Acts 19:35
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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?”
ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
μέγας
great
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μέγας
Great, large, important. Megas. A great door and effectual is opened. God opens great doors. Do not settle for small thinking about a great God. He works on a grand scale.
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γινώσκω
knows
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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πόλις
city
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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φημί
he says;
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φημί
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
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νεωκόρος
temple-keeper
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νεωκόρος
a temple-servant, i.e. (by implication) a votary
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Ἐφέσιος
Ephesians,
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Ἐφέσιος
an Ephesian or inhabitant of Ephesus
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εἰμί
as being
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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διοπετής
fallen from the sky?
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διοπετής
sky-fallen (i.e. an aerolite)
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καταστέλλω
having calmed
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καταστέλλω
to put down, i.e. quell
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θεά
goddess
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θεά
a female deity
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γραμματεύς
town clerk
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