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Acts 8:26

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.

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Ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐλάλησενelalēsenspakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “spake”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.spakeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoΦίλιππονphilipponPhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the object formG5376Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary.Philipλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἈνάστηθιanastēthiAriseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Arise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.Ariseκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορεύουporeuougoπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “go”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.goκατὰkatatowardκατάpreposition — “toward”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.towardμεσημβρίανmesēmbriansouthμεσημβρία (mesēmbria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “south”, the object formG3314(lit: midday, hence, the position of the sun at midday), the South.the southἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonwayὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “way”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the wayτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καταβαίνουσανkatabainousanthat goeth downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “that goeth down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.that goeth downἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the of-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΓάζανgazanGazaΓάζα (gaza)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Gaza”, the object formG1048Gaza, an old town in the south of Palestine, on the sea-coast.Gazaαὕτηhautēwhichοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.whichἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἔρημοςerēmosdesertἔρημοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “desert”, the subject formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.desert

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' — this is desert.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' — this is desert.

World English Bible

Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”

Darby Translation

But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

Douay-Rheims

Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert.

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