Acts 8:27

27Andκαὶhaving risen upἀναστὰςhe wentἐπορεύθη,Andκαὶbeholdἰδοὺa manἀνὴρan EthiopianΑἰθίοψa eunuchεὐνοῦχοςa potentateδυνάστηςof CandaceΚανδάκηςqueenβασιλίσσηςof [the] EthiopiansΑἰθιόπων,whoὃςwasἦνoverἐπὶallπάσηςtheτῆςtreasureγάζηςof herαὐτῆς,whoὃςhad comeἐληλύθειto worshipπροσκυνήσωνtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,

And having risen up, he went. And behold, a man, an Ethiopian eunuch, a potentate of Kandake, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.

Vocab difficulty

91.1

Rare words

  • Αἰθίοψ

    Αἰθίοψ

    an Ethiopian, Abyssinian.

  • δυνάστης

    δυνάστης

    (lit: a man who rules by force), a ruler, potentate; also: courtier, member of the court.

  • Κανδάκης

    Κανδάκη

    Candace, a proper name; the Candace, a dynastic name for queens of the Ethiopians in Abyssinia.

  • βασιλίσσης

    βασίλισσα

    a queen.

  • Αἰθιόπων

    Αἰθίοψ

    an Ethiopian, Abyssinian.

  • γάζης

    γάζα

    treasure, treasury.