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He gatheredσυναθροίσαςtheseοὓςtogether withκαὶthe workersτοὺς ἐργάταςinπερὶsimilar tradesτὰ τοιαῦταandsaid,εἶπεν“Men,Ἄνδρεςyou knowἐπίστασθεthatὅτιfromἐκthisταύτηςbusinessτῆς ἐργασίαςwe haveἡμῖν ἐστινour prosperity.ἡ εὐπορία
Acts 19:25
Study it in the app“He gathered these together with the workers in similar trades and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our prosperity.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:25, word by word
- He gatheredσυναθροίσαςsynathroisas
gather
Gather, assemble.
Where else “synathroisas” appears- the workersἐργάταςergatas
worker, laborer
Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.
Where else “ergatas” appears- similar tradesτοιαῦταtoiauta
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toiauta” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “MenἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- you knowἐπίστασθεepistasthe
understand
Understand, know.
Where else “epistasthe” appears- businessἐργασίαςergasias
work, business
Work, effort; business, the profit a trade brings; "make an effort".
Where else “ergasias” appears- we haveἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- our prosperityεὐπορίαeuporia
wealth, prosperity
Prosperity, wealth.
Where else “euporia” appears
The context
24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no small business to the craftsmen.
25 · This verse (above)
26And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, saying that those made by hands are not gods.
To study Acts 19 in a group
1. What it says
What did those in Ephesus who practiced magic do with their books? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Why did Demetrius and the silversmiths stir up a riot against Paul? What really worried them? (vv. 23-27)
3. How I live it
The people of Ephesus gave up something costly to follow what they now believed (v. 19). What would you be willing to let go of to live more truthfully?