And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And when wee were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice ſpeaking vnto me, and ſaying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why perſecuteſt thou me? It is hard for thee to kicke againſt the prickes.
πάντων δὲ καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσα φωνὴν λαλοῦσαν πρός με καὶ λέγουσαν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ, Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.
πάντων δὲ καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσα φωνὴν λαλοῦσαν πρός με, καὶ λέγουσαν τῇ Ἐβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ, Σαοὺλ Σαοὺλ, τί με διώκεις; σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.
ἀκούω , verb, akouō — to hear, listen (value 1291)
G191,
ἀκούω akoúō, ak-oo'-o; a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):—give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
to hear
to attend to, consider what is or has been said
to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
to hear something
to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
to get by hearing learn
a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn
to give ear to a teaching or a teacher
to comprehend, to understand
Used in 402 Verses, 23 Books 428  Occurrence Count
γῆ , feminine noun, gē — the earth, land (value 11)
G1093,
γῆ gē, ghay; contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):—country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.arable land
the ground, the earth as a standing place
the main land as opposed to the sea or water
the earth as a whole
the earth as opposed to the heavens
the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals
a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region
Used in 226 Verses, 15 Books 252  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
διάλεκτος , feminine noun, dialektos — speech, language (value 640)
G1258,
διάλεκτος diálektos, dee-al'-ek-tos; from G1256; a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect":—language, tongue.conversation, speech, discourse, language
the tongue or language peculiar to any people
Used in 6 Verses, 1 Book 6  Occurrence Count
διώκω , verb, diōkō — to put to flight, pursue, by implication to persecute (value 1634)
G1377,
διώκω diṓkō, dee-o'-ko; a prolonged (and causative) form of a primary verb δίω díō (to flee; compare the base of G1169 and G1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute:—ensue, follow (after), given to, (suffer) persecute(-ion), press forward.to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away
to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after
to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal
to pursue (in a hostile manner)
in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one
to persecute
to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something
without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone
metaph., to pursue
to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire
Used in 43 Verses, 15 Books 44  Occurrence Count
Ἑβραΐς , feminine noun, hebrais — Hebrew, the Aramaic vernacular of Pal (value 318)
G1446,
Ἑβραΐς Hebraḯs, heb-rah-is'; from G1443; the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language:—Hebrew.Hebrew, the Hebrew language, not that however in which the OT was written but the Chaldee, which at the time of Jesus and the apostles had long superseded it in Palestine
Used in 3 Verses, 1 Book 3  Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369  Occurrence Count
εἰς , preposition, eis — to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, purpose, result) (value 215)
G1519,
εἰς eis, ice; a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:—(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with.into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Used in 1512 Verses, 27 Books 1773  Occurrence Count
ἡμῶν , pronoun, hēmōn — our company, us, we (value 898)
G2257,
ἡμῶν hēmōn, hay-mone'; genitive case plural of G1473; of (or from) us:—our (company), us, we.Used in 365 Verses, 27 Books 411  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
καταπίπτω , verb, katapiptō — to fall down (value 1592)
G2667,
καταπίπτω katapíptō, kat-ap-ip'-to; from G2596 and G4098; to fall down:—fall (down).Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
κέντρον , neuter noun, kentron — a sharp point (value 595)
G2759,
κέντρον kéntron, ken'-tron; from κεντέω kentéō (to prick); a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse):—prick, sting.a sting, as that of bees, scorpions, locusts. Since animals wound by their sting and even cause death, Paul attributes death, personified as a sting, i.e. a deadly weapon
an iron goad, for urging on oxen, horses and other beasts of burden
hence the proverb, "to kick against the goad", i.e. to offer vain and perilous or ruinous resistance
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
λακτίζω , verb, laktizō — kick (value 1168)
G2979,
λακτίζω laktízō, lak-tid'-zo; from adverb λάξ láx (heelwise); to recalcitrate:—kick.to kick, strike with the heel
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
λαλέω , verb, laleō — to talk (value 866)
G2980,
λαλέω laléō, lal-eh'-o; a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:—preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare G3004.to utter a voice or emit a sound
to speak
to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
to utter articulate sounds
to talk
to utter, tell
to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
to speak
Used in 271 Verses, 23 Books 295  Occurrence Count
λέγω , verb, legō — to say (value 838)
G3004,
†λέγω légō, leg'-o; a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.to say, to speak
affirm over, maintain
to teach
to exhort, advise, to command, direct
to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
to call by name, to call, name
to speak out, speak of, mention
Used in 1244 Verses, 25 Books 1343  Occurrence Count
μέ , pronoun, me — I, me, my (value 45)
G3165,
μέ mé, meh; a shorter (and probably original) form of G1691; me:—I, me, my.Used in 276 Verses, 17 Books 301  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
πᾶς , adjective, pas — all, every (value 281)
G3956,
πᾶς pâs, pas; including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:—all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), × daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.individually
each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
collectively
some of all types
Used in 1081 Verses, 27 Books 1248  Occurrence Count
πρός , preposition, pros — advantageous for, at (denotes local proximity), toward (denotes motion toward a place) (value 450)
G4314,
πρός prós, pros; a strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):—about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, × at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), × together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.to the advantage of
at, near, by
to, towards, with, with regard to
Used in 674 Verses, 26 Books 725  Occurrence Count
Σαούλ , proper masculine noun, saoul — Saul, the first Israelite king, also the Jewish name of Paul (value 701)
G4549,
Σαούλ Saoúl, sah-ool'; of Hebrew origin (H7586); Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul:—Saul. Compare G4569.Saul = "desired"
the Jewish name of the apostle Paul
the son of Kish and the first king of Israel
Used in 6 Verses, 1 Book 6  Occurrence Count
σκληρός , adjective, sklēros — hard, rough (value 628)
G4642,
σκληρός sklērós, sklay-ros'; from the base of G4628; dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe):—fierce, hard.hard, harsh, rough, stiff
of men: metaph. harsh, stern, hard
of things: violent, rough, offensive, intolerable
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  Occurrence Count
σοί , pronoun, soi — you (value 280)
G4671,
σοί soí, soy; dative case of G4771; to thee:—thee, thine own, thou, thy.Used in 205 Verses, 20 Books 222  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
τίς , pronoun, tis — who? which? what? (value 510)
G5101,
τίς tís, tis; probably emphatic of G5100; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):—every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.Used in 483 Verses, 20 Books 535  Occurrence Count
φωνή , feminine noun, phōnē — a voice, sound (value 1358)
G5456,
φωνή phōnḗ, fo-nay'; probably akin to G5316 through the idea of disclosure; a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language:—noise, sound, voice.a sound, a tone
of inanimate things, as musical instruments
a voice
of the sound of uttered words
speech
of a language, tongue
Used in 129 Verses, 11 Books 141  Occurrence Count
| Acts 26:14Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 15426) |
| πάντων δὲ καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσα φωνὴν λαλοῦσαν πρός με καὶ λέγουσαν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ, Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν. |
| Verse #27838 (Ch. #1044) — 27 words, 136 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| when we |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| were all |
G3956pas |
πᾶς |
281 |
| fallen |
G2667katapiptō |
καταπίπτω |
1592 |
| to |
G1519eis |
εἰς |
215 |
| the earth, |
G1093gē |
γῆ |
11 |
| I heard |
G191akouō |
ἀκούω |
1291 |
| a voice |
G5456phōnē |
φωνή |
1358 |
| speaking |
G2980laleō |
λαλέω |
866 |
| unto |
G4314pros |
πρός |
450 |
| me, |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| saying |
G3004legō |
λέγω |
838 |
| in the Hebrew |
G1446hebrais |
Ἑβραΐς |
318 |
| tongue, |
G1258dialektos |
διάλεκτος |
640 |
| Saul, |
G4549saoul |
Σαούλ |
701 |
| Saul, |
G4549saoul |
Σαούλ |
701 |
| why |
G5101tis |
τίς |
510 |
| persecutest |
G1377diōkō |
διώκω |
1634 |
| thou me? |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| it is hard |
G4642sklēros |
σκληρός |
628 |
| for thee |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| to kick |
G2979laktizō |
λακτίζω |
1168 |
| against |
G4314pros |
πρός |
450 |
| the pricks. |
G2759kentron |
κέντρον |
595 |
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