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Acts 19:23-29

23AboutκατὰkataG2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540a majorοὐκ ὀλίγοςouk oligosG3756G3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inG4012regardG4012toG4012the Wayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.
24For a manτιςtisG5100namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695who madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,was bringingπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930considerableοὐκ ὀλίγηνouk oligēnG3756G3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039to the craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079;
25he gatheredG4867theseG3739menG3739togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867with 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 considerableἱκανὸνhikanonG2425numberG3793ofG3793peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatgods madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096by handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495are notG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316at all.
27Not onlyG3440isG2793there dangerG2793that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tradeμέροςmerosG3313of oursG1473will fallἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064into disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557,but alsoG2532that the templeG2413of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735will be regardedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049as worthlessοὐθὲνouthenG3762,and that she whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773and theworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625worshipσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576will evenG2532be dethronedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507from her magnificenceμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168.”
28When they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisand were filledπλήρειςplēreisG4134with rageθυμοῦthumouG2372, they beganshoutingἔκραζονekrazonG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of theEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”
29The cityπόλιςpolisG4172was filledG4092with the confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799,and they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729togetherὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661into the theaterθέατρονtheatronG2302,draggingG4884alongG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972MacedonianΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110travelingG4898companionsG4898.
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