New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 19:23-35

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 estinG1510 G1537upon 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.

30And when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972wantedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to goεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525into theassemblyδῆμονdēmonG1218,the disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101would not letεἴωνeiōnG1439him.

31AlsoκαὶkaiG2532someτινὲςtinesG5100of theAsiarchsἈσιαρχῶνAsiarchōnG775who were friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384of his sentπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992to him and repeatedly urgedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870him not toventureδοῦναι ἑαυτὸνdounai he'autonG1325 G1438into the theaterθέατρον.theatronG2302.

32SoG3767thenG3767,someG243were shoutingἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896oneμὲνmenG3303thing and someG243anotherG243, for theassemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577was in confusionσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797and the majorityπλείουςpleiousG4183did not knowG3609for whatτίνοςtinosG5101reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752they had comeG4905togetherG4905.

33Some of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793concludedσυνεβίβασανsunebibasanG4822it wasAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223,since the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453had putG4261him forwardG4261; and havingmotionedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with his handχεῖραcheiraG5495,AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223was intendingἤθελενēthelenG2309to makeG626a defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626to theassemblyδήμῳ.dēmōG1218.

34But when they recognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921that he was a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453, a singleoutcryφωνὴphōnēG5456aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096from them allπάντωνpantōnG3956as they shoutedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896for aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”

35AfterG1063quietingκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,the townG1122clerkG1122saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofEphesusG2181,whatτίςtisG5101manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444is there afterG1063allG1063whoὃςhosG3739does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097that the cityπόλινpolinG4172of the EphesiansG2180is guardianG3511of the templeG3511of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735and of the imagewhichG1356fellG1356downG1356fromheavenG1356?

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