Study it in the app“And he got up and went. And look, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, an official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come to Jerusalem to worship,”
Andκαὶhe got upἀναστὰςand went.ἐπορεύθηAndκαὶlook,ἰδοὺan EthiopianΑἰθίοψman,ἀνὴρa eunuch,εὐνοῦχοςan officialδυνάστηςof Candace,Κανδάκηςqueenβασιλίσσηςof the Ethiopians,Αἰθιόπωνwhoὃςwasἦνoverἐπὶallπάσηςher treasury,τῆς γάζης αὐτῆςwhoὃςhad comeἐληλύθειtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλήμto worship,προσκυνήσων
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastas” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “eporeuthē” appearsEthiopian
Ethiopian: a person from the "Ethiopia" of that time (Nubia, south of Egypt).
Where else “Aithiops” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “anēr” appearseunuch
Eunuch: a castrated man, or one unable to father children; also a court official.
Where else “eunouchos” appearsofficial
A trusted man managing a queen's treasury.
Where else “dynastēs” appearsCandace
Candace, the title of the queens of Nubia.
Where else “Kandakēs” appearsqueen
Queen.
Where else “basilissēs” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearstreasury
Royal treasury, treasure.
Where else “gazēs” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elēlythei” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsworship
To give honor and devotion to God, or other gods.
Where else “proskynēsōn” appearsCandace was the title of the queens of Nubia, south of Egypt (the “Ethiopia” of that time). A “eunuch” was a castrated man; the word was also used as a title for high officials.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
26But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up and go toward the south, on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.”
27 · This verse (above)
28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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?
