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Acts 8

Hch. 8:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
there was
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
great
megas (Greek #3173)
big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application)
KJV usage: (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
Pronounce: meg'-as
Origin: (including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη, plural μεγάλοι, etc.; compare also 3176, 3187)
joy
chara (Greek #5479)
cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight
KJV usage: gladness, X greatly, (X be exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
Pronounce: khar-ah'
Origin: from 5463
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
that
ekeinos (Greek #1565)
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
KJV usage: he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also 3778.
Pronounce: ek-i'-nos
Origin: from 1563
city
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
polis (Greek #4172)
a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
KJV usage: city.
Pronounce: pol'-is
Origin: probably from the same as 4171, or perhaps from 4183
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Hch. 13:48,52• 48Y los Gentiles oyendo esto, fueron gozosos, y glorificaban la palabra del Señor: y creyeron todos los que estaban ordenados para vida eterna.
 52Y los discípulos estaban llenos de gozo, y del Espíritu Santo. (Hch. 13:48,52)
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Sal. 96:10‑12• 10Decid en las gentes: Jehová reinó, También afirmó el mundo, no será conmovido: Juzgará á los pueblos en justicia.
 11Alégrense los cielos, y gócese la tierra: Brame la mar y su plenitud.
 12Regocíjese el campo, y todo lo que en él está: Entonces todos los árboles del bosque rebosarán de contento. (Sal. 96:10‑12)
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Sal. 98:2‑6• 2Jehová ha hecho notoria su salud: En ojos de las gentes ha descubierto su justicia.
 3Hase acordado de su misericordia y de su verdad para con la casa de Israel: Todos los términos de la tierra han visto la salud de nuestro Dios.
 4Cantad alegres á Jehová, toda la tierra; Levantad la voz, y aplaudid, y salmead.
 5Salmead á Jehová con arpa; Con arpa y voz de cántico.
 6Aclamad con trompetas y sonidos De bocina delante del rey Jehová. (Sal. 98:2‑6)
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Is. 35:1‑2• 1Alegrarse han el desierto y la soledad: el yermo se gozará, y florecerá como la rosa.
 2Florecerá profusamente, y también se alegrará y cantará con júbilo: la gloria del Líbano le será dada, la hermosura de Carmel y de Sarón. Ellos verán la gloria de Jehová, la hermosura del Dios nuestro. (Is. 35:1‑2)
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Is. 42:10‑12• 10Cantad á Jehová un nuevo cántico, su alabanza desde el fin de la tierra; los que descendéis á la mar, y lo que la hinche, las islas y los moradores de ellas.
 11Alcen la voz el desierto y sus ciudades, las aldeas donde habita Cedar: canten los moradores de la Piedra, y desde la cumbre de los montes den voces de júbilo.
 12Den gloria á Jehová, y prediquen sus loores en las islas. (Is. 42:10‑12)
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Lc. 2:10‑11• 10Mas el ángel les dijo: No temáis; porque he aquí os doy nuevas de gran gozo, que será para todo el pueblo:
 11Que os ha nacido hoy, en la ciudad de David, un Salvador, que es CRISTO el Señor. (Lc. 2:10‑11)
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Ro. 15:9‑12• 9Y para que los Gentiles glorifiquen á Dios por la misericordia; como está escrito: Por tanto yo te confesaré entre los Gentiles, Y cantaré á tu nombre.
 10Y otra vez dice: Alegraos, Gentiles, con su pueblo.
 11Y otra vez: Alabad al Señor todos los Gentiles, Y magnificadle, todos los pueblos.
 12Y otra vez, dice Isaías: Estará la raíz de Jessé, Y el que se levantará á regir los Gentiles: Los Gentiles esperarán en él. (Ro. 15:9‑12)
• When Christ is preached, and Christ is believed, there is always “great joy”; and if you have not great joy, it is because you have not given Christ His right place in your heart. The man that is happy in the Lord has the right to look bright. Some believers in Jesus are joyless, because they are so little looking to Christ. They are occupied with themselves, their circumstances, their bodies perhaps, something that is not Christ. They have too much of Christ to be able to enjoy the world, and too much of the world to enjoy Christ. (“Signs and Wonders” by W.T.P. Wolston)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And there was great joy in that city.

W. Kelly Translation

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And there was greata joy in that city.

WK Translation Notes

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The word "great" seems to refer to the extent rather than the quality of the joy.