Strong G4549G4549GΣαούλ
Saul
One of the 2 senses of Strong G4549
- Transliteration
- Saoul
- Pronunciation
- sah-ool'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Meaning of the name
Saul, "asked of God" or possibly "dedicated to God"
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the biblical story
Paul
Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles
Paul, also known as Saul, the apostle to the Gentiles and author of many New Testament epistles.
In the Bible
Strong G4549G appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- saul5
First verses
- Acts 9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
- 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 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.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σαῦλος, η, ον,
an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169)]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise, straddling, waddling, [Refs (hymnus ad Mercurium 28)]; of the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes, σ. βαίνειν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 168; σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες [prev. author] 55)]; also of a prancing horse, σ. βαίνειν, ἵππος ὡς κορωνίης [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 18.)]
an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169)]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise, straddling, waddling, [Refs (hymnus ad Mercurium 28)]; of the loose, wanton gait of courtesans or Bacchantes, σ. βαίνειν [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Anacreon Lyricus 168; σαῦλαι Βασσαρίδες [prev. author] 55)]; also of a prancing horse, σ. βαίνειν, ἵππος ὡς κορωνίης [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 18.)]