Acts
Acts 22:7
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.