Strong G735Ἄρτεμις
Artemis
- Transliteration
- Artemis
- Pronunciation
- ar'-tem-is
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
Probably from the same as G736; prompt;
Artemis the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities: - Diana.
Artemis the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities: - Diana.
Detailed definition
Ἄρτεμις, -ιδος, ἡ
Artemis, an Asiatic goddess, to be disting. from the Gk. goddess of the same name: Act.19:24, 27-28
(AS)
Artemis, an Asiatic goddess, to be disting. from the Gk. goddess of the same name: Act.19:24, 27-28
(AS)
In the biblical story
Artemis
Greek goddess worshipped in Ephesus, associated with fertility
Artemis, a Greek goddess worshipped in Ephesus, was the focus of a major controversy during Paul's ministry in the city (<ref="Act.19.24, 27, 28, 34, 35">Act.19.24, 27, 28, 34, 35</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong G735 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- diana5
First verses
- Acts 19:24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
- Acts 19:27So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
- Acts 19:28And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
- Acts 19:34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
- Acts 19:35And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Ἄρτεμις, ἡ,
genitive ιδος, also ιτος, dative ιτι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 671 A 6 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), “GDI” 1679 (from Zacynthus))], etc.: accusative ιν, also ιδα [Refs (“hymnus ad Venerem” 16)]: Doric dialect Ἄρταμις, ιτος (or ιδος as in Boeotian dialect Inscrr. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 7.546, +others), “SIG” 765 (Rhodes, 1st c.BC), “IG” 2.545.12 (Delph.), etc.; _dative_ Ἀρτάμι [prev. work]4.577 (from Argos): _plural_, Ἀρτέμιδες πραεῖαι,)] ={Εἰλειθυῖαι}, [Refs ([prev. work]7.3101 (Lebad.))]:—Artemis, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.172, etc. (Deriv. uncertain, but more probably connected with ἄρταμος than with ἀρτεμής.))]
genitive ιδος, also ιτος, dative ιτι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“SIG” 671 A 6 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), “GDI” 1679 (from Zacynthus))], etc.: accusative ιν, also ιδα [Refs (“hymnus ad Venerem” 16)]: Doric dialect Ἄρταμις, ιτος (or ιδος as in Boeotian dialect Inscrr. [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“IG” 7.546, +others), “SIG” 765 (Rhodes, 1st c.BC), “IG” 2.545.12 (Delph.), etc.; _dative_ Ἀρτάμι [prev. work]4.577 (from Argos): _plural_, Ἀρτέμιδες πραεῖαι,)] ={Εἰλειθυῖαι}, [Refs ([prev. work]7.3101 (Lebad.))]:—Artemis, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 11.172, etc. (Deriv. uncertain, but more probably connected with ἄρταμος than with ἀρτεμής.))]