Study it in the app“And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he says, “Men of Ephesus, who indeed is there among people who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis and of the image fallen from heaven?”
Andδὲwhen the town clerkὁ γραμματεὺςhad quietedκαταστείλαςthe crowd,τὸν ὄχλονhe says,φησίν“MenἌνδρεςof Ephesus,Ἐφέσιοιwhoτίςindeedγάρis thereἐστινamong peopleἀνθρώπωνwhoὃςdoes notοὐknowγινώσκειthatthe cityτὴν πόλινof the EphesiansἘφεσίωνisοὖσανtemple keeperνεωκόρονof the greatτῆς μεγάληςArtemisἈρτέμιδοςandκαὶof the image fallen from heaven?τοῦ διοπετοῦς
town clerk
A city official who handled its affairs.
Where else “grammateus” appearscalm, quiet
Calm, quiet a crowd; restrain.
Where else “katasteilas” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlon” appearssay
Say.
Where else “phēsin” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appearsEphesian
Ephesian: a person from the city of Ephesus.
Where else “Ephesioi” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appearsfind out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskei” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appearstemple guardian
Temple guardian: a title of honor for a city that cared for an important temple.
Where else “neōkoron” appearsgreater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megalēs” appearsArtemis
Artemis, a Greek goddess worshiped at Ephesus, whose temple there was famous throughout the ancient world.
Where else “Artemidos” appearsfallen from heaven
Fallen from heaven, said of a stone or image believed to have come down from the gods.
Where else “diopetous” appears“Temple keeper” was a title of honor of the city. What had “fallen from heaven” was a stone or image believed to have come down from Zeus, perhaps a meteorite.
34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, one voice arose from them all, crying out for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35 · This verse (above)
36Since then these things are undeniable, it is necessary for you to be calm and to do nothing rash.
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?
