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Acts 8

Acts 8:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then
tote (Greek #5119)
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
KJV usage: that time, then.
Pronounce: tot'-eh
Origin: from (the neuter of) 3588 and 3753
laida they
epitithemi (Greek #2007)
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
KJV usage: add unto, lade, lay upon, put (up) on, set on (up), + surname, X wound.
Pronounce: ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee
Origin: from 1909 and 5087
their hands
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
cheir (Greek #5495)
the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument)
KJV usage: hand.
Pronounce: khire
Origin: perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
on
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
they received
lambano (Greek #2983)
to take (in very many applications, literally and figuratively (properly objective or active, to get hold of; whereas 1209 is rather subjective or passive, to have offered to one; while 138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
KJV usage: accept, + be amazed, assay, attain, bring, X when I call, catch, come on (X unto), + forget, have, hold, obtain, receive (X after), take (away, up).
Pronounce: lam-ban'-o
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is use only as an alternate in certain tenses
the Holy
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
Ghost
hagios (Greek #40)
sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
KJV usage: (most) holy (one, thing), saint.
Pronounce: hag'-ee-os
Origin: from ἅγος (an awful thing) (compare 53, 2282)
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Acts 6:6• 6whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed they laid their hands on them. (Acts 6:6)
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Heb. 6:2• 2of teaching of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of dead [men], and of judgment everlasting; (Heb. 6:2)

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Ghost,
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit,
Laying on of Hands

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Acts 8:18• 18Now Simon, when he saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, (Acts 8:18)
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Acts 6:6• 6whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed they laid their hands on them. (Acts 6:6)
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Acts 9:17• 17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:17)
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Acts 13:3• 3Then when they had fasted and prayed and laid down their hands on them, they let them go. (Acts 13:3)
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Acts 19:6• 6And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied; (Acts 19:6)
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Num. 8:10•  (Num. 8:10)
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Num. 27:18•  (Num. 27:18)
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1 Tim. 4:14• 14Neglect not the gift that was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elderhood. (1 Tim. 4:14)
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1 Tim. 5:22• 22Lay hands quickly on no one, neither be a partaker in others' sins; keep thyself pure. (1 Tim. 5:22)
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2 Tim. 1:6• 6For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands. (2 Tim. 1:6)
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Heb. 6:2• 2of teaching of washings, and of imposition of hands, and of resurrection of dead [men], and of judgment everlasting; (Heb. 6:2)
they received.
Rom. 1:11• 11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift in order to your being established; (Rom. 1:11)
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Gal. 3:2‑5• 2This only I wish to learn from you; received ye the Spirit by works of law, or by the report of faith?
 3Are ye so senseless? Having begun in Spirit, are ye now being perfected in flesh?
 4Suffered ye so many things in vain, if indeed in vain?
 5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by works of law or by the hearing of faith? (Gal. 3:2‑5)
• Let it be observed that the two main occasions of that gift were to the Jewish believers (Acts 2) and to the Gentiles (Acts 10), on neither of which is there a word expressed or implied about laying on of hands. Indeed one has only to weigh both accounts (Pentecost being of course the fullest and chief) to gather that there could be nothing of the sort on either day. The peculiar cases of Samaria and Ephesus, which some would unintelligently erect into a rule to supersede those more general, were but ancillary as events, though the blessing conferred was of course, as far as it went, the same; and on each of these, where the laying on of hands occurred, the principle was, it would seem, to guard against rivalry, to bind the work of God together, and to put the most solemn sign of divine honor, first on the Jewish apostles, and next on the apostle to the uncircumcision. This was of moment to mark; but we do not find it repeated, save for special reasons and with other features, on Timothy personally (1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6). (“Acts 8:14-17” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.