Saul
ΣαούλStrong’s G4549Saoul
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Saoul is the Greek word usually translated “saul”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?”
Meaning
Usually translated “saul”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- saul 9
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 6
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 9:17And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even 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.
- Acts 13:21And 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.
- Acts 22:7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- Acts 22:13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
- Acts 26:14And 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? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Greek dictionary
Σαούλ Saoul · Saul
Σαούλ, ὁ indecl. (in FlJ, Σάουλος; Heb. שָׁאוּל) Saul; (a) the King of Israel: Act.13:21; (b) the Jewish name of the Apostle Paul, used in the indecl. form only in address (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.9:4, 17 22:7, 13 26:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.