Acts 8:31
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
נָחָה
nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Φίλιππος
Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Key Terms in This Verse
נָחָה nâchâh
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
Study H5148 →Φίλιππος Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
Study G5376 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
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So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
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