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Acts 19:23-40

23AndδὲdeG1161κατὰkataG2596the sameἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565timeτὸν καιρὸνton kaironG3588 G2540there aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stirτάραχοςtarachosG5017aboutπερὶperiG4012that wayτῆς ὁδοῦ.¶tēs hodouG3588 G3598.

24ForγάρgarG1063a certainτιςtisG5100mannamedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695,which madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485for DianaἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,broughtπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηνoligēnG3641gainἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039unto the craftsmenτοῖς τεχνίταιςtois technitaisG3588 G5079;

25τοὺςtousG3588τὰtaG3588WhomοὓςhousG3739he called togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867withκαὶkaiG2532the workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040ofπερὶperiG4012like occupationτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108,and saidG3004,Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,ye knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐκekG1537thisταύτηςtautēsG3778craftτῆς ἐργασίαςtēs ergasiasG3588 G2039we haveἐστιν,estinG1510ourG1473wealthἡ εὐπορίαhē euporiaG3588 G2142.

26MoreoverκαὶkaiG2532ye seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετεakoueteG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756aloneG3440at EphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,butἀλλὰallaG235almostσχεδὸνschedonG4975throughoutδιὰdiaG1223allπάσηςpasēsG3956Asiaτῆς Ἀσίαςtēs AsiasG3588 G773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972hath persuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982and turned awayμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179muchἱκανὸνhikanonG2425peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754they beεἰσὶνeisinG1510noοὐκoukG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whichοἱhoiG3588are madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096with handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495:

27So thatG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ourG1473craftτὸ μέροςto merosG3588 G3313is in dangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793toεἰςeisG1519be setἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064at noughtἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557;butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532that theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411of the greatτῆς μεγάληςtēs megalēsG3588 G3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299DianaἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735should beμέλλεινmelleinG3195οὐθὲνouthenG3762εἰςeisG1519despisedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049,G1161andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846magnificenceτῆς μεγαλειότητοςtēs megaleiotētosG3588 G3168should be destroyedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507,whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650Asiaἡ Ἀσίαhē AsiaG3588 G773andκαὶkaiG2532the worldἡ οἰκουμένηhē oikoumenēG3588 G3625worshippethσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576.

28AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191these sayings,they wereγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of wrathθυμοῦthumouG2372,andκαὶkaiG2532cried outἔκραζονekrazonG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isDianaἡ Ἄρτεμιςhē ArtemisG3588 G735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

29AndκαὶkaiG2532the wholeG3650cityἡ πόλιςhē polisG3588 G4172was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799:andτεteG5037having caughtσυναρπάσαντεςsunarpasantesG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andκαὶkaiG2532AristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,men of MacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110,Paul’sτῆς Παύλου.¶tēs PaulouG3588 G3972companions in travelσυνεκδήμουςsunekdēmousG4898,they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661intoεἰςeisG1519the theatreτὸ θέατρονto theatronG3588 G2302.

30G3588AndδὲdeG1161when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972wouldβουλομένουboulomenouG1014have entered inεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525untoεἰςeisG1519the peopleδῆμονdēmonG3588 G1218,the disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3588 G3101sufferedεἴωνeiōnG1439himαὐτὸνautonG846notοὐκoukG3756.

31AndδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532certainτινὲςtinesG5100of the chief of Asiaτῶν Ἀσιαρχῶνtōn AsiarchōnG3588 G775,which wereὄντεςontesG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384,sentπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,desiringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870himthat he wouldG1325notμὴmēG3361adventureG1325himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438intoεἰςeisG1519the theatreτὸ θέατρον.to theatronG3588 G2302.

32ἡhēG3588SomeἄλλοιalloiG243thereforeοὖνounG3767cried one thingἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896,andμὲνmenG3303someἄλλοalloG243anotherτιtiG5100:forγὰρgarG1063the assemblyἐκκλησία οἱekklēsia hoiG3588 G1577wasἦνēnG1510confusedσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797;andκαὶkaiG2532the more partG4119knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492notοὐκoukG3756τίνοςtinosG5101whereforeἕνεκαhenekaG1752they were come togetherσυνεληλύθεισαν.sunelēlutheisanG4905.

33AndδὲdeG1161they drewG4264AlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223out ofἐκekG1537the multitudeτοῦ ὄχλουtou ochlouG3588 G3793,the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίων·tōn IoudaiōnG3588 G2453puttingG4261himαὐτὸνautonG846forwardG4261.AndδὲdeG1161Alexanderὁ Ἀλέξανδροςho AlexandrosG3588 G223beckonedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with the handτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588 G5495,and would haveἤθελενēthelenG2309made his defenceἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626unto the peopleτῷ δήμῳ.tō dēmōG3588 G1218.

34But whenδὲdeG1161they knewἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστιν,estinG1510a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,allπάντωνpantōnG3956withἐγένετοegenetoG1096oneμίαmiaG1520voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456about the spaceὡςhōsG5613ofἐπὶepiG1909twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610criedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896outἐκekG1537,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isDianaἡ Ἄρτεμιςhē ArtemisG3588 G735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

35AndδὲdeG1161when the townclerkγραμματεὺςgrammateusG3588 G1122had appeasedκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687the peopleὄχλονochlonG3588 G3793,he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, YemenἄνδρεςandresG435of EphesusἘφέσιοι,EphesioiG2180,γάρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444is thereἐστινestinG1510thatὃςhosG3739knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097notοὐouG3756how thatthe cityπόλινpolinG3588 G4172of the EphesiansἘφεσίωνEphesiōnG2180isοὖσανousanG1510a worshipperνεωκόρονneōkoronG3511of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3588 G3173goddessG2299DianaἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735,andκαὶkaiG2532of theG3588 G1356imagewhich fell down from JupiterG3588 G1356?

36SeeingὄντωνontōnG1510then thatοὖνounG3767these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778cannot be spoken againstἀναντιρρήτωνanantirrētōnG368,yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771ἐστὶνestinG1510oughtδέονdeonG1163to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225quietκατεσταλμένουςkatestalmenousG2687,andκαὶkaiG2532to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashlyπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.

37ForγὰρgarG1063ye have brought hitherἠγάγετεēgageteG71theseτούτουςtoutousG3778menἄνδραςandrasG435,which areτοὺςtousG3588neitherοὔτεouteG3777robbers of churchesἱεροσύλουςhi'erosulousG2417,nor yetοὔτεouteG3777blasphemersβλασφημοῦνταςblasphēmountasG987of yourG4771goddessτὴνtēnG3588 G2299.

38WhereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,andκαὶkaiG2532the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079which areοἱhoiG3588withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846,haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a matterλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314any manτιναtinaG5100,the lawἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60is openἄγονταιagontaiG71,andκαὶkaiG2532there areεἰσιν·eisinG1510deputiesἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446:let them impleadἐγκαλείτωσανegkaleitōsanG1458one anotherἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240.

39τῇtēaG3588ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ye enquireἐπιζητεῖτε,epizēteiteG1934any thingτιtiG5100concerningG4012other mattersG2087,it shall be determinedἐπιλυθήσεται.epiluthēsetaiG1956inἐνenG1722a lawfulἐννόμῳennomōG1772assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

40G3588ForγὰρgarG1063we are in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793G2532to be called in questionἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458forG4012this day’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594uproarστάσεωςstaseōsG4714,there beingὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367cause wherebyαἰτίουaitiouG159οὗhouG3739we mayδυνησόμεθαdunēsomethaG1410giveἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591an accountλόγονlogonG3056ofG4012thisG3778concourseσυστροφῆςsustrophēsG3588 G4963.

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