Acts 9:4-5 : 4 {
"verseID": "Acts.9.4",
"source": "Καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ, Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;",
"text": "And *pesōn* upon the *gēn*, he *ēkousen phōnēn legousan* to him, *Saoul*, *Saoul*, why me *diōkeis*?",
"grammar": {
"*pesōn*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having fallen",
"*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/ground/land",
"*ēkousen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - he heard",
"*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice/sound",
"*legousan*": "present participle, active, accusative, feminine, singular - saying/speaking",
"*Saoul*": "vocative, masculine - Saul (Hebrew form of name)",
"*diōkeis*": "present, active, 2nd singular - you are persecuting"
},
"variants": {
"*pesōn*": "having fallen/having dropped/having collapsed",
"*gēn*": "earth/ground/land/soil",
"*phōnēn*": "voice/sound/utterance",
"*legousan*": "saying/speaking/declaring",
"*diōkeis*": "persecute/pursue/chase after"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Acts.9.5",
"source": "Εἶπεν δέ, Τίς εἶ, Κύριε; Ὁ δὲ Κύριος εἶπεν, Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις: σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.",
"text": "And he *eipen*, Who *ei*, *Kyrie*? And the *Kyrios eipen*, *Egō eimi Iēsous* whom you *diōkeis*: *sklēron* for you *pros kentra laktizein*.",
"grammar": {
"*eipen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - said/spoke",
"*ei*": "present, active, 2nd singular - you are",
"*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Sir/Master",
"*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord/Master",
"*Egō eimi*": "present, active, 1st singular - I am",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*diōkeis*": "present, active, 2nd singular - you are persecuting",
"*sklēron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - hard/difficult",
"*pros kentra*": "preposition + accusative, neuter, plural - against goads/spurs",
"*laktizein*": "present infinitive, active - to kick"
},
"variants": {
"*Kyrie*": "Lord/Sir/Master",
"*Egō eimi*": "I am/I exist",
"*diōkeis*": "persecute/pursue/chase after",
"*sklēron*": "hard/difficult/painful/harsh",
"*kentra*": "goads/spurs/sharp points (used for prodding animals)",
"*laktizein*": "to kick/strike with heel"
}
}