Acts 22:8
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.”
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
κύριος
Lord?
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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διώκω
are persecuting.
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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τίς
Who
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Ναζωραῖος
of Nazareth
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Ναζωραῖος
a Nazoræan, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth; by extension, a Christian
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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