G128: Αἰθίοψ
Aithíops · “Ethiopian”
Definition
an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)
KJV translates it as: Ethiopian
Word origin: from (to scorch) and (the face, from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι));
Extended definition
.*Αἰθίοψ, -οπος, ὁ
(αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ ;]
Ethiopian: Act.8:27.†
(AS)
(αἴθω, to burn, ὤψ, face; i.e. swarthy), [in LXX for כּוּשׁ ;]
Ethiopian: Act.8:27.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G128 is translated
- an ethiopian ×1
- of ethiopians, ×1
Bible verses with G128 (Aithíops)
Aithíops appears in 1 verse.
- 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,