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Acts 19:23-29

23AboutκατὰkataG2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540there occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017concerningπερὶperiG4012the Wayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.
24For a manτιςtisG5100namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695,who madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,was bringingπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930noοὐκoukG3756littleὀλίγηνoligēnG3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039to the craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079;
25theseοὓςhousG3739he gatheredG4867togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867with the workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040of similarτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108trades,and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987that our prosperityεὐπορίαeuporiaG2142dependsἐκ ἐστιν,ek estinG1510G1537upon thisταύτηςtautēsG3778businessἐργασίαςergasiasG2039.
26You seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334and hearἀκούετεakoueteG191that not onlyG3440inEphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,but in almostσχεδὸνschedonG4975allπάσηςpasēsG3956ofAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972has persuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982and turnedG3179awayG3179a considerableἱκανὸνhikanonG2425numberG3793of peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatgods madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096with handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495are noG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316at all.
27Not onlyG3440is there dangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tradeμέροςmerosG3313of oursG1473fallἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064into disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557,but alsoG2532that the templeG2413of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735be regardedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049as worthlessοὐθὲνouthenG3762and that she whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773and theworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625worshipσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576will evenG2532be dethronedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507from her magnificenceμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168.”
28When they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisand were filledπλήρειςplēreisG4134with rageθυμοῦthumouG2372, they begancryingἔκραζονekrazonG2896out, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of theEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”
29The cityπόλιςpolisG4172was filledG4092with the confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799,and they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661into the theaterθέατρονtheatronG2302,draggingG4884alongG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972travelingG4898companionsG4898fromMacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110.
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