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Acts 22:8

‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
Acts 22:8
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπεκρίθην· τίς εἶ κύριε; εἶπέν τε πρός με· ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὁ Ναζωραῖος ὃν σὺ διώκεις.

  1. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἀπεκρίθην·apekrithēn“answered;”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  4. τίςtis“Who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  5. εἶei“are You”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. κύριε;kurie“Lord?”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  7. εἶπένeipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. τεte“then”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  9. πρόςpros“to”
    Preposition · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  10. με·me“me;”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. ἐγώegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  12. εἰμιeimi“am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  14. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios“of Nazareth”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Nazarene” · Strong's G3480
  16. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  17. σὺsu“you yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. διώκεις.diōkeis“are persecuting.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from διώκω · “to pursue” · Strong's G1377
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)