Acts 22:8:18Acts.22.8.W18TAB
διώκεις
diôkeis
“you persecute”
- Transliteration
- di-Ô-keis
- Extended
- dih-ÔH-keis
- IPA
- /diˈɔː.keis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you persecute
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
di-Ô-keis
- sentence
e-GO de a-pe-KRI-thên TEES EI KY-ree-e ei-PEN te pros e-ME e-GO EI-mi ee-ay-SOOS ho na-zô-ra-IOS hon sy di-Ô-keis
Exegesis
The relative clause hon sy diokeis {ὃν σὺ διώκεις | hon sý diṓkeis} ‘whom you are persecuting’ uses the relative pronoun hon {ὃν | hon} to refer back to Jesus, with the present tense verb diokeis {διώκεις | diṓkeis} highlighting the ongoing nature of Saul’s persecution. The English renderings preserve this structure of question followed by revelatory answer, maintaining the prominence of the “I am” declaration and the climactic identification of Jesus as the One whom Saul’s hostile actions truly oppose.
Root and etymology
diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega
“to pursue, persecute”
In context — Acts 22:8
And I answered, “Who are You, Lord ?” And He said to me, “I am Jesus , the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 22:8, so the Greek word διώκεις (diôkeis) 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.22.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.8.W18.S1) and character.