Acts 26:14

πάντων δέ καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἤκουσα φωνὴν λαλοῦσαν πρός με καὶ λέγουσαν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ Σαοὺλ Σαούλ τί με διώκεις σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν
And 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.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
πάντων
G3956 A-GPM
pas
all, any, every, the whole
  • individually
    • each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
    collectively
    • some of all types
δέ
G1161
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
καταπεσόντων
G2667 V-2AAP-GPM
katapiptō
to fall down
  • to fall down
ἡμῶν
G2257
hēmōn
of (or from) us
  • our, we, us
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
γῆν
G1093 N-ASF
gē
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
  • arable land
    • "the ground, the earth as a standing place"the main land as opposed to the sea or water"the earth as a whole
    • the earth as opposed to the heavens
      • "the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals
    a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region
ἤκουσα
G191 V-AAI-1S
akouō
to hear (in various senses)
  • to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
    • "to hear
    • to attend to, consider what is or has been said
      • "to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
    to hear something
    • to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
      • "to get by hearing learn"a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn"to give ear to a teaching or a teacher"to comprehend, to understand
φωνὴν
G5456 N-ASF
phōnē
a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
  • a sound, a tone
    • of inanimate things, as musical instruments
    a voice
    • of the sound of uttered words
    speech
    • of a language, tongue
λαλοῦσαν
G2980
laleō
to talk, i.e., utter words
  • to utter a voice or emit a sound
    • "to speak
    • to use the tongue or the faculty of speech
      • "to utter articulate sounds
    to talk"to utter, tell"to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts
    • to speak
πρός
G4314 PREP
pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated)
  • to the advantage of
    • "at, near, by"to, towards, with, with regard to
με
G3165
me
me
  • I, me, my, etc.
καὶ
G2532
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
λέγουσαν
G3004 V-PAP-ASF
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
τῇ
G3588 T-DSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Ἑβραΐδι
G1446 A-DSF
hebrais
the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
  • Hebrew, the Hebrew language, not that however in which the Old Testament was written but the Chaldee, which at the time of Jesus and the apostles had long superseded it in Palestine
διαλέκτῳ
G1258 N-DSF
dialektos
a (mode of) discourse, i.e., ___%___dialect___%___
  • conversation, speech, discourse, language
    • "the tongue or language peculiar to any people
Σαοὺλ
G4549
saoul
desired
Saul (i.e., Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
  • the Jewish name of the apostle Paul
    • "the son of Kish and the first king of Israel
Σαούλ
G4549
saoul
desired
Saul (i.e., Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
  • the Jewish name of the apostle Paul
    • "the son of Kish and the first king of Israel
τί
G5101 I-ASN
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
με
G3165
me
me
  • I, me, my, etc.
διώκεις
G1377 V-PAI-2S
diōkō
compare the base of G1169 and G1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
  • to make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away
    • "to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after
    • to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal
      • "to pursue (in a hostile manner)
    in any way whatever to harass, trouble, molest one
    • to persecute
      • "to be mistreated, suffer persecution on account of something
    without the idea of hostility, to run after, follow after: someone"metaphorically, to pursue
    • to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavor to acquire
σκληρόν
G4642 A-NSN
sklēros
dry, i.e., hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
  • hard, harsh, rough, stiff
    • of men: metaphorically harsh, stern, hard
      • "of things: violent, rough, offensive, intolerable
σοι
G4671
soi
to thee
  • to you
πρὸς
G4314 PREP
pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated)
  • to the advantage of
    • "at, near, by"to, towards, with, with regard to
κέντρα
G2759 N-APN
kentron
a point (___%___center___%___), i.e., a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
  • a sting, as that of bees, scorpions, locusts
    • "an iron goad, for urging on oxen, horses and other beasts of burden
    • hence the proverb, ___%___to kick against the goad___%___, i.e., to offer vain and perilous or ruinous resistance
λακτίζειν
G2979 V-PAN
laktizō
to recalcitrate
  • to kick, strike with the heel

πάντων δέ καταπεσόντων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἤκουσα φωνὴν λαλοῦσαν πρός με καὶ λέγουσαν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ Σαοὺλ Σαούλ τί με διώκεις σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν
14
And 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.
Cross References

Acts 21:40

ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων
40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

Acts 22:2

ἀκούσαντες δὲ ὅτι τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ προσεφώνει αὐτοῖς μᾶλλον παρέσχον ἡσυχίαν καὶ φησίν·
2
(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Acts 9:7

οἱ δὲ ἄνδρες οἱ συνοδεύοντες αὐτῷ εἱστήκεισαν ἐννεοί ἀκούοντες μὲν τῆς φωνῆς μηδένα δὲ θεωροῦντες
7
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

Acts 22:7

ἔπεσον τε εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι Σαοὺλ Σαούλ τί με διώκεις
7
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Zechariah 12:2

הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי שָׂם אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם סַף-רַעַל לְכָל-הָעַמִּים סָבִיב וְגַם עַל-יְהוּדָה יִֽהְיֶה בַמָּצוֹר עַל-יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
2
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

Acts 9:4

καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ Σαοὺλ Σαούλ τί με διώκεις
4
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

1 Corinthians 10:22

ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν κύριον μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν
22
Do we provoke Lord to jealousy? the are we stronger than he?

Zechariah 2:8

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אַחַר כָּבוֹד שְׁלָחַנִי אֶל-הַגּוֹיִם הַשֹּׁלְלִים אֶתְכֶם כִּי הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּכֶם נֹגֵעַ בְּבָבַת עֵינֽוֹ׃
8
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Proverbs 13:15

שֵֽׂכֶל-טוֹב יִתֶּן-חֵן וְדֶרֶךְ בֹּגְדִים אֵיתָֽן׃
15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
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