Acts 19
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Acts 19:29-41

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'autonG1325G1438into 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?
36SoοὖνounG3767,since theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778are undeniableG368factsG368,you oughtG1189to keepG2687calmG2687and to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.
37For you have broughtἠγάγετεēgageteG71theseτούτουςtoutousG3778menἄνδραςandrasG435herewho are neitherοὔτεouteG3777robbersG2417of templesG2417norοὔτεouteG3777blasphemersβλασφημοῦνταςblasphēmountasG987of our goddessG2299.
38SoG3767thenG3767,ifεἰeiG1487DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216and the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079who are with him haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a complaintλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyG5100manG5100,the courtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60are in sessionἄγονταιagontaiG71andproconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446are available;let them bringG1458chargesG1458againstG1458oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.
39But ifεἰeiG1487you wantἐπιζητεῖτε,epizēteiteG1934anythingτιtiG5100beyondG4007this, it shall be settledἐπιλυθήσεται.epiluthēsetaiG1956in thelawfulἐννόμῳennomōG1772assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.
40For indeedG2532we are in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793of being accusedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458of a riotστάσεωςstaseōsG4714in connectionG4012with today’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594events, since there is noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367realcauseαἰτίουaitiouG159for it,and in thisοὗhouG3739connectionG4012we will be unableοὐ δυνησόμεθαou dunēsomethaG3756G1410to accountἀποδοῦναι λόγονapodounai logonG3056G591for thisG3778disorderlyG4963gatheringG4963.”
41After sayingG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778he dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theassemblyἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577.
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