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.
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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.