Study it in the app“And not only is this line of business of ours in danger of coming into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis is in danger of being counted as nothing, and she is going to be stripped of her majesty, she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship.””
Andδὲnotοὐonlyμόνονis thisτοῦτοline of businessτὸ μέροςof oursἡμῖνin dangerκινδυνεύειof comingἐλθεῖνintoεἰςdisrepute,ἀπελεγμὸνbutἀλλὰalsoκαὶthe templeτὸ ἱερὸνof the greatτῆς μεγάληςgoddessθεᾶςArtemisἈρτέμιδοςis in dangerof being countedλογισθῆναιasεἰςnothing,οὐθὲνandτε καὶsheis goingμέλλεινto be strippedκαθαιρεῖσθαιof herαὐτῆςmajesty,τῆς μεγαλειότητοςshe whomἣνallὅληAsiaἡ Ἀσίαandκαὶthe inhabited worldἡ οἰκουμένηworship.”σέβεται
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearspart
A piece of a whole, or what falls to each one.
Where else “meros” appearsbe in danger
Be in danger, run a risk.
Where else “kindyneuei” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appearsdisrepute
Disrepute, loss of good name.
Where else “apelegmon” appearstemple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hieron” appearsgreater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megalēs” appearsgoddess
Goddess.
Where else “theas” appearsArtemis
Artemis, a Greek goddess worshiped at Ephesus, whose temple there was famous throughout the ancient world.
Where else “Artemidos” appearsreckon
To put something to someone's account: "it was reckoned as righteousness".
Where else “logisthēnai” appearsbe about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellein” appearstear down
To pull down; remove someone from their place.
Where else “kathaireisthai” appearsmajesty
Majesty, greatness.
Where else “megaleiotētos” appearswhole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holē” appearsAsia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asia” appearsinhabited world
The inhabited world, the earth where people live; also the Roman world.
Where else “oikoumenē” appearsworship
Worship, revere God.
Where else “sebetai” appearsAsia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
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.
27 · This verse (above)
28And when they heard this and became full of rage, they were crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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?
