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Lexicon :: Strong's G735 - artemis

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Ἄρτεμις
Transliteration
artemis (Key)
Pronunciation
ar'-tem-is
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as ἀρτέμων (G736)
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Ἄρτεμις Ártemis, ar'-tem-is; probably from the same as G736; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities:—Diana.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G735 in the following manner: Diana (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G735 in the following manner: Diana (5x).

  1. Diana = "complete light: flow restrained"

    1. Artemis, that is to say the so called Tauric or Persian or Ephesian Artemis, the goddess of many Asiatic people, to be distinguished from the Artemis of the Greeks, the sister of Apollo. A very splendid temple was built to her at Ephesus, which was set on fire by Herostratus and reduced to ashes; but afterwards in the times of Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt in a style of greater magnificence.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἄρτεμις Ártemis, ar'-tem-is; probably from the same as G736; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities:—Diana.
STRONGS G735:
Ἄρτεμις, -ιδος and -ιος, ἡ, Artemis, that is to say, the so-called Tauric or Persian or Ephesian Artemis, the goddess of many Asiatic peoples, to be distinguished from the Artemis of the Greeks, the sister of Apollo; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc., p. 39; [B. D. under the word Diana]. A very splendid temple was built to her at Ephesus, which was set on fire by Herostratus and reduced to ashes; but afterwards, in the time of Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt in a style of still greater magnificence: Acts 19:24, 27f, 34f. Cf. Stark in Schenkel i., p. 604f, under the word Diana; [Wood, Discoveries at Ephesus, Lond. 1877].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
19:24; 19:27; 19:34

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Strong's Number G735 matches the Greek Ἄρτεμις (artemis),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:24 - A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:27 - There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:28 - When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:34 - But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:35 - The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
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