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Zeal and Persecution in Acts 22:4: Relative Clause, Coordinated Participles, and Legal Terminology in Paul’s Defense
Ὃς ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν ἐδίωξα ἄχρι θανάτου, δεσμεύων καὶ παραδιδοὺς εἰς φυλακὰς ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, (Acts 22:4)
I persecuted this way to the point of death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Relative Pronoun and Contextual Link: ὃς ὃς: Relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular—”who.” Refers back to Paul himself as the speaker, continuing the autobiographical narrative in his defense before the Jerusalem crowd. Introduces a relative clause summarizing Paul’s past behavior. Direct Object and Definite Accusation: ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν ταύτην: Demonstrative pronoun, accusative singular feminine—”this.” τὴν ὁδὸν: Accusative singular feminine of ὁδός, “way,” a term used throughout Acts to refer to the Christian movement.… Learn Koine Greek