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Andδὲwhen they heard thisἈκούσαντεςandκαὶbecameγενόμενοιfullπλήρειςof rage,θυμοῦthey were crying out,ἔκραζονsaying,λέγοντες“GreatΜεγάληisArtemisἡ Ἄρτεμιςof the Ephesians!”Ἐφεσίων
Acts 19:28
Study it in the app“And when they heard this and became full of rage, they were crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 19:28, word by word
- when they heard thisἈκούσαντεςAkousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “Akousantes” appears- becameγενόμενοιgenomenoi
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenoi” appears- fullπλήρειςplēreis
full
Full.
Where else “plēreis” appears- of rageθυμοῦthymou
wrath, rage
Rage, wrath: anger that bursts out.
Where else “thymou” appears- they were crying outἔκραζονekrazon
cry out
Shout, cry out.
Where else “ekrazon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “GreatΜεγάληMegalē
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “Megalē” appears- ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemis
Artemis
Artemis, a Greek goddess worshiped at Ephesus, whose temple there was famous throughout the ancient world.
Where else “Artemis” appears- of the EphesiansἘφεσίωνEphesiōn
Ephesian
Ephesian: a person from the city of Ephesus.
Where else “Ephesiōn” appears
The context
27And 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.”
28 · This verse (above)
29And the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one mind into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions.
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?