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Andδὲthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαsaidεἶπενto Philip,τῷ Φιλίππῳ“Go overΠρόσελθεandκαὶjoinκολλήθητιthisτούτῳchariot.”τῷ ἅρματι
Acts 8:29
Study it in the app“And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:29, word by word
- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- to PhilipΦιλίππῳPhilippōi
Philip
Philip, the name of several men: one of the Twelve; Philip the evangelist (Acts 6:5; 8; 21:8); Philip the tetrarch, son of Herod (Luke 3:1); and the brother of Herod Antipas, Herodias' husband (Mark 6:17).
Where else “Philippōi” appears- “Go overΠρόσελθεProselthe
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “Proselthe” appears- joinκολλήθητιkollēthēti
join
To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.
Where else “kollēthēti” appears- chariotἅρματιharmati
chariot
Chariot.
Where else “harmati” appears
The context
28and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 · This verse (above)
30And Philip, running up, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”
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?