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AndδὲSimonὁ Σίμωνansweredἀποκριθεὶςand said,εἶπεν“YouὑμεῖςprayΔεήθητεforὑπὲρmeἐμοῦtoπρὸςthe Lord,τὸν κύριονso thatὅπωςnothingμηδὲνof whatὧνyou have saidεἰρήκατεmay comeἐπέλθῃuponἐπ’me.”ἐμὲ
Acts 8:24
Study it in the app“And Simon answered and said, “You pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:24, word by word
- SimonΣίμωνSimōn
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōn” appears- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- prayΔεήθητεDeēthēte
pray
To speak to God, asking.
Where else “Deēthēte” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- nothingμηδὲνmēden
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēden” appears- may comeἐπέλθῃepelthēi
come upon
To fall upon someone, like the Spirit or a disaster.
Where else “epelthēi” appears
The context
23For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the bond of unrighteousness.”
24 · This verse (above)
25So they, after testifying solemnly and speaking the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and they were announcing the good news in many villages of the Samaritans.
To study Acts 8 in a group
1. What it says
What is the Ethiopian eunuch reading in his chariot, and what does Philip do when he approaches? (vv. 27-35)
2. What it means
The eunuch asks whom the prophet is speaking about and admits he needs a guide. Why is it valuable to ask? (vv. 30-34)
3. How I live it
Who has helped you understand something difficult? How can you explain patiently to someone who asks you?