Acts 26:15:16Acts.26.15.W16TAB
διώκεις
diôkeis
“are persecuting”
- Transliteration
- di-Ô-keis
- Extended
- dih-OH-keis
- IPA
- /diˈɔː.keis/
Meaning by language
- English
- are 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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Word in context
- word
di-Ô-keis
- 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
diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega
“to pursue, persecute”
In context — Acts 26:15
And I said, “Who are You, Lord ?” And the Lord said, “I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 26:15, 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.26.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.15.W16.S1) and character.