Acts

Acts 8:30–31

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

³¹“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

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
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)

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	Πῶς	Pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
can I	δυναίμην	dynaimēn	Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
he said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
unless	ἐὰν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
someone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
guides	ὁδηγήσει	hodēgēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3594 I lead, guide
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
And	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
he invited	παρεκάλεσέν	parekalesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
Philip	Φίλιππον	Philippon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5376 Philip
to come up	ἀναβάντα	anabanta	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
sit	καθίσαι	kathisai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2523 I set, make to sit
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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

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

Acts 8:31 Romans 10:14 · Isaiah 29:18–19 · Psalm 73:16–17 · Psalm 25:8–9 · Proverbs 30:2–3 · Matthew 18:3–4 · 1 Corinthians 8:2 · 1 Corinthians 14:36–37 · 2 Kings 5:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.