Kisah Para Rasul 19:24
Konteks19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines 1 of Artemis, 2 brought a great deal 3 of business 4 to the craftsmen.
Kisah Para Rasul 19:38
Konteks19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint 5 against someone, the courts are open 6 and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there. 7
[19:24] 1 tn BDAG 665 s.v. ναός 1.a states, “Specif. of temples: of replicas of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus 19:24…but here, near ἱερόν vs. 27…ναός can be understood in the more restricted sense shrine, where the image of the goddess stood.”
[19:24] 2 sn Artemis was the name of a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.
[19:24] 3 tn Grk “brought not a little business” (an idiom).
[19:24] 4 sn A great deal of business. The charge that Christianity brought economic and/or social upheaval was made a number of times in Acts: 16:20-21; 17:6-7; 18:13.
[19:38] 5 tn BDAG 600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.ε has “ἔχειν πρός τινα λόγον have a complaint against someone…19:38.”
[19:38] 6 tn L&N 56.1 has ‘if Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against someone, the courts are open’ Ac 19:38.”
[19:38] 7 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.