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{Acts 19:24} For 1063 a certain 5100 [man] named 3686 Demetrius, 1216 a silversmith, 695 which made 4160 z5723 silver 693 shrines 3485 for Diana, 735 brought 3930 z5710 no 3756 small 3641 gain 2039 unto the x3588 craftsmen; 5079
shrines:
Ναους, temples, probably portable silver models of the temple of Diana, and small images of the goddess, somewhat like the Santa Casa purchased by pilgrims at Loretto.
Diana:
"So² that¹ notª onlyª thisª ourª craftª is in dangerª° to be set²° at² nought;ª¹¹ butª alsoª that the¹ templeª of the¹ greatª goddessª Dianaª should be despised,ªªª° andª² her²¹ magnificenceª shouldª° be¹ destroyed,ª° whomª allª Asiaª andª the¹ worldª worshippeth.ª° ... Andª when they heardª° [these sayings], they wereª° fullª of wrath,ª andª cried out,ª° saying,ª° Greatª [is] Dianaª of the Ephesians.ª" {Act 19:27-28} + "Butª when they knewª° thatª he wasª° a Jew,ª all²²° with² one² voiceª¹¹¹¹ about² the space² of¹¹ twoª hours²¹ cried out,ª° Greatª [is] Dianaª of the Ephesians.ª ... Andª when the¹ townclerkª had appeasedª° the¹ people,ª he said,ª° [Ye] menª of Ephesus,ª¹ whatª² manª is¹ there²° thatª knowethª° notª how that the¹ cityª of the Ephesiansª isª° a worshipperª of the¹ greatª goddessª Diana,ª andª of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?ª" {Act 19:34-35}
brought:
"Andª it came to pass,ª° as weª wentª° toª prayer,ª a certainª damselª possessedª° with a spiritª of divinationª metª° us,ª whichª broughtª° her²¹ mastersª muchª gainª by soothsaying:ª°" {Act 16:16} + "Yea, [they are] greedyªª dogsª [which] can²° never¹ haveª° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª° [that] cannot¹¹ understand:ª° they all¹ lookª° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª¹ ... Comeª° ye, [say they], I will fetchª° wine,ª and we will fillª° ourselves with strong drink;ª and to morrowª shall be¹ as this¹ day,ª [and] muchª more² abundant.ª¹" {Isa 56:11-12} + "Butª they that willª° be richª° fallª° intoª temptationª andª a snare,ª andª [into] manyª foolishª andª hurtfulª lusts,ª whichª drownª° menª inª destructionª andª perdition.ª ... Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:9-10}

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