Acts 19:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

Young's Literal Translation
for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

King James Bible
For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Greek
[ It began with]
γάρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

a
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

silversmith
ἀργυροκόπος (argyrokopos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 695: (lit: silver-cutter), a silversmith. From arguros and kopto; a beater of silver.

named
ὀνόματι (onomati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Demetrius,
Δημήτριος (Dēmētrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1216: Demetrius, a silversmith of Ephesus. From Demeter; Demetrius, the name of an Ephesian and of a Christian.

who had brought
παρείχετο (pareicheto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion.

much
ὀλίγην (oligēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3641: Puny; especially neuter somewhat.

business
ἐργασίαν (ergasian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2039: From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

craftsmen
τεχνίταις (technitais)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5079: A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder.

making
ποιῶν (poiōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

silver
ἀργυροῦς (argyrous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 693: Made of silver. From arguros; made of silver.

shrines
ναοὺς (naous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

of Artemis.
Ἀρτέμιδος (Artemidos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 735: Probably from the same as artemon; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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