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AndδὲPhilip,Φίλιπποςgoing downκατελθὼνtoεἰςthe cityτὴν πόλινof Samaria,τῆς Σαμαρείαςwas proclaimingἐκήρυσσενto themαὐτοῖςthe Messiah.τὸν χριστόν
Acts 8:5
Study it in the app“And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, was proclaiming to them the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 8:5, word by word
- PhilipΦίλιπποςPhilippos
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 “Philippos” appears- going downκατελθὼνkatelthōn
come down
Come down, go down from a higher place.
Where else “katelthōn” appears- the cityπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- of SamariaΣαμαρείαςSamareias
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “Samareias” appears- was proclaimingἐκήρυσσενekēryssen
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “ekēryssen” appears- the Messiahχριστόνchriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christon” appears
Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
4So those who had been scattered went about announcing the good news of the word.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to the things said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs that he was doing.
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?