Acts 19:35

35Having calmedκαταστείλαςthenδὲtheὁtown clerkγραμματεὺςtheτὸνcrowdὄχλονhe saysφησίν·MenἌνδρεςEphesiansἘφέσιοι,whatτίςforγάρis thereἐστινmanἀνθρώπωνwhoὃςnotοὐknowsγινώσκειtheτὴνof [the] EphesiansἘφεσίωνcityπόλινtemple-keeperνεωκόρονas beingοὖσανof theτῆςgreatμεγάληςArtemisἈρτέμιδοςandκαὶof thatτοῦfallen from the skyδιοπετοῦς;

And having calmed the crowd, the town clerk says, “Men, Ephesians, what man is there indeed who does not know the city of the Ephesians as being temple-keeper of the great Artemis and of that fallen from the sky?

Vocab difficulty

72.2

Rare words

  • καταστείλας

    καταστέλλω

    I let down, lower; I keep down, restrain, pacify.

  • νεωκόρον

    νεωκόρος

    (lit: temple-sweeper), temple-warden; an honorary title.

  • διοπετοῦς

    διοπετής

    fallen from the sky.