Acts 8:11
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And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices.

he had.

Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead?

Isaiah 44:25 That make void the tokens of diviners, and make the soothsayers mad. That turn the wise backward, and that make their knowledge foolish.

Isaiah 47:9-13 These two things shall come upon thee suddenly in one day, barrenness and widowhood. All things are come upon thee, because of the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great hardness of thy enchanters. . . .

Galatians 3:1 O senseless Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth: before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been set forth, crucified among you?

Context
Simon the Sorcerer
10To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great. 11And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices. 12But when they had believed Philip preaching of the kingdom of God, in the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.…
Cross References
Acts 8:9
There was therefore great joy in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon who before had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great one:

Acts 13:6
And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu:

Lexicon
They paid close attention
προσεῖχον (proseichon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4337: From pros and echo; to hold the mind towards, i.e. Pay attention to, be cautious about, apply oneself to, adhere to.

to him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

he had amazed
ἐξεστακέναι (exestakenai)
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1839: From ek and histemi; to put out of wits, i.e. Astound, or become astounded, insane.

them
αὐτούς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

for a
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

long
ἱκανῷ (hikanō)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2425: From hiko; competent, i.e. Ample or fit.

time
χρόνῳ (chronō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5550: A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.

with [his]
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sorcery.
μαγείαις (mageiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3095: Magic. From mageuo; 'magic'.


Additional Translations
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

Now they were giving heed to him because for a long time he had amazed them with the magic arts.

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

And to him they had regard, because that for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

His influence over them arose from their having been, for a long time, bewildered by his sorceries.

They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.
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