Acts 22:3

3IἘγώamεἰμιa manἀνὴρa JewἸουδαῖος,bornγεγεννημένοςinἐνTarsusΤαρσῷτῆςof CiliciaΚιλικίας,brought upἀνατεθραμμένοςnowδὲinἐνtheτῇcityπόλειthisταύτῃatπαρὰtheτοὺςfeetπόδαςof GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,having been instructedπεπαιδευμένοςaccording to [the]κατὰexactnessἀκρίβειανof theτοῦof our Fathersπατρῴουlawνόμου,a zealous oneζηλωτὴςbeingὑπάρχωντοῦfor Godθεοῦeven asκαθὼςallπάντεςyouὑμεῖςareἐστεthis dayσήμερον,

“I am a man, a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our fathers, being a zealous one of God, even as all of you⁺ are this day,

Vocab difficulty

82.9

Rare words

  • Ταρσῷ

    Ταρσός

    Tarsus, the capital of the Roman province Cilicia.

  • ἀνατεθραμμένος

    ἀνατρέφω

    I rear, bring up, nourish, educate.

  • Γαμαλιήλ

    Γαμαλιήλ

    Gamaliel, a noted Pharisee, teacher of Saul.

  • ἀκρίβειαν

    ἀκρίβεια

    strictness, accuracy, exactness, attention to detail, scrupulousness.

  • πατρῴου

    πατρῷος

    hereditary, received from fathers.

  • ζηλωτὴς

    ζηλωτής

    a zealot