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Acts 22:8

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

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ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoεἶeiart thouεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “art thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.art thouκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordεἶπένeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoἐμέemeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Ναζωραῖοςnazōraiosof NazarethΝαζωραῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of Nazareth”, the subject formG3480a Nazarene, an inhabitant of Nazareth.of Nazarethὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδιώκειςdiōkeispersecutestδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “persecutest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.persecutest

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute —

World English Bible

I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘ I am Jesus of Nazareth , whom you persecute .’

Darby Translation

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.

Douay-Rheims

And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

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