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Inἐνhis humiliationτῇ ταπεινώσειhis judgmentἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦwas taken away.ἤρθηWhoτίςwill describeδιηγήσεταιhis generation?τὴν γενεὰν αὐτοῦForὅτιhis lifeἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦis taken awayαἴρεταιfromἀπὸthe earth.”τῆς γῆς
Acts 8:33
Study it in the app“In his humiliation his judgment was taken away. Who will describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:33, word by word
- his humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōsei
humble state
Humble state, lowliness, humiliation.
Where else “tapeinōsei” appears- his judgmentκρίσιςkrisis
justice
What is just and right.
Where else “krisis” appears- was taken awayἤρθηērthē
take away
To take something or someone away from its place.
Where else “ērthē” appears- will describeδιηγήσεταιdiēgēsetai
tell, describe
Tell in detail, describe.
Where else “diēgēsetai” appears- his generationγενεὰνgenean
generation
Generation: the people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.
Where else “genean” appears- his lifeζωὴzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears
The context
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.
33 · This verse (above)
34And the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”
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?