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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Result
ἐ + δί + ωξ + α
e + di + ōk + sa
ediōksa

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Deltath — as in this
Iotai — as in machine
Omegao — same as omicron
Xix — as in axiom (ks)
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-DI-ōk-sa

  2. 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 contextActs 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.