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Acts 8:34

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← Acts 8:33	Acts 8:34 (KJV)	Acts 8:35 →
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.	And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?	Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 the eunuch^G2135 answered^G611 Philip^G5376, and said^G2036, I pray^G1189 thee^G4675, of^G4012 whom^G5101 speaketh^G3004 the prophet^G4396 this^G5124? of^G4012 himself^G1438, or^G2228 of^G4012 some^G5100 other man^G2087?

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Original Greek

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππῳ εἶπε, Δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, ἢ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	G611	V-AOP-NSM	answered
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
εὐνοῦχος	eunouchos	G2135	N-NSM	eunuch
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
Φιλίππῳ	Philippō	G5376	N-DSM	Philip
εἶπε,	eipe	G2036	V-2AAI-3S	and said
Δέομαί	Deomai	G1189	V-PNI-1S	I pray
σου,	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thee
περὶ	peri	G4012	PREP	of
τίνος	tinos	G5101	I-GSM	whom
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
προφήτης	prophētēs	G4396	N-NSM	prophet
λέγει	legei	G3004	V-PAI-3S	speaketh
τοῦτο;	touto	G5124	D-ASN	this
περὶ	peri	G4012	PREP	of
ἑαυτοῦ,	heautou	G1438	F-3GSM	himself
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
περὶ	peri	G4012	PREP	of
ἑτέρου	heterou	G2087	A-GSM	other man
τινός;	tinos	G5100	X-GSM	some

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G611 — ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrínomai, ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee): I answer, reply — from ἀπό and ; to conclude for oneself, i.e. (by implication) to respond; by Hebraism (compare עָנָה) to begin to speak (where an address is expected):--answer.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1189 — δέομαι (déomai, deh'-om-ahee): I request, beg — middle voice of δέω; to beg (as binding oneself), i.e. petition:--beseech, pray (to), make request. Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G2036 — ἔπω (épō, ep'-o): a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from ἐρέω, ῥέω, and φημί); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare λέγω.
• G2087 — ἕτερος (héteros, het'-er-os): another, different — of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different:--altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.
• 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.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G4012 — περί (perí, per-ee'): about, concerning, around — from the base of πέραν; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period):--(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
• G4396 — προφήτης (prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace): a prophet, poet — from a compound of πρό and φημί; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:--prophet.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
• G5124 — τοῦτο (toûto, too'-to): neuter singular nominative or accusative case of οὗτος; that thing:--here (-unto), it, partly, self(-same), so, that (intent), the same, there(-fore, -unto), this, thus, where(-fore).
• G5376 — Φίλιππος (Phílippos, fil'-ip-pos): Philip — from φίλος and ἵππος; fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites:--Philip.

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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