Acts 26:15:15Acts.26.15.W15TAB

σὺ

sy

you

Transliteration
sy
Extended
syoo
IPA
/sy/

Meaning by language

English
you

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    sy

  2. sentence

    e-GÔ de EI-pa TIS EI KY-ree-e ho de KY-ree-os EI-pen e-GÔ EI-mi ee-ay-SOOS hon sy di-Ô-keis

Exegesis

The relative clause hon sy diōkeis {ὃν σὺ διώκεις | hon sy di-ṓ-keis} is adjectival, modifying Iēsous and placing the object hon ‘whom’ first for focus, followed by the explicit subject sy and the present tense verb diōkeis, underscoring Saul’s ongoing hostile activity. In translation, the direct-speech structure is preserved with quotation marks and parallel clauses, the pronoun emphasis is maintained through explicit “I” and “You,” and the relative clause is rendered as “whom you are persecuting” / “the One you are persecuting” to keep its tight linkage to Jesus’ identity.

Root and etymology

sōphrōnsigma–omega–phi–rho–omega–nu

of sound mind, self-controlled

In contextActs 26:15

And I said, “Who are You, Lord ?” And the Lord said, “I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting.”

About this coordinate

Acts 26:15:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 26:15, so the Greek word σὺ (sy) 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.26.15.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.15.W15.S1) and character.