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Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν“Why, howγὰρ Πῶςcould I,ἂν δυναίμηνunlessἐὰν μήsomeoneτιςguidesὁδηγήσειme?”μεAndτεhe invitedπαρεκάλεσένPhilipτὸν Φίλιππονto come upἀναβάνταand sitκαθίσαιwithσὺνhim.αὐτῷ
Acts 8:31
Study it in the app“And he said, “Why, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:31, word by word
- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- could Iδυναίμηνdynaimēn
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynaimēn” appears- guidesὁδηγήσειhodēgēsei
guide
Guide, lead.
Where else “hodēgēsei” appears- he invitedπαρεκάλεσένparekalesen
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekalesen” appears- PhilipΦίλιππονPhilippon
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 “Philippon” appears- to come upἀναβάνταanabanta
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anabanta” appears- and sitκαθίσαιkathisai
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisai” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears
The context
30And Philip, running up, heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”
31 · This verse (above)
32Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb silent before the one who shears it, so he does not open his mouth.
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?