Acts 8:34
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
προφήτης
prophet
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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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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εὐνοῦχος
eunuch
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εὐνοῦχος
a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)
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λέγω
says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself,
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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δέομαι
I pray
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δέομαι
To beg, to earnestly request. Passionate prayer that will not let go. Paul beseeched by the mercies of God.
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τίς
whom
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Φίλιππος
to Philip
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Φίλιππος
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
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ἔπω
said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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ἕτερος
other
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ἕτερος
(an-, the) other or different
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τὶς
some?
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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