Acts 13:8

But the magician Elymas ¹  (for that is the way his name is translated) ²  opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul ³  away from the faith.

Ex 7:11-13; 1Ki 22:24; Jer 28:1,10,11; Jer 29:24-32; Joh 1:41; Ac 9:36; Ac 13:6; 2Ti 3:8; 2Ti 4:14,15

¹ tn On the debate over what the name “Elymas” means, see BDAG 320 s.v. ᾿Ελύμας. The magician’s behavior is more directly opposed to the faith than Simon Magus’ was.

² sn A parenthetical note by the author.

³ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.