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Acts 19:34

But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

KJV

ἐπιγνόντες δὲ ὅτι Ἰουδαῖός ἐστιν φωνὴ ἐγένετο μία ἐκ πάντων ὡς ἐπὶ ὥρας δύο κράζοντες· μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων.

Greek NT

Quem ut cognoverunt Judæum esse, vox facta una est omnium, quasi per horas duas clamantium : Magna Diana Ephesiorum.

Vulgate

But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

ASV

But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two, hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
κράζω
krazo
verb · 55×
μέγας
megas
adjective · 244×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
φωνή
phone
noun · 139×
Ἄρτεμις
artemis
noun · 5×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginosko
verb · 44×
Ἐφέσιος
ephesios
adjective · 5×
Ἰουδαῖος
ioudaios
adjective · 193×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὡς | Treg/NIV/RP: ὡς | WH: ὡσεὶ
  • ὡςSBLGNT
  • ὡςTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ὡσεὶWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:18 — Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
  • Acts 16:20 — And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
  • Acts 19:24 — For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
  • Acts 19:28 — And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
  • Matt 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
  • Matt 6:7 — But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
  • Rev 13:4 — And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?