Acts 8
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Acts 8:5-12

5PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilipposG5376wentG2718downκατελθὼνkatelthōnG2718to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540and beganproclaimingἐκήρυσσενekērussenG2784ChristΧριστόν.ChristonG5547to them.
6The crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661were givingG4337attentionG4337to what was saidλεγομένοιςlegomenoisG3004by PhilipΦιλίππουPhilippouG5376,as they heardἀκούεινakoueinG191and sawβλέπεινblepeinG991thesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739he was performingἐποίει·epoieiG4160.
7For in the case ofmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who hadἐχόντωνechontōnG2192uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,they were comingἐξήρχοντο,exērchontoG1831out of themshoutingβοῶνταboōntaG994with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456;and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183who had beenparalyzedπαραλελυμένοιparalelumenoiG3886and lameχωλοὶchōloiG5560were healedἐθεραπεύθησαν·etherapeuthēsanG2323.
8SoδὲdeG1161there wasmuchπολλὴpollēG4183rejoicingχαρὰcharaG5479in that cityπόλειpoleiG4172.
9NowδέdeG1161there was a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,who formerlyπροϋπῆρχενproupērchenG4391was practicingG3096magicG3096in the cityπόλειpoleiG4172and astonishingἐξιστάνωνexistanōnG1839the peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareiasG4540,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be someoneG5100greatμέγαν·meganG3173;
10and they allπάντεςpantesG3956,from smallestμικροῦmikrouG3398to greatestμεγάλουmegalouG3173,were givingG4337attentionG4337to him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ThisG3778manG3778is what is calledκαλουμένηkaloumenēG2564the Greatμεγάλη.megalēG3173PowerδύναμιςdunamisG1411of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.”
11And they were givingG4337him attentionG4337becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had for a longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550astonishedἐξεστακέναιexestakenaiG1839them with hismagicG3095artsG3095.
12But whenὅτεhoteG3753they believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōG5376preachingG2097the goodG2097newsG2097aboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and the nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547, they were beingbaptizedἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontoG907,menἄνδρεςandresG435and womenγυναῖκες.gunaikesG1135alikeτεteG5037.
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