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Acts 8:18

And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having seen” (Ἰδὼν) before now here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having seen” (Θεασάμενος) before now here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the holy” (τὸ ἅγιον,) before he offered here.

ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the subject formG4613Simon.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “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”.throughτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιθέσεωςepitheseōslaying onἐπίθεσις (epithesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “laying on”, the of-formG1936a laying on; an attack, assault.laying onτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρῶνcheirōnhandsχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “hands”, the of-formG5495a hand.handsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.δίδοταιdidotaiwas givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was given”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.was givenτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.προσήνεγκενprosēnenkenhe offeredπροσφέρω (prospherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he offered”, a single actionG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).he offeredαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themχρήματαchrēmatamoneyχρῆμα (chrēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “money”, the object formG5536money, riches, possessions.This verse uses “money”.money

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Θεασάμενοςtheasamenossawθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saw”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιονhagionHolyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “Holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

World English Bible

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

Darby Translation

But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

Douay-Rheims

And when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

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