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Acts 26:11

I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Acts 26:11
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ κατὰ πάσας τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν, περισσῶς τε ἐμμαινόμενος αὐτοῖς ἐδίωκον ἕως καὶ εἰς τὰς ἔξω πόλεις.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. κατὰkata“in”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  3. πάσαςpasas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  4. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. συναγωγὰςsunagōgas“synagogues”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from συναγωγή · “synagogue” · Strong's G4864
  6. πολλάκιςpollakis“often”
    Adverb · “often” · Strong's G4178
  7. τιμωρῶνtimōrōn“punishing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from τιμωρέω · “to punish” · Strong's G5097
  8. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ἠνάγκαζονēnagkazon“I was compelling [them]”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀναγκάζω · “to compel” · Strong's G0315
  10. βλασφημεῖν,blasphēmein“to blaspheme,”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from βλασφημέω · “to blaspheme” · Strong's G0987
  11. περισσῶςperissōs“Excessively”
    Adverb · “abundantly” · Strong's G4057
  12. τεte“then”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  13. ἐμμαινόμενοςemmainomenos“being furious”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐμμαίνομαι · “be enraged” · Strong's G1693
  14. αὐτοῖςautois“against them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ἐδίωκονediōkon“I was persecuting [them]”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from διώκω · “to pursue” · Strong's G1377
  16. ἕωςhe'ōs“as far as”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  17. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  19. τὰςtas“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ἔξωexō“foreign”
    Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
  21. πόλεις.poleis“cities.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)