Acts

Acts 9:4

⁴He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He fell	πεσὼν	pesōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ground	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
heard	ἤκουσεν	ēkousen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
a voice	φωνὴν	phōnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
say	λέγουσαν	legousan	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
to him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
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

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