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Acts 8:36

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

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ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπορεύοντοeporeuontothey wentπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they went”, an ongoing action in the pastG4198I travel, journey, go, die.they wentκατὰkataonκατάpreposition — “on”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.onτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδόνhodontheir wayὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “their way”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.their wayἦλθονēlthonthey cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.they cameἐπίepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoτιtia certainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a certain”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a certainὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.waterκαίkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφησινphēsinsaidφημί (phēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.saidὁhotheὁarticle, 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.ἸδοὺidouSeeἰδούparticle — “See”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Seeὕδωρhudōrhere is waterὕδωρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “here is water”, the subject formG5204water.here is waterτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatκωλύειkōlueidoth hinderκωλύω (kōluō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth hinder”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.This verse uses “hinder”.doth hinderμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaito be baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.to be baptized

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Young’s Literal Translation

And as they were going on the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch said, 'Lo, water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?'

World English Bible

As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

Darby Translation

And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

Douay-Rheims

And as they went on their way, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water: what doth hinder me from being baptized?

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