New American Standard Bible 1995

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Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Now but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) Conj H1161 δέ de
there was a man a man N-NMS H435 Ἀνὴρ anēr
named a name, authority, cause N-DNS H3686 ὀνόματι onomati
Simon, Simon, the name of several Isr. N-NMS H4613 Σίμων simōn
who formerly to exist beforehand V-IIA-3S H4391 προϋπῆρχεν proupērchen
was practicing magic to practice magic V-PPA-NMS H3096 μαγεύων mageuōn
in the city a city N-DFS H4172 πόλει polei
and astonishing to displace, to stand aside from V-PPA-NMS H1839 ἐξιστάνων existanōn
the people a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.) N-ANS H1484 ἔθνος ethnos
of Samaria, Samaria, the name of both a city and a region in Pal. N-GFS H4540 Σαμαρείας samareias
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claiming to say V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
to be someone a certain one, someone, anyone IPro-AMS H5100 τις tis
great; great Adj-AMS H3173 μέγαν megan

Locations

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
King James Bible Now But there was a man named certain man, called Simon, who formerly was practicing magic which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and astonishing bewitched the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;giving out that himself was some great one:
Berean Bible Now there was a certain man named Simon, who Simon had formerly was been practicing magic sorcery in the city and astonishing amazing the people of Samaria, claiming declaring himself to be someone great;great,
Hebrew Greek English Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;