Acts 8:31
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
BSB
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ASV
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
KJV
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.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| εἶπεν· | eipen | he said; | G2036 → |
| πῶς | pōs | How | G4459 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἂν | an | maybe | G302 → |
| δυναίμην, | dunaimēn | would I be able | G1410 → |
| ἐὰν | ean | only | G1437 → |
| μή | mē | unless | G3361 → |
| τις | tis | someone | G5100 → |
| ὁδηγήσει | hodēgēsei | will guide | G3594 → |
| με; | me | me? | G3165 → |
| παρεκάλεσέν | parekalesen | He invited | G3870 → |
| τε | te | then | G5037 → |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → |
| Φίλιππον | Philippon | Philip | G5376 → |
| ἀναβάντα | anabanta | having come up | G305 → |
| καθίσαι | kathisai | to sit | G2523 → |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → |
| αὐτῷ. | autō | him. | G846 → |
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