Acts 19:24
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 19:24 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 5 first appearances in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
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King James Version Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For a certain silversmith making silver shrines of Artemis, Demetrius by name, was bringing not a little business to the craftsmen,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
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King James Version Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
For a certaine man named Demetrius a siluersmith, which made siluer temples of Diana, brought great gaines vnto the craftesmen,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
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,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the craftsmen not a little gain,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
A certain silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver statues of Artemis, brought in much business for the craftsmen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For a certain silversmith making silver shrines of Artemis, Demetrius by name, was bringing not a little business to the craftsmen,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers;
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
A man called Demetrius, a silversmith, was producing small silver replicas of the temple of the goddess Artemis. This business brought in a great deal of work for such craftsmen.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a great deal of business to the craftsmen.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
For a certayne man named Demetrius a silvermyth which made silver schrynes for Diana was not a lytell beneficiall vnto the craftes men.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- Δημήτριος Dēmḗtrios G1216 “Demetrius” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- γάρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- τις tìs G5100 “a certain” Indefinite pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ὀνόματι ónoma G3686 “name” Noun, Dative, Singular, Neuter
- ἀργυροκόπος argyrokópos G695 “silversmith” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ποιῶν poiéō G4160 “to make” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ναοὺς naós G3485 “sanctuary” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- ἀργυροῦς argýreos G693 “silver” Adjective, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- Ἀρτέμιδος Ártemis G735 “Artemis” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- παρείχετο paréchō G3930 “to offer” Verb, Imperfect, Middle, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- τοῖς ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Plural, Masculine
- τεχνίταις technítēs G5079 “craftsman” Noun, Dative, Plural, Masculine
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ὀλίγην olígos G3641 “little” Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἐργασίαν ergasía G2039 “work” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 15
- words
- 15
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Notable vocabulary
1 hapax legomenon — a word that appears only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
- ἀργυροκόπος silversmith G695
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
Δημήτριος Demetrius G1216 occurs in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
6Topical passages linked to Acts 19:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
- Acts 16:16 It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
- Acts 16:19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
- Acts 19:27–28 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships."
- Acts 19:34–35 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
- Isaiah 56:11–12 Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 15 words (15 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is argyrokópos (“silversmith”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word argyrokópos carries the sense “silversmith.” How does it shape the verse?
- 1 word here appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. Why might the author reach for such rare wording?
- 5 words make their first appearance in Scripture here. What does this debut establish?
- How does Acts 19:38, which shares the word «Demetrius», read alongside this verse?
- The translations on this page render this verse differently — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment. What might account for the different wordings?
- Compare how The Biblical Illustrator and Whedon's Commentary on the Bible read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 5 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 15 words in this verse.
- 15 distinct Greek lemmas span 15 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 19:24 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.