noun · masculine
saoul
GreekΣαούλ (saoul)
Strong’sG4549
Saul
stem saoul-9 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Σαούλ, ὁ indecl.
(in FlJ, Σάουλος; Heb. שָׁאוּל)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4549 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsah-ool'
Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesSaul.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | saoul | saoul |
| object accusative | saoul1×Σαοὺλ | saoul |
| direct address vocative | saoul8×Σαοὺλ | saoul |
| of, belonging to genitive | saoul | saoul |
| to, for dative | saoul | saoul |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
saoul“Saul”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 13:21“Saul”kakeithen aitela basilevon, kai dōata autoi tos theos ton Saoul huion Kis, anēron ek fulau Beniamin, eteim tesserakonta;Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
saoul“Saul”direct addressvocative singular8×
Acts 9:4“Saul”kai piptaratos epi tan gēan akouata fōnan legarōtan auto Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō?He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Acts 9:4“Saul”kai piptaratos epi tan gēan akouata fōnan legarōtan auto Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō?He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Acts 9:17“Saul”aperchata de Hananios kai eiserchata eis tan oikian, kai epititharatos epi auton tain cheirain legata; Saoul adelfor, tos kurios apostelatē min, Iēsus tos horiratos si en ta hoda ha erchese, hopōs anablepaseia kai pimplēiseia pneumeu hagieu.So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 22:7“Saul”piptama tē eis tem edafem kai akouama fōnau legarōtau mi; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō?I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
Acts 22:7“Saul”piptama tē eis tem edafem kai akouama fōnau legarōtau mi; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō?I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
Acts 22:13“Saul”ercharatos pros min kai efistanaratos legata mi; Saoul adelfor, anablepasar; kamis auta ta hōra anablepama eis auton.came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
Acts 26:14“Saul”pantoiu tē katapiptaratoiu nu eis tan gēan akouama fōnan legarōtan pros min ta Hebraida dialekta; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Acts 26:14“Saul”pantoiu tē katapiptaratoiu nu eis tan gēan akouama fōnan legarōtan pros min ta Hebraida dialekta; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’