Acts
Acts 22:3–4
3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 22:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ἐγώ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a Jew | Ἰουδαῖος | Ioudaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2453 Jewish |
| born | γεγεννημένος | gegennēmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Tarsus | Ταρσῷ | Tarsō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5019 Tarsus |
| of Cilicia | Κιλικίας | Kilikias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2791 Cilicia |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| raised | ἀνατεθραμμένος | anatethrammenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G397 I rear, bring up |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | ταύτῃ | tautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| city | πόλει | polei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| I was educated | πεπαιδευμένος | pepaideumenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise |
| at | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| feet | πόδας | podas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
| of Gamaliel | Γαμαλιήλ | Gamaliēl | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1059 Gamaliel |
| in strict | ἀκρίβειαν | akribeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G195 strictness, accuracy |
| conformity | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| to the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of our fathers | πατρῴου | patrōou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3971 hereditary |
| I was | ὑπάρχων | hyparchōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| zealous | ζηλωτὴς | zēlōtēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2207 a zealot |
| for | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| any of | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| today | σήμερον | sēmeron | Adverb | G4594 today, now |
Acts 22:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| persecuted | ἐδίωξα | ediōxa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| Way | Ὁδὸν | Hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| even to the | ἄχρι | achri | Preposition | G891 as far as, up to, until |
| death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| detaining | δεσμεύων | desmeuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1195 I bind, put in chains |
| both | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| men | ἄνδρας | andras | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| women | γυναῖκας | gynaikas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| throwing them | παραδιδοὺς | paradidous | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| prison | φυλακὰς | phylakas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 22:3 Philippians 3:5–6 · Acts 26:5 · Acts 5:34 · Acts 9:11 · Acts 21:39 · Acts 21:20 · Luke 10:39 · 2 Corinthians 11:22 · Deuteronomy 33:3 · 2 Kings 4:38 · Romans 11:1 · Acts 23:6
Acts 22:4 Acts 22:19–20 · Acts 26:9–11 · 1 Timothy 1:13–15 · Acts 16:17 · 1 Corinthians 15:9 · Acts 8:1–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.