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Acts 19:23-35

23AndtheretookplaceG1096atthattimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540nosmallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017aboutthewayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.

24ForacertainτιςtisG5100[man]bynameG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,asilver-beater,makingG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693templesG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,broughtπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930nosmallG3641gaintotheartisans;

25whomhaving broughttogetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867,andthosewhowroughtinsuchG5108thingsG3778,hesaidG3004,Menἄνδρες,andresG435, yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatourwell-living arisesfromthiswork,

26andyeseeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andhearἀκούετεakoueteG191thatthisPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972haspersuadedG3982andturnedawayagreatcrowdG3793,notonlyG3440ofEphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,butalmostσχεδὸνschedonG4975ofallAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thattheyareG1510nogodsθεοὶtheoiG2316whichareG1510madewithhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

27NowG1161notonlyG3440thereisdangerG2793forusthatourbusinesscomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064intodiscredit,butalsoG2532thatthetempleofthegreatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735becountedfornothing,andthathergreatnessshouldbedestroyedwhomthewholeG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773andtheworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625reveres.

28AndhavingheardG191[this],andbeingfilledwithrageθυμοῦthumouG2372,theycriedἔκραζονekrazonG2896out,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173[is]ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735oftheEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

29Andthe[whole]cityπόλιςpolisG4172wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130withconfusion,andtheyrushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661tothetheatre, havingseizedandcarried offwith[them]GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,MacedoniansΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110, fellow-travellersofPaulΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972.

30ButPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972intendingβουλομένουboulomenouG1014togoεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intothepeople,thedisciplesG3101sufferedhimnot;

31andsomeoftheAsiarchsalsoκαὶkaiG2532,whowereG1510hisfriendsφίλοι,philoiG5384,sentG3992tohimandurgedhimnottothrowhimselfintothetheatre.

32Different personsthereforeοὖνounG3767criedἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896outsomedifferent thing;fortheassemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577wasG1510tumultuous,andthemostdidnotknowforwhatcausetheyhadcometogetherG4905.

33ButfromamongthecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793theyputforwardAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223,theJewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453pushinghimforward.AndAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223, beckoningwithhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,wouldhavemadeadefencetothepeopleG3793.

34But, recognisingthathewasG1510aJewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,therewasG1510oneμίαmiaG1520cryκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896fromall,shoutingforabouttwoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173[isG1510]ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735oftheEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

35Andthetownclerk, havingquietedthecrowdὄχλονochlonG3793,saidφησίν·phēsinG5346,EphesiansἘφέσιοι,EphesioiG2180,whatmanG444isG1510therethenwhodoesnotknowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thatthecityπόλινpolinG4172oftheEphesiansἘφεσίωνEphesiōnG2180isG1510temple-keeperofArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735thegreatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173,andofthe[image]whichfelldownfromheaven?

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