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Acts 19:28

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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Ἀκούσαντεςakousanteswhen they heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when they heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγενόμενοιgenomenoito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.πλήρειςplēreisfullπλήρης (plērēs)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “full”, the subject formG4134full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with.θυμοῦthumouwrathθυμός (thumos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “wrath”, the of-formG2372an outburst of passion, wrath.This verse uses “wrath”.ἔκραζονekrazoncried outκράζω (krazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “cried out”, an ongoing action in the pastG2896I cry aloud, shriek.cried outλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΜεγάληmegalēGreatμέγας (megas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “Great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.Greatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Ἄρτεμιςartemisis DianaἌρτεμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “is Diana”, the subject formG735Artemis, a goddess, worshipped principally at Ephesus, typifying fertility (she had no relation with the other Artemis, the maiden huntress, to whom corresponded the Latin Diana).is DianaἘφεσίωνephesiōnof the EphesiansἘφέσιος (ephesios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Ephesians”, the of-formG2180Ephesian, of Ephesus.of the Ephesians

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

World English Bible

When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Darby Translation

And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

Douay-Rheims

Having heard these things, they were full of anger, and cried out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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