Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #87790

SR GNT Acts 8:11 μαγείαις (mageiais) ‘for much time with the magic to_have amazed them’ Strongs=30950 Lemma=mageia^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=34 AD Event=Philip_preaches_in_Samaria TimeSeries=Philip_preaches_in_Samaria

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Only use of identical word form μαγείαις (N-DFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μαγείαις’ (N-DFP) is always and only glossed as ‘magic’.

Acts 8:11 ‘for much time with the magic to_have amazed them’ SR GNT Acts 8:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 And they _were _giving _heed to _him, because _of that to _have _amazed them with _the magic for _much time. (ACT_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 They gave him a lot of attention because he’d been amazing them with magic for quite a long time. (ACT 8:11)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘mageia’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DFP=dative,feminine,plural