Acts 8:32
King James Version
12 Jun 2026
“The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:”
στόμα
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
γραφή
Scripture
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γραφή
Scripture, writing, sacred text. Graphe. All Scripture is God-breathed. Not all writing is Scripture. What is God-breathed is alive and active and eternally relevant.
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οὗτος
this:
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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πρόβατον
a sheep
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πρόβατον
something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e. (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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σφαγή
slaughter
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σφαγή
butchery (of animals for food or sacrifice, or (figuratively) of men (destruction))
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περιοχή
the passage
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περιοχή
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
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κείρω
shearing
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κείρω
to shear
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