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Acts 8:11

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

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προσεῖχονproseichonthey had regardπροσέχω (prosechō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they had regard”, an ongoing action in the pastG4337(a) I attend to, pay attention to, (b) I beware, am cautious, (c) I join, devote myself to.they had regardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῷautōthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱκανῷhikanōsufficientἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “sufficient”, the to- or for-formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.χρόνῳchronōtimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαγείαιςmageiaiswith sorceriesμαγεία (mageia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “with sorceries”, the to- or for-formG3095magic.with sorceriesἐξεστακέναιexestakenaito amazeἐξίστημι (existēmi)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to amaze”, a completed action with a present resultG1839(lit: I remove from a standing position), (a) in trans. tenses: I astonish, amaze, (b) in intrans. tenses: I am astonished, amazed; I am out of my mind, am mad.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

World English Bible

They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

Darby Translation

And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

Douay-Rheims

And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices.

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