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Andδὲthe eunuchὁ εὐνοῦχοςansweredἀποκριθεὶςPhilipτῷ Φιλίππῳand said,εἶπεν“I askΔέομαίyou,σουaboutπερὶwhomτίνοςdoes the prophetὁ προφήτηςsayλέγειthis,τοῦτοaboutπερὶhimselfἑαυτοῦorἢaboutπερὶsomeoneτινόςelse?”ἑτέρου
Acts 8:34
Study it in the app“And the eunuch answered Philip and said, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:34, word by word
- the eunuchεὐνοῦχοςeunouchos
eunuch
Eunuch: a castrated man, or one unable to father children; also a court official.
Where else “eunouchos” appears- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- 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- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “I askΔέομαίDeomai
beg
To implore someone for something.
Where else “Deomai” appears- does the prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētēs” appears- elseἑτέρουheterou
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterou” appears
The context
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away. Who will describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 · This verse (above)
35Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he announced the good news of Jesus to him.
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?