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Now a certain man named Simon had formerly been practicing sorcery in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Now A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. Conj H1161 δέ de
man A male human being; a man, husband. N-NMS H435 Ἀνὴρ anēr
named Name, character, fame, reputation. N-DNS H3686 ὀνόματι onomati
Simon Simon. N-NMS H4613 Σίμων simōn
had formerly To have been already, have been previously. V-IIA-3S H4391 προϋπῆρχεν proupērchen
been practicing sorcery To practice sorcery or magic. V-PPA-NMS H3096 μαγεύων mageuōn
city A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-DFS H4172 πόλει polei
amazing (literal: to remove from a standing position), (a) in trans. tenses: to astonish, amaze, (b) in intrans. tenses: to be astonished, amazed; to be out of my mind, to be mad. V-PPA-NMS H1839 ἐξιστάνων existanōn
people A race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles. N-ANS H1484 ἔθνος ethnos
of Samaria, Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel. N-GFS H4540 Σαμαρείας samareias
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declaring (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
a certain Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-AMS H5100 τις tis
great, Large, great, in the widest sense. Adj-AMS H3173 μέγαν megan

Locations

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

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Berean Bible Now a certain man named Simon had formerly been practicing sorcery in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great,
King James Bible Now But there was a certain man named Simon had formerly been practicing sorcery man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and amazing bewitched the people of Samaria, declaring giving out that himself to be someone great,was some great one:
Hebrew Greek English Now there was a certain man named Simon had Simon, who formerly been was practicing sorcery magic in the city and amazing astonishing the people of Samaria, declaring himself claiming to be someone great,great;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now there was a certain man named Simon had Simon, who formerly been was practicing sorcery magic in the city and amazing astonishing the people of Samaria, declaring himself claiming to be someone great,great;