Strong's Lexicon
G4549 — Σαούλ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4549 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Σαούλ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H7586) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | Saoul |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sah-oul' |
| Meaning: | 1. Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul |
| KJV Renderings: | Saul |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Σαούλ (ùÈÑàåÌì, ’asked for’), ὁ, indeclinable (in Josephus, Σαουλος), Saul;
1. the name of the first king of Israel: Act 13:21.
2. the Jewish name of the apostle Paul, but occurring only in address (cf. Buttmann, 6): Act 9:4; Act 9:17; Act 22:7; Act 22:13; Act 26:14; in the other passages of the Book of Acts the form Σαῦλος (which see) with the Greek terminology is used.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Σαούλ (Saul)
Acts 9:4
- KJV: And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying unto him Saul Saul why persecutest thou me
- GK: και πεσών επί την γην ήκουσε φωνήν λέγουσαν αυτώ Σαούλ Σαούλ τι με διώκεις
Acts 9:17
- KJV: And Ananias went his way and entered into the house and putting his hands on him said Brother Saul the Lord Jesus that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest hath sent me that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost
- GK: απήλθε δε Ανανίας και εισήλθεν εις την οικίαν και επιθείς επ΄ αυτόν τας χείρας είπε Σαούλ αδελφέ ο κύριος απέσταλκε με ο οφθείς σοι εν τη οδώ η ήρχου όπως αναβλέψης και πλησθής πνεύματος αγίου
Acts 13:21
- KJV: And afterward they desired a king and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin by the space of forty years
- GK: κακείθεν ητήσαντο βασιλέα και έδωκεν αυτοίς ο θεός τον Σαούλ υιόν Κις άνδρα εκ φυλής Βενιαμίν έτη τεσσαράκοντα
Acts 22:7
- KJV: And I fell unto the ground and heard a voice saying unto me Saul Saul why persecutest thou me
- GK: έπεσόν τε εις το έδαφος και ήκουσα φωνής λεγούσης μοι Σαούλ Σαούλ τι με διώκεις
Acts 22:13
- KJV: Came unto me and stood and said unto me Brother Saul receive thy sight And the same hour I looked up upon him
- GK: ελθών προς με και επιστάς είπέ μοι Σαούλ αδελφέ ανάβλεψον καγώ αυτή τη ώρα ανέβλεψα εις αυτόν
Acts 26:14
- KJV: 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 hard for thee to kick against the pricks
- GK: πάντων δε καταπεσόντων ημών εις την γην ήκουσα φωνήν λαλούσαν προς με και λέγουσαν τη Εβραϊδι διαλέκτω Σαούλ Σαούλ τι με διώκεις σκληρόν σοι προς κέντρα λακτίζειν
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