Acts
Acts 22:3
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.