Acts 22:7:15Acts.22.7.W15TAB
διώκεις
diōkeis
“are you persecuting”
- Transliteration
- di-Ō-keis
- Extended
- dih-OH-keis
- IPA
- /diˈɔː.keis/
Meaning by language
- English
- are you persecuting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-Ō-keis
- sentence
E-pe-SA te eis to E-da-phos KAI Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊS le-GOU-sês moi sa-OUL sa-OUL TI me di-Ō-keis
Exegesis
The interrogative ti {τί | tí} ‘why’ introduces a direct question with diṓkeis {διώκεις | diṓkeis} ‘you persecute’, where the accusative me {με | me} ‘me’ refers to the risen Jesus, framing Saul’s hostile actions as an attack on Christ Himself.
Root and etymology
diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega
“to pursue, persecute”
In context — Acts 22:7
And I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 22:7, so the Greek word διώκεις (diōkeis) 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.22.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.7.W15.S1) and character.