Acts 13:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀνθίστατο δὲ αὐτοῖς Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος (οὕτως γὰρ μεθερμηνεύεται τὸ ὄνομα) αὐτοῦ, ζητῶν διαστρέψαι τὸν ἀνθύπατον ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως.

Transliteration

Anthistato de them Elymas the magos (thus gar methermēneuetai the onoma of him), zētōn diastrepsai the anthypaton from the pisteōs.

Grammar Details

• *Anthistato*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - was opposing/resisting
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
• *Elymas*: nominative, masculine, singular - proper name
• *magos*: nominative, masculine, singular - magician
• *gar*: postpositive causal particle - for/because
• *methermēneuetai*: present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is translated/interpreted
• *onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular - name
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *zētōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeking
• *diastrepsai*: aorist active infinitive - to turn away/pervert
• *anthypaton*: accusative, masculine, singular - proconsul
• *pisteōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of faith

Word Meanings

• *Anthistato*: was opposing/was resisting/was withstanding
• *magos*: magician/sorcerer/wise man
• *methermēneuetai*: is translated/is interpreted
• *onoma*: name
• *zētōn*: seeking/attempting/trying
• *diastrepsai*: to turn away/pervert/distort/mislead
• *anthypaton*: proconsul/governor
• *pisteōs*: faith/belief/trust

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} Elymas{G1681} the sorcerer{G3097} (for{G1063} so{G3779} is{G3177} his{G846} name{G3686} by interpretation){G3177} withstood{G436} them,{G846} seeking{G2212} to turn aside{G1294} the proconsul{G446} from{G575} the faith.{G4102}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} Elymas{G1681} the sorcerer{G3097}(for{G1063} so{G3779} is his{G846} name{G3686} by interpretation{G3177}{(G5743)}) withstood{G436}{(G5710)} them{G846}, seeking{G2212}{(G5723)} to turn away{G1294}{(G5658)} the deputy{G446} from{G575} the faith{G4102}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But Elemas the sorcerar (for so was his name by interpretacion) wt stode them and sought to turne awaye the ruler fro the fayth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then the Sorcerer Elimas (for so was his name by interpretacion) withstode the, and soughte to turne awaye the ruler fro the faith.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Elymas, ye sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne away the Deputie from the faith.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstoode them, and sought to turne the deputie away from the fayth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and there withstood them Elymas the magian -- for so is his name interpreted -- seeking to pervert the proconsul from the faith.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Elymas, the wonder-worker (for that is the sense of his name), put himself against them, with the purpose of turning the ruler from the faith.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But the magician Elymas(for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:6-7 : 6 When they had traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.
• 2 Tim 3:8 : 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth. They are corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
• 2 Tim 4:14-15 : 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; may the Lord repay him according to his deeds. 15 You too should be on guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message.
• Acts 13:12 : 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
• Exod 7:11-13 : 11 Pharaoh then summoned the wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their secret arts. 12 Each one threw down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. 13 Yet Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the Lord had said.
• 1 Kgs 22:24 : 24 Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah on the cheek and demanded, 'Which way did the spirit of the LORD go when he left me to speak to you?'
• Jer 28:1 : 1 In the same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah son of Azzur, the prophet from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD, in the sight of the priests and all the people, saying:
• Jer 28:10-11 : 10 Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it. 11 And Hananiah declared in the presence of all the people, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: Within two years, I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, from the necks of all the nations.' At this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way.
• Jer 29:24-32 : 24 To Shemaiah the Nehelamite, you shall say: 25 This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests, saying: 26 The LORD has appointed you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, to be in charge of the house of the LORD for every madman who acts as a prophet, and you should put such a person in the stocks and neck-irons. 27 Now why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who has been prophesying to you? 28 For he has sent us to Babylon saying, 'The exile will be long. Build houses and settle down, plant gardens and eat their produce.' 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. 30 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying: 31 Send this message to all the exiles: This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite—Shemaiah has prophesied to you though I did not send him, and he has made you trust in a lie. 32 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will not have anyone dwelling among this people, nor will he see the good that I will do for my people, declares the LORD, because he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.
• John 1:41 : 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, 'We have found the Messiah' (which means Christ).
• Acts 6:7 : 7 So the word of God spread. The number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:9 : 9 Now there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
• Acts 9:36 : 36 In Joppa, there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated Dorcas). She was always doing good works and acts of charity.