calledκαλουμένηGreat.”Μεγάλη
Acts 8:10
Study it in the app“To him all were paying attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:10, word by word
- were paying attentionπροσεῖχονproseichon
pay attention
To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
Where else “proseichon” appears- the leastμικροῦmikrou
small
Of little size, little age or little importance before others.
Where else “mikrou” appears- the greatestμεγάλουmegalou
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megalou” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the PowerΔύναμιςDynamis
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “Dynamis” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- is calledκαλουμένηkaloumenē
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenē” appears
The context
9Now a certain man named Simon had previously been in the city practicing magic and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying that he himself was someone great.
10 · This verse (above)
11And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.
To study Acts 8 in a group
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?