BIB(i)
24 Δημήτριος (Demetrius) γάρ (for) τις (a certain man) ὀνόματι (named), ἀργυροκόπος (a silversmith), ποιῶν (making) ναοὺς (shrines) ἀργυροῦς (silver) Ἀρτέμιδος (of Artemis), παρείχετο (was bringing) τοῖς (to the) τεχνίταις (craftsmen) οὐκ (no) ὀλίγην (little) ἐργασίαν (business),
25 οὓς (whom) συναθροίσας (having brought together), καὶ (also) τοὺς (the) περὶ (in) τὰ (such) τοιαῦτα (things) ἐργάτας (workmen), εἶπεν (he said), “Ἄνδρες (Men), ἐπίστασθε (you know) ὅτι (that) ἐκ (from) ταύτης (this) τῆς (-) ἐργασίας (business) ἡ (the) εὐπορία (wealth) ἡμῖν (of us) ἐστιν (is).
26 καὶ (And) θεωρεῖτε (you see) καὶ (and) ἀκούετε (hear) ὅτι (that) οὐ (not) μόνον (only) Ἐφέσου (in Ephesus), ἀλλὰ (but) σχεδὸν (almost) πάσης (all) τῆς (-) Ἀσίας (of Asia), ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul), οὗτος (this) πείσας (having persuaded them), μετέστησεν (has turned away) ἱκανὸν (a great many) ὄχλον (people), λέγων (saying) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) εἰσὶν (they are) θεοὶ (gods) οἱ (-) διὰ (by) χειρῶν (hands) γινόμενοι (being made).
27 οὐ (Not) μόνον (only) δὲ (but) τοῦτο (this) κινδυνεύει (is endangered) ἡμῖν (to us), τὸ (the) μέρος (business) εἰς (into) ἀπελεγμὸν (disrepute) ἐλθεῖν (to come), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τὸ (the) τῆς (of the) μεγάλης (great) θεᾶς (goddess) Ἀρτέμιδος (Artemis) ἱερὸν (temple) εἰς (for) οὐθὲν (nothing) λογισθῆναι (to be reckoned), μέλλειν (to be) τε (and) καὶ (also) καθαιρεῖσθαι (deposed) τῆς (the) μεγαλειότητος (majesty) αὐτῆς (of her), ἣν (whom) ὅλη (all) ἡ (-) Ἀσία (Asia) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) οἰκουμένη (world) σέβεται (worship).”
28 Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then) καὶ (and) γενόμενοι (having become) πλήρεις (full) θυμοῦ (of rage), ἔκραζον (they were crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Μεγάλη (Great is) ἡ (-) Ἄρτεμις (Artemis) Ἐφεσίων (of the Ephesians).”
29 καὶ (And) ἐπλήσθη (was filled) ἡ (the) πόλις (city) τῆς (whole) συγχύσεως (with confusion); ὥρμησάν (they rushed) τε (and) ὁμοθυμαδὸν (with one accord) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) θέατρον (theatre), συναρπάσαντες (having dragged off) Γάϊον (Gaius) καὶ (and) Ἀρίσταρχον (Aristarchus), Μακεδόνας (Macedonians), συνεκδήμους (fellow travelers) Παύλου (of Paul).
30 Παύλου (Of Paul) δὲ (however) βουλομένου (intending) εἰσελθεῖν (to go in) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) δῆμον (people), οὐκ (not) εἴων (would allow) αὐτὸν (him) οἱ (the) μαθηταί (disciples).
31 τινὲς (Some) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τῶν (of the) Ἀσιαρχῶν (Asiarchs), ὄντες (being) αὐτῷ (to him) φίλοι (friends), πέμψαντες (having sent) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him), παρεκάλουν (were urging him) μὴ (not) δοῦναι (to venture) ἑαυτὸν (himself) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) θέατρον (theatre).
32 Ἄλλοι (Others) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ἄλλο (some) τι (thing) ἔκραζον (were crying out); ἦν (was) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) ἐκκλησία (assembly) συγκεχυμένη (confused), καὶ (and) οἱ (-) πλείους (most) οὐκ (not) ᾔδεισαν (did know) τίνος (for what) ἕνεκα (cause) συνεληλύθεισαν (they were assembled).
33 ἐκ (Out of) δὲ (now) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd) συνεβίβασαν (to explain himself) Ἀλέξανδρον (Alexander), προβαλόντων (having thrust forward) αὐτὸν (him) τῶν (the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews). ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexander), κατασείσας (having motioned with) τὴν (the) χεῖρα (hand), ἤθελεν (was wanting) ἀπολογεῖσθαι (to make a defense) τῷ (to the) δήμῳ (people).
34 ἐπιγνόντες (Having recognized) δὲ (however) ὅτι (that) Ἰουδαῖός (a Jew) ἐστιν (he is), φωνὴ (a cry) ἐγένετο (there was) μία (one) ἐκ (from) πάντων (all), ὡς (about) ἐπὶ (ongoing) ὥρας (hours) δύο (two) κραζόντων* (crying out), “Μεγάλη (Great is) ἡ (-) Ἄρτεμις (Artemis) Ἐφεσίων (of the Ephesians).”