Acts
Acts 8:31
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.