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Acts 8:38

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐκέλευσενekeleusenhe commandedκελεύω (keleuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he commanded”, a single actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.he commandedστῆναιstēnaito stand stillἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to stand still”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.to stand stillτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἅρμαharmachariotἅρμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “chariot”, the object formG716a chariot, vehicle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατέβησανkatebēsanthey went downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they went down”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.they went downἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothἀμφότεροιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).bothεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.the waterὅhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τεtebothτέconjunction — “both”G5037and, both.This verse uses “both”.bothΦίλιπποςphilipposPhilipΦίλιπποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the subject 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.Philipκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, 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.the eunuchκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐβάπτισενebaptisenhe baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he baptized”, a single actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.he baptizedαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him;

World English Bible

He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Darby Translation

And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

Douay-Rheims

And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch: and he baptized him.

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