Know the Word.

Greek word

Aithíops

Αἰθίοψ

What it means

an Æthiopian

an Æthiopian (as a blackamoor)

Where it comes from

from (to scorch) and (the face, from optánomai (ὀπτάνομαι))

How the King James translates it

  • ethiopia1
  • ethiopians1

Every place it appears 2

Acts8:27
Aithíops — Greek word meaning “an Æthiopian”