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Acts 8:20

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

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ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΤὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀργύριόνargurionmoneyἀργύριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “money”, the subject formG694silver, a piece of silver, a shekel, money in general.moneyσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.σὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withσοὶsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeεἴηeiēto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἀπώλειανapōleiandestructionἀπώλεια (apōleia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “destruction”, the object formG684destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin.This verse uses “destruction”.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δωρεὰνdōreanthat the giftδωρεά (dōrea)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “that the gift”, the object formG1431a (free) gift, a gift (without repayment).that the giftτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐνόμισαςenomisasto thinkνομίζω (nomizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to think”, a single actionG3543I practice, hold by custom; I deem, think, consider, suppose.This verse uses “think”.διὰdiawithδιάpreposition — “with”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.withχρημάτωνchrēmatōnmoneyχρῆμα (chrēma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “money”, the of-formG5536money, riches, possessions.This verse uses “money”.moneyκτᾶσθαιktasthaito possesκτάομαι (ktaomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to posses”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2932(a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter said unto him, 'Thy silver with thee — may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter said unto him, 'Thy silver with thee — may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;

World English Bible

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

Darby Translation

And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

Douay-Rheims

Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

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