Saul on the Road to Damascus

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ᾐτήσατο ask αἰτέω aitéō of uncertain derivation; to ask (in genitive case) ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require παρʼ from παρά pará a primary preposition; properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative c αὐτοῦ he αὐτός autós from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of G109 (ἀήρ) through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive ἐπιστολὰς letter ἐπιστολή epistolḗ from G1989 (ἐπιστέλλω); a written message epistle, letter εἰς into εἰς eis a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose ( Δαμασκὸν Damascus Δαμασκός Damaskós of Hebrew origin (H01834); Damascus, a city of Syria Damascus πρὸς with πρός prós a strengthened form of G4253 (πρό); a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the sid τὰς the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, συναγωγάς assembly συναγωγή synagōgḗ from (the reduplicated form of) G4863 (συνάγω); an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue (the meeting or , ὅπως how ὅπως hópōs from G3739 (ὅς) and G4459 (πῶς); what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, inte ἐάν if ἐάν eán from G1487 (εἰ) and G302 (ἄν); a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other τινας any one τὶς tìs an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing εὕρῃ find εὑρίσκω heurískō a prolonged form of a primary , which (together with another cognate form) is used for it in all the tenses except the p τῆς the ὁ ho the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the, this, that, one, he, she, ὁδοῦ way ὁδός hodós apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or mean ὄντας be εἰμί eimí the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when , ἄνδρας male human being ἀνήρ anḗr a primary word (compare G444 (ἄνθρωπος)); a man (properly as an individual male) fellow, husband, man, sir τε and τέ té a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί)) also, an καὶ and καί kaí apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too γυναῖκας woman γυνή gynḗ probably from the base of G1096 (γίνομαι); a woman; specially, a wife wife, woman , δεδεμένους bind δέω déō a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively) bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind ἀγάγῃ lead ἄγω ágō a primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figur εἰς into εἰς eis a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose ( Ἰερουσαλήμ Jerusalem Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalḗm of Hebrew origin (H03389); Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine Jerusalem .

and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.