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And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
πάντωνpantōnAll
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
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Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 1
τεteand
Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 2
καταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnwhen were falling down
Lemma: καταπίπτω (katapiptō) · Strong's: G2667
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-2AAP-GPM)
Meaning: to fall down — κατα-πίπτω ; [in LXX: Psa.145:14 (נָפַל), etc. ; ] ; to fall down: Act.28:6; before εἰς, Act.26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luk.8:6.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Luke 8:6, Acts 28:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2667; TFLSJ G2667; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 3
ἡμῶνhēmōnwe
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 4
εἰςeisto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 5
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 6
γῆνgēnground
Lemma: γῆ (gē) · Strong's: G1093I
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: earth: soil — γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. the earth, world: Luk.21:35, Act.1:8, Heb.11:13, Rev.3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Mat.5:18 11:25, Mrk.13:27, al. ; 2. land; (a) opposite to sea or water:…
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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 15:35, Matthew 25:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1093I; TFLSJ G1093I; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 7
ἤκουσαēkousaI heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AAI-1S)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 8
φωνὴνphōnēna voice
Lemma: φωνή (phōnē) · Strong's: G5456G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: voice/sound: voice — φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for קוֹל ; ] ; a voice; (a) prop., of persons, Mat.2:18 (LXX), al.; φ. αἴρειν (ἐπαίρειν), Luk.17:13, Act.2:14, al.; φ. μεγάλῃ εἰπεῖν (λέγειν, φωνεῖν, etc.), Luk.8:28,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 27:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5456G; TFLSJ G5456G; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 9
λέγουσανlegousansaying
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-PAP-ASF)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 10
πρόςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 11
μεmeme
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 12
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 13
λέγουσανlegousansaying
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-PAP-ASF)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 14
τῇtēain the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 15
ἙβραΐδιHebraidiHebrew
Lemma: Ἑβραΐς (Hebrais) · Strong's: G1446
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Type (A-DSF-T)
Meaning: Hebrew — Ἑβραΐς (WH, Ἐβ-), -ίδος (Aram. עִבְרַי), peculiar form of Ἑβραϊκός, ; [in LXX, ἡ Ἑ. φωνή, 4Ma.12:7 16:15 * ; ] ; in NT, ἡ Ἑ. διάλεκτος, Hebrew, i.e. the Aramaic vernacular of Palestine: Act.21:40 22:2 26:14.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 21:40, Acts 22:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1446; TFLSJ G1446; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 16
διαλέκτῳ·dialektōlanguage;
Lemma: διάλεκτος (dialektos) · Strong's: G1258
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: language — διά-λεκτος, -ου, ἡ; (διαλέγομαι), [in LXX: Dan LXX 1:4 (לָשׁוֹן), Est.9:26 * ; ] ; 1. conversation, discourse, speech (Plat., Dem., al.). ; 2. As in Polyb. and later writers, the language or dialect of a particular…
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Used 6 times. Also: Acts 1:19, Acts 2:6, Acts 2:8, Acts 21:40, Acts 22:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1258; TFLSJ G1258; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 17
ΣαοὺλSaoulSaul
Lemma: Σαούλ (Saoul) · Strong's: G4549G
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-VSM-P)
Meaning: Saul — Σαούλ, ὁ indecl. ; (in FlJ, Σάουλος; Heb. שָׁאוּל) ; Saul; (a) the King of Israel: Act.13:21; (b) the Jewish name of the Apostle Paul, used in the indecl. form only in address (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.9:4, 17 22:7, 13 26:14.†;…
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Used 8 times. Also: Acts 9:4, Acts 9:17, Acts 22:7, Acts 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4549G; TFLSJ G4549G; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 18
Σαούλ,SaoulSaul,
Lemma: Σαούλ (Saoul) · Strong's: G4549G
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-VSM-P)
Meaning: Saul — Σαούλ, ὁ indecl. ; (in FlJ, Σάουλος; Heb. שָׁאוּל) ; Saul; (a) the King of Israel: Act.13:21; (b) the Jewish name of the Apostle Paul, used in the indecl. form only in address (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.9:4, 17 22:7, 13 26:14.†;…
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Used 8 times. Also: Acts 9:4, Acts 9:17, Acts 22:7, Acts 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4549G; TFLSJ G4549G; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 19
τίtiwhy
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 20
μεmeMe
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 21
διώκεις;diōkeispersecute you?
Lemma: διώκω (diōkō) · Strong's: G1377
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to pursue — διώκω ; [in LXX chiefly for רָדַף ; ] ; 1. to put to flight, drive away: Mat.23:34. ; 2. to pursue; (a) of persons; with accusative, without hostility, to follow after: Luk.17:23; with hostile purpose: Act.26:11,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 45 times. Also: Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:23, Matthew 23:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1377; TFLSJ G1377; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 22
σκληρόνsklēron[It is] hard
Lemma: σκληρός (sklēros) · Strong's: G4642
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: hard — σκληρός, -ά, -όν; (σκέλλω, to dry), [in LXX chiefly for קָשָׁה ; ] ; hard to the touch, rough, harsh, (opposite to μαλακός); metaphorically, in various uses; (a) of men, hard, stern, severe: Mat.25:24; (b) of things,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 25:24, John 6:60, Acts 9:5, James 3:4, Jude 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4642; TFLSJ G4642; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 23
σοιsoifor you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Singular (P-2DS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 24
πρὸςprosagainst
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 25
κέντραkentra[the] goads
Lemma: κέντρον (kentron) · Strong's: G2759
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: sting — κέντρον, -ου, τό; (εκντέω, to prick), [in LXX: Pro.26:3 (מֶתֶג), Hos.13:14 (קֹטֶב), Hos.5:12, Sir.38:25, 4Ma.14:19 * ; ] ; 1. a sting (4Mac, l.with): Rev.9:10. Metaphorical (as Hos.13:14): τ. θανάτου, 1Co.15:55 (LXX),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Acts 9:5, 1 Corinthians 15:55, 1 Corinthians 15:56, Revelation 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2759; TFLSJ G2759; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 26
λακτίζειν.laktizeinto kick.
Lemma: λακτίζω (laktizō) · Strong's: G2979
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to kick — λακτίζω; (λάξ, with the foot), ; to kick: Act.26:14.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Acts 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2979; TFLSJ G2979; TAGNT Acts 26:14 word 27
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| all | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| fell | → | καταπίπτω G2667 to fall down |
| to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| ground | → | γῆ G1093I earth: soil |
| [and] I heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| a voice | → | φωνή G5456G voice/sound: voice |
| say | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| to | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| in | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Hebrew | → | Ἑβραΐς G1446 Hebrew |
| . . . | → | διάλεκτος G1258 language |
| Saul | → | Σαούλ G4549G Saul |
| Saul | → | Σαούλ G4549G Saul |
| why | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| do you persecute | → | διώκω G1377 to pursue |
| Me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| [It is] hard | → | σκληρός G4642 hard |
| for you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| to kick | → | λακτίζω G2979 to kick |
| against | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| [the] goads | → | κέντρον G2759 sting |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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