Acts 8:36
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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?”
ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
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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ἔρχομαι
they came
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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πορεύομαι
they were going
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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φημί
says
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φημί
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
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ὕδωρ
water
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ὕδωρ
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively
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κωλύω
prevents
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κωλύω
to estop, i.e. prevent (by word or act)
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ἰδού
Behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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