Acts 22:4:5Acts.22.4.W5TAB
ἐδίωξα
ediōksa
“I persecuted”
- Transliteration
- e-DI-ōk-sa
- Extended
- eh-DIH-ohk-sah
- IPA
- /eˈdi.ɔːk.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I persecuted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-DI-ōk-sa
- sentence
hos TAU-tên tên ho-DON e-DI-ōk-sa A-khri tha-NA-tou des-MEU-ōn kai pa-ra-di-DOUS eis phy-la-KAS AN-dras te kai gy-NAI-kas
Exegesis
The main verb ediōxa {ἐδίωξα | e-dí-ōx-a} is an aorist indicative, presenting Paul’s persecution as a decisive, completed past reality.
In context — Acts 22:4
I myself persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women .
About this coordinate
Acts 22:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 22:4, so the Greek word ἐδίωξα (ediōksa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.22.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.4.W5.S1) and character.