Acts 8:31
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.”
παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
καθίζω
to sit
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καθίζω
To sit, to sit down, to be seated. Kathemai. He sat down at the right hand of the Father. The sitting down of Jesus declared the work finished. Nothing remains to be added.
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δύναμαι
would I be able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ὁδηγέω
will guide
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ὁδηγέω
To guide, to lead, to direct. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. Humility is the prerequisite for divine guidance.
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ἐάν
only
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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πῶς
How
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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Φίλιππος
Philip
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Φίλιππος
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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ἔπω
he said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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τὶς
someone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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