King James Version

Acts 19:34

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Having recognized” (ἐπιγνόντες) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Having recognized” (ἐπιγνόντων) before however here.

ἐπιγνόντεςepignonteswhen they knewἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they knew”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.when they knewδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἸουδαῖόςioudaiosa JewἸουδαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a Jew”, the subject formG2453Jewish.a Jewἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.φωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.voiceἐγένετοegenetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.μίαmiaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “one”, the subject formG1520one.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ὡςhōsaboutὡςadverb — “about”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.aboutἐπὶepispaceἐπίpreposition — “space”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.the spaceὥραςhōrashoursὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hours”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hoursδύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “two”, the object formG1417two.κραζόντωνkrazontōncried outκράζω (krazō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “cried out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.cried outΜεγάληmegalēGreatμέγας (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

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπιγνόντωνepignontōnwhen they knewἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they knew”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

World English Bible

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Darby Translation

But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

Douay-Rheims

But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

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