Strong G4569G4569HΣαῦλος
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)
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
Saul
First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel
Saul was the first king of Israel, anointed by the prophet Samuel, who initially followed God but later disobeyed and was rejected as king.
Related words
Word family
Same identity
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.)]