King James Version

Acts 19:35

And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of men” (ἀνθρώπων) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a man” (ἄνθρωπος) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “goddess” (θεᾶς) before Artemis here.

καταστείλαςkatasteilashad appeasedκαταστέλλω (katastellō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had appeased”, a single actionG2687I let down, lower; I keep down, restrain, pacify.had appeasedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεὺςgrammateusscribeγραμματεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλονochlonpeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleφησίνphēsinhe saidφημί (phēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.he saidἌνδρεςandresYe menἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Ye menἘφέσιοιephesioiof EphesusἘφέσιος (ephesios)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “of Ephesus”, the calling formG2180Ephesian, of Ephesus.of Ephesusτίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinis thereεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is there”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.is thereἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōna humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.ὃςhosthatὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγινώσκειginōskeito knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ἐφεσίωνephesiōnof the EphesiansἘφέσιος (ephesios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Ephesians”, the of-formG2180Ephesian, of Ephesus.of the Ephesiansπόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.νεωκόρονneōkorona worshipperνεωκόρος (neōkoros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a worshipper”, the object formG3511(lit: temple-sweeper), temple-warden; an honorary title.a worshipperοὖσανousanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάληςmegalēsof the greatμέγας (megas)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the great”, the of-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.of the greatἈρτέμιδοςartemidosDianaἌρτεμις (artemis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Diana”, the of-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).Dianaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διοπετοῦςdiopetousfallen from heavenδιοπετής (diopetēs)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “fallen from heaven”, the of-formG1356fallen from the sky.of the image which fell down from Jupiter

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.θεᾶςtheasgoddessθεά (thea)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “goddess”, the of-formG2299a goddess.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

Darby Translation

And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?

Douay-Rheims

And when the town clerk had appeased the multitudes, he said: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of Jupiter’s offspring.

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