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Acts 19:33-41

33Some of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793concludedσυνεβίβασανsunebibasanG4822it wasAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223,since the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453had putG4261him forwardG4261; and havingmotionedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with his handχεῖραcheiraG5495,AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223was intendingἤθελενēthelenG2309to makeG626aG626defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626to the assemblyδήμῳ.dēmōG1218.
34But when they recognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921that he was a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,a singleμίαmiaG1520outcryφωνὴphōnēG5456aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096from them allπάντωνpantōnG3956as they shoutedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896for aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”
35After quietingκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,the townG1122clerkG1122saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofEphesusG2181,whatτίςtisG5101personἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444is there afterG1063allG1063whoὃςhosG3739does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097that the cityπόλινpolinG4172of the EphesiansG2180is guardianG3511ofG3511theG3511templeG3511of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735and of the imagewhichG1356fellG1356downG1356fromG1356theG1356skyG1356?
36SoοὖνounG3767,since theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778are undeniableἀναντιρρήτωνanantirrētōnG368facts,you oughtG1189to keepὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225calmκατεσταλμένουςkatestalmenousG2687and to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.
37For you have broughtἠγάγετεēgageteG71theseτούτουςtoutousG3778menἄνδραςandrasG435here who areneitherοὔτεouteG3777templeG2417robbersG2417norοὔτεouteG3777blasphemersβλασφημοῦνταςblasphēmountasG987of our goddessG2299.
38SoG3767thenG3767,ifεἰeiG1487DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216and the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079who are with him haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a complaintλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100,the courtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60are inG71sessionG71andproconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446are available;have them bringG1458chargesG1458againstG1458oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.
39But ifεἰeiG1487you wantἐπιζητεῖτε,epizēteiteG1934anythingτιtiG5100beyondG4007this, it shall be settledἐπιλυθήσεται.epiluthēsetaiG1956in thelawfulἐννόμῳennomōG1772assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.
40For indeedG2532,we areG2793inG2793dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793of being accusedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458of a riotστάσεωςstaseōsG4714inG4012connectionG4012withG4012today’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594events,since there is noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367realreasonαἰτίουaitiouG159for it,and inG4012thisοὗhouG3739connectionG4012we will be unableοὐ δυνησόμεθαou dunēsomethaG3756G1410to accountἀποδοῦναι λόγονapodounai logonG3056G591for thisG3778disorderlyG4963gatheringG4963.”
41After sayingG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778he dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theassemblyἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577.
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