Acts 8:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

certain. Greek. tis. App-123.

called. Literally by name

beforetime... used sorcery Literally before was (Greek. prouparcho Luke 23:12) practicing magic (Greek.mageuo, to act as. magos. Only here. Compare Acts 13:6; Acts 13:8; Matthew 2:1; Matthew 2:7; Matthew 2:16).

same. Omit

and bewitched. bewitching Greek. existemi, to drive out of one's senses. In middle voice, to be amazed. Compare Acts 2:7; Acts 2:12.Mark 3:21 2 Corinthians 5:13

people. Greek. ethnos, nation

giving out. saying

some. a certain tis. App-123

Acts 8:9

9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: