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Acts 8:27

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← Acts 8:26	Acts 8:27 (KJV)	Acts 8:28 →
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.	And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,	Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 he arose^G450 and went^G4198: and^G2532, behold^G2400, a man^G435 of Ethiopia^G128, an eunuch^G2135 of great authority^G1413 under Candace^G2582 queen^G938 of the Ethiopians^G128, who^G3739 had^G2258 the charge of^G1909 all^G3956 her^G846 treasure^G1047, and^G3739 had come^G2064 to^G1519 Jerusalem^G2419 for to worship^G4352,

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Original Greek

καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη· καὶ ἰδού ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἀναστὰς	anastas	G450	V-2AAP-NSM	he arose
ἐπορεύθη·	eporeuthē	G4198	V-AOI-3S	and went
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἰδού	idou	G2400	V-2AAM-2S	behold
ἀνὴρ	anēr	G435	N-NSM	a man
Αἰθίοψ	Aithiops	G128	N-NSM	of Ethiopia
εὐνοῦχος	eunouchos	G2135	N-NSM	an eunuch
δυνάστης	dunastēs	G1413	N-NSM	of great authority
Κανδάκης	Kandakēs	G2582	N-GSF	under Candace
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
βασιλίσσης	basilissēs	G938	N-GSF	queen
Αἰθιόπων,	Aithiopōn	G128	N-GPM	of the Ethiopians
ὃς	hos	G3739	R-NSM	who
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	had
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	the charge of
πάσης	pasēs	G3956	A-GSF	all
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
γάζης	gazēs	G1047	N-GSF	treasure
αὐτῆς,	autēs	G846	P-GSF	her
ὃς	hos	G3739	R-NSM	and
ἐληλύθει	elēluthei	G2064	V-LAI-3S	had come
προσκυνήσων	proskunēsōn	G4352	V-FAP-NSM	for to worship
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	to
Ἰερουσαλήμ,	Ierousalēm	G2419	N-PRI	Jerusalem

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G128 — Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops, ahee-thee'-ops): an Ethiopian — from (to scorch) and (the face, from ὀπτάνομαι); an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor):--Ethiopian.
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G450 — ἀνίστημι (anístēmi, an-is'-tay-mee): I raise up, set up, rise from — from ἀνά and ἵστημι; to stand up (literal or figurative, transitive or intransitive):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up(-right).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--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 αὑτοῦ.
• G938 — βασίλισσα (basílissa, bas-il'-is-sah): a queen — feminine from βασιλεύω; a queen:--queen.
• G1047 — γάζα (gáza, gad'-zah): treasure — of foreign origin; a treasure:--treasure.
• G1413 — δυνάστης (dynástēs, doo-nas'-tace): a ruler, potentate — from δύναμαι; a ruler or officer:--of great authority, mighty, potentate.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(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).
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; 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.:--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).
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2135 — εὐνοῦχος (eunoûchos, yoo-noo'-khos): a eunuch, keeper of the bed-chamber — from (a bed) and ἔχω; a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer):--eunuch.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2400 — ἰδού (idoú, id-oo'): See! Lo! Behold! Look! — second person singular imperative middle voice of εἴδω; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
• G2419 — Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm, hee-er-oo-sal-ame'): Jerusalem — of Hebrew origin (יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם); Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine:--Jerusalem. Compare Ἱεροσόλυμα.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2582 — Κανδάκη (Kandákē, kan-dak'-ay): Candace — of foreign origin; Candacè, an Egyptian queen:--Candace.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4198 — πορεύομαι (poreúomai, por-yoo'-om-ahee): I travel, journey, go — middle voice from a derivative of the same as πεῖρα; 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.
• G4352 — προσκυνέω (proskynéō, pros-koo-neh'-o): I worship — from πρός and a probable derivative of κύων (meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand); to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore):--worship.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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