Acts
Acts 22:7–9
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked.
‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied. 9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
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 22:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I fell | ἔπεσά | epesa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| ground | ἔδαφος | edaphos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1475 the base, ground |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| heard | ἤκουσα | ēkousa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| a voice | φωνῆς | phōnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| say | λεγούσης | legousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Saul | Σαοὺλ | Saoul | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4549 Saul |
| Saul | Σαούλ | Saoul | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4549 Saul |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| do you persecute | διώκεις | diōkeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Acts 22:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are You | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| I | Ἐγὼ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| asked | ἀπεκρίθην | apekrithēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| 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 |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| of | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Nazareth | Ναζωραῖος | Nazōraios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3480 Nazarene |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are persecuting | διώκεις | diōkeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| He replied | Εἶπέν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
Acts 22:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My companions | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| saw | ἐθεάσαντο | etheasanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they could not understand | ἤκουσαν | ēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| voice | φωνὴν | phōnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| speaking | λαλοῦντός | lalountos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| to me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 22:7 Jeremiah 2:9 · Matthew 25:45 · 1 Timothy 1:13
Acts 22:8 Acts 26:9 · 1 Samuel 8:7
Acts 22:9 Acts 9:7 · Daniel 10:7 · Acts 26:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.