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Andδὲthey were paying attentionπροσεῖχονto himαὐτῷbecauseδιὰ τὸfor a longἱκανῷtimeχρόνῳhe had amazedἐξεστακέναιthemαὐτούςwith his magic arts.ταῖς μαγείαις
Acts 8:11
Study it in the app“And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic arts.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:11, word by word
- they were paying attentionπροσεῖχονproseichon
pay attention
To fix one's mind on something or someone and take it into account.
Where else “proseichon” appears- for a longἱκανῷhikanōi
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanōi” appears- timeχρόνῳchronōi
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronōi” appears- he had amazedἐξεστακέναιexestakenai
amaze
To cause others such surprise that they do not know what to think.
Where else “exestakenai” appears- with his magic artsμαγείαιςmageiais
magic
Magic arts, sorcery.
Where else “mageiais” appears
The context
10To him all were paying attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.”
11 · This verse (above)
12But when they believed Philip as he announced the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus the Messiah, they were being immersed, both men and women.
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?