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Koine Greek wordlink #87581

SR GNT Acts 8:1 Σαῦλος (Saulos) ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) and was consenting’ Strongs=45690 Lemma=saulos
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=34 AD Event=Saul_persecutes_the_church TimeSeries=Saul_persecutes_the_church

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Other uses (7) of identical word form Σαῦλος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Σαῦλος’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl)’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘Σαῦλος’ (N-NMS) was always and only glossed as ‘Saul’).

Acts 8:3 ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) but was ravaging the’ SR GNT Acts 8:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 But Saulos was _ravaging the assembly, by entering _in the houses, dragging both men and women, he _was _giving _over them to prison. (ACT_8:3)

OET-RV: 3 As for Saul, he started on destroying the assembly by entering people’s homes and dragging both men and women out and then off to prison. (ACT 8:3)

Acts 9:1 ‘but Saulos/(Shāʼūl) still breathing of threat’ SR GNT Acts 9:1 word 3

OET-LV: 9 But the Saulos/(Shāʼūl), still breathing of _threat and murder toward the apprentices/followers of _the master, having _approached to _the chief _priest, (ACT_9:1)

OET-RV: 9 Meanwhile Saul was still spouting off murderous threats towards the followers of the master. He went to the chief priest (ACT 9:1)

Acts 9:8 ‘was raised and Saulos/(Shāʼūl) from the ground’ SR GNT Acts 9:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8 And Saulos was _raised from the ground, and the eyes of _him having _been _opened _up he _was _seeing nothing. And leading_ him _by _hand, they _brought _in him to Damaskos. (ACT_9:8)

OET-RV: 8 They helped Saul up from the ground, but even when he opened his eyes, he couldn’t see anything. So they had to lead him into Damascus by hand. (ACT 9:8)

Acts 9:22 ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) but more was_being strengthened’ SR GNT Acts 9:22 word 1

OET-LV: 22 But Saulos/(Shāʼūl) was _being_ more _strengthened, and was _confounding Youdaiōns which dwelling in Damaskos, teaching that this one is the chosen _one /messiah. (ACT_9:22)

OET-RV: 22 But Saul was growing stronger and he was confounding the Jews living in Damascus as he taught them that Yeshua is the promised messiah. (ACT 9:22)

Acts 12:25 ‘Barnabas and and Saulos/(Shāʼūl) returned to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim)’ SR GNT Acts 12:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 And Barnabas and Saulos/(Shāʼūl) returned to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), having _fulfilled the service, having _taken _along _with them Yōannaʸs, which having _been _called Markos. (ACT_12:25)

OET-RV: 25 By then Barnabas and Saul had completed their ministry and returned to Yerushalem taking Yohan Mark along with them. (ACT 12:25)

Acts 13:1 ‘quarter_ruler raised_with and Saulos/(Shāʼūl)’ SR GNT Acts 13:1 word 36

OET-LV: 13 And there _were prophets and teachers in Antioⱪeia, in the assembly being: the both Barnabas, and Sumeōn/(Shimˊōn) who being _called Niger, and Loukios the from _Kuraʸnaʸ, And Manaaʸn raised _with of _Haʸrōdaʸs of _the quarter _ruler, and Saulos. (ACT_13:1)

OET-RV: 13 In the assembly at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon (called Niger), Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen (who grew up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. (ACT 13:1)

Acts 13:9 ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl) but the one also called’ SR GNT Acts 13:9 word 1

OET-LV: 9 But Saulos, the one also called Paulos, having _been _filled with_the_ holy _spirit, having _looked _intently at him (ACT_13:9)

OET-RV: 9 So then Saul (the Roman form of his name was Paul), filled with the holy spirit looked intently at Bar-Jesus (ACT 13:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘saulos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘to Saulos/(Shāʼūl)’, ‘Saulos/(Shāʼūl)’.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular