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Acts 8

Acts 8:27 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
he arose
anistemi (Greek #450)
to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive)
KJV usage: arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).
Pronounce: an-is'-tay-mee
Origin: from 303 and 2476
and went
poreuomai (Greek #4198)
middle voice from a derivative of the same as 3984; to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.); --depart, go (away, forth, one's way, up), (make a, take a) journey, walk.
Pronounce: por-yoo'-om-ahee
: and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
, behold
idou (Greek #2400)
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
Pronounce: id-oo'
, a man
aner (Greek #435)
a man (properly as an individual male)
KJV usage: fellow, husband, man, sir.
Pronounce: an'-ayr
Origin: a primary word (compare 444)
of Ethiopia
Aithiops (Greek #128)
an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
KJV usage: Ethiopian.
Pronounce: ahee-thee'-ops
Origin: from αἴθω (to scorch) and ὤψ (the face, from 3700)
t, anu eunuch
eunouchos (Greek #2135)
a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)
KJV usage: eunuch.
Pronounce: yoo-noo'-khos
Origin: from εὐνή (a bed) and 2192
of great authority
dunastes (Greek #1413)
a ruler or officer
KJV usage: of great authority, mighty, potentate.
Pronounce: doo-nas'-tace
Origin: from 1410
under Candace
Kandake (Greek #2582)
of foreign origin
KJV usage: Candace, an Egyptian queen:--Candace.
Pronounce: kan-dak'-ay
queen
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basilissa (Greek #938)
a queen
KJV usage: queen.
Pronounce: bas-il'-is-sah
Origin: feminine from 936
of the Ethiopians
Aithiops (Greek #128)
an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
KJV usage: Ethiopian.
Pronounce: ahee-thee'-ops
Origin: from αἴθω (to scorch) and ὤψ (the face, from 3700)
, who
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
had
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
the charge of
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
her
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
treasure
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gaza (Greek #1047)
a treasure
KJV usage: treasure.
Pronounce: gad'-zah
Origin: of foreign origin
, and had come
erchomai (Greek #2064)
middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) ἐλεύθομαι (el-yoo'-thom-ahee), or (active) ἔλθω (el'-tho), which do not otherwise occur) to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Pronounce: er'-khom-ahee
v to
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
Jerusalem
Hierousalem (Greek #2419)
Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
KJV usage: Jerusalem. Compare 2414.
Pronounce: hee-er-oo-sal-ame'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03389)
for to worship
proskuneo (Greek #4352)
to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)
KJV usage: worship.
Pronounce: pros-koo-neh'-o
Origin: from 4314 and a probable derivative of 2965 (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand)
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Zeph. 3:10•  (Zeph. 3:10)
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Isa. 56:3‑5•  (Isa. 56:3‑5)
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2 Chron. 6:32‑33•  (2 Chron. 6:32‑33)

More on:

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Authority,
Candace,
Ethiopia,
Ethiopians,
Eunuch,
Jerusalem,
Queen,
Worship

Cross References

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he arose.
Matt. 21:2‑6• 2{i}saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with it; loose [them] and lead [them] to me.{/i}
 3{i}And if anyone say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.{/i}
 4{i}But all this came to pass, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,{/i}
 5{i}Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold thy King cometh to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.{/i}
 6{i}But the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus had ordered them,{/i} (Matt. 21:2‑6)
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Mark 14:13‑16• 13{i}And{/i} he sends two of his disciples, and says to them, Go into the city, and a man shall meet you carrying a pitcher of water: follow him.
 14And wheresoever he enters, say to the master of the house, The Teacher says, Where is my guest-chamber, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?
 15And he will show you a large upper room furnished ready: there make ready for us.
 16{i}And his disciples went away and came into the city, and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the Passover.{/i} (Mark 14:13‑16)
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John 2:5‑8• 5His mother saith to the servants, Whatever he shall say to you, do.
 6Now there were six waterpots of stone set there according to the purification of the Jews, holding each two or three measures.
 7Jesus saith to them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.
 8And he saith to them, Draw now and carry to the master of the feast. And they carried. (John 2:5‑8)
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Heb. 11:8• 8By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out not knowing where he was going. (Heb. 11:8)
a man.
Psa. 68:31•  (Psa. 68:31)
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Psa. 87:4•  (Psa. 87:4)
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Isa. 43:6•  (Isa. 43:6)
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Isa. 45:14•  (Isa. 45:14)
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Isa. 60:3,6•  (Isa. 60:3,6)
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Isa. 66:19•  (Isa. 66:19)
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Jer. 13:23•  (Jer. 13:23)
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Jer. 38:7•  (Jer. 38:7)
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Jer. 39:16•  (Jer. 39:16)
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Zeph. 3:10•  (Zeph. 3:10)
queen.
1 Kings 10:1•  (1 Kings 10:1)
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Matt. 12:42• 42{i}A queen of [the] south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon [is] here.{/i} (Matt. 12:42)
and had.
1 Kings 8:41‑43•  (1 Kings 8:41‑43)
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2 Chron. 6:32‑33•  (2 Chron. 6:32‑33)
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Psa. 68:29•  (Psa. 68:29)
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Isa. 56:3‑8•  (Isa. 56:3‑8)
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John 12:20• 20And there were certain Greeks of those coming up to worship at the feast; (John 12:20)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopiana, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "a man, an Ethiopian."

W. Kelly Translation

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And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem;