Acts 7:58

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐκβαλόντες ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, ἐλιθοβόλουν: καὶ οἱ μάρτυρες ἀπέθεντο τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας, νεανίου καλουμένου Σαύλου.

Transliteration

And having-ekbalontes outside the poleōs, they-elithoboloun: and the martyres apethento the himatia of-them beside the podas of-a-neaniou being-kaloumenou Saulou.

Grammar Details

• *ekbalontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having cast out
• *poleōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - city
• *elithoboloun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were stoning
• *martyres*: nominative, masculine, plural - witnesses
• *apethento*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - laid aside/deposited
• *himatia*: accusative, neuter, plural - garments/cloaks
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *neaniou*: genitive, masculine, singular - young man
• *kaloumenou*: present passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - being called
• *Saulou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Saul

Word Meanings

• *ekbalontes*: having cast out/expelled/driven out
• *poleōs*: city/town
• *elithoboloun*: were stoning/were throwing stones at
• *martyres*: witnesses/testifiers
• *apethento*: laid aside/put off/deposited
• *himatia*: garments/cloaks/outer garments
• *neaniou*: young man/youth

Referenced Verses

• Acts 8:1 : 1 ¶ And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
• Acts 22:20 : 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
• Luke 4:29 : 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
• Lev 24:14-16 : 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard [him] lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.
• Deut 17:7 : 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.
• Acts 6:13 : 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
• Acts 22:4 : 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• 1 Kgs 21:13 : 13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, [even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
• Num 15:35 : 35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
• Deut 13:9-9 : 9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
• John 10:23-26 : 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25 Jesus answered them, ‹I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.› 26 ‹But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.›
• Acts 6:11 : 11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.
• Acts 9:1-9 : 1 ¶ And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, ‹Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?› 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, ‹I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:› [it is] ‹hard for thee to kick against the pricks.› 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, ‹Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.› 7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 10 ¶ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, ‹Ananias.› And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord. 11 And the Lord [said] unto him, ‹Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for› [one] ‹called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,› 12 ‹And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting› [his] ‹hand on him, that he might receive his sight.› 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: 14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, ‹Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:› 16 ‹For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.› 17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
• Heb 13:12-13 : 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.