Strong G4569G4569GΣαῦλος

Saul

One of the 2 senses of Strong G4569

Transliteration
Saulos
Pronunciation
sow'-los
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin the same as G4549; Saulus (that is Shaul) the Jewish name of Paul: - Saul.

Meaning of the name

Saul, "asked for" possibly "dedicated to God"

Detailed definition

Σαῦλος, -ου, ὁ (Hellenized form of Σαούλ, which see),
Saul, the Jewish name of the Apostle Paul: Act.7:58 8:1, 3 9:1, 8 9:11, 22 9:24 11:25, 30 12:25 13:1-2, 7 13:9.†
(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 G4569G appears in 15 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • saul15

First verses

  1. Acts 7:58
    And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
  2. Acts 8:1
    And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  3. Acts 8:3
    As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
  4. Acts 9:1
    And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
  5. Acts 9:8
    And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
  6. Acts 9:11
    And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
  7. Acts 9:22
    But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
  8. Acts 9:24
    But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
  9. Acts 11:25
    Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:
  10. Acts 11:30
    Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  11. Acts 12:25
    And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.
  12. Acts 13:1
    Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
  13. Acts 13:2
    As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
  14. Acts 13:7
    Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
  15. Acts 13:9
    Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
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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.)]