Acts 8:34
Strong's Lexicon
“Tell me
Δέομαί (Deomai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1189: To want for myself; I want, need; I beg, request, beseech, pray. Middle voice of deo; to beg, i.e. Petition.

σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

said
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

eunuch,
εὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2135: From eune and echo; a castrated person; by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain.

“who
τίνος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

{is} the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

prophet
προφήτης (prophētēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

talking
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

about,
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

himself
ἑαυτοῦ (heautou)
Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

someone
τινός (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

else ?
ἑτέρου (heterou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Tell me, said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?

Young's Literal Translation
And the eunuch answering Philip said, ‘I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The eunuch replied to Philip, “ I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about  — himself or another person? ”

New American Standard Bible
The eunuch answered Philip and said, "Please [tell me], of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?"

King James Bible
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"

New Living Translation
The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?"

English Standard Version
And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”

New American Standard Bible
The eunuch answered Philip and said, "Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?"

King James Bible
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The eunuch replied to Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet saying this about--himself or another person?"

International Standard Version
The eunuch asked Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself? Or someone else?"

NET Bible
Then the eunuch said to Philip, "Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about--himself or someone else?"

American Standard Version
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

English Revised Version
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?

Young's Literal Translation
And the eunuch answering Philip said, 'I pray thee, about whom doth the prophet say this? about himself, or about some other one?'
















Cross References
Acts 8:27
And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

Acts 8:33
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

Acts 8:35
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

Acts 8:31
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.

Acts 8:36
And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

Acts 8:37
And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
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