Σαῦλος

saulos

Saul

of Hebrew origin, the same as Σαούλ; Saulus (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul:--Saul.

G4569

Acts 13:1 · Word #31

Lexicon G4569

LemmaΣαῦλος
TransliterationSaûlos
Strong'sG4569
In-contextSaul
LiteralSaul

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΣαῦλος
Strong'sG4569

SIBI-P1 G4569-04

Shaul (the Asked-for one)

Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS — Proper noun, nominative, masculine, singular; functioning as the subject of a clause or in apposition.
Rendering RationaleThe Greek Σαῦλος transliterates the Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Shaul), meaning "asked for" or "requested." Rendering it as "Shaul (the Asked-for one)" preserves the Hebrew root sense while maintaining its function as a masculine singular proper name in the nominative case.

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Words from Root Σαῦλος (Saul, Shaul, asked-for one, requested one)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G4569-02 saulo to Shaul
G4569-03 saulon Saul
G4569-05 saulou of Shaul

Word Usage (24 occurrences of G4569)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 7:58 Σαύλου saulou Saul
Acts 8:1 Σαῦλος saulos Saul
Acts 8:3 Σαῦλος saulos Saul