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Acts 8:34

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

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ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εὐνοῦχοςeunouchoseunuchεὐνοῦχοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “eunuch”, the subject formG2135(a) a chamberlain, keeper of the bed-chamber of an eastern potentate, eunuch, (b) a eunuch, castrated person, or one who voluntarily abstains from marriage.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΦιλίππῳphilippōPhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the to- or for-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.Philipεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidΔέομαίdeomaiI prayδέομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1189I want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray.I prayσουsoutheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thee”, the of-formG4771you.theeπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτίνοςtinoswhomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “whom”, the of-formG5101who, which, what, why.whomὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτηςprophētēsprophetπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetλέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisπερὶperi? ofπερίpreposition — “? of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.? ofἑαυτοῦheautouhimselfἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “himself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἑτέρουheterouother manἕτερος (heteros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “other man”, the of-formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.other manτινόςtinosoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'

World English Bible

The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

Darby Translation

And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

Douay-Rheims

And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man?

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