Acts

Acts 8:28–30

²⁸and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

²⁹The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

³⁰So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
on his return	ὑποστρέφων	hypostrephōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5290 I turn back, return
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
sitting	καθήμενος	kathēmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2521 I sit, am seated
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
chariot	ἅρματος	harmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G716 a chariot
reading	ἀνεγίνωσκεν	aneginōsken	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G314 I read
Isaiah	Ἠσαΐαν	Ēsaian	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2268 Isaiah
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
prophet	προφήτην	prophētēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
said	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to Philip	Φιλίππῳ	Philippō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5376 Philip
Go over	Πρόσελθε	Proselthe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4334 I come near, consent to
to	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
chariot	ἅρματι	harmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G716 a chariot
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
stay by	κολλήθητι	kollēthēti	Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Philip	Φίλιππος	Philippos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5376 Philip
ran up	Προσδραμὼν	Prosdramōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4370 I run to
heard	ἤκουσεν	ēkousen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
reading	ἀναγινώσκοντος	anaginōskontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G314 I read
Isaiah	Ἠσαΐαν	Ēsaian	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2268 Isaiah
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
prophet	προφήτην	prophētēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
Do you understand	γινώσκεις	ginōskeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
what	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
you are reading	ἀναγινώσκεις	anaginōskeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G314 I read
asked	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 8:28 Colossians 3:16 · Isaiah 1:1 · Acts 28:25

Acts 8:29 Acts 10:19 · Acts 11:12 · Acts 13:2–4 · Acts 20:22–23 · Acts 16:6–7

Acts 8:30 Luke 24:44–45 · John 5:39 · Ephesians 5:17 · Matthew 13:23 · Matthew 15:10 · Matthew 13:51 · Matthew 24:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.