735. Artemis
Strong's Lexicon
Artemis: Artemis

Original Word: Ἄρτεμις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Artemis
Pronunciation: AR-teh-mis
Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-tem-is)
Definition: Artemis
Meaning: Artemis, a goddess, worshipped principally at Ephesus, typifying fertility (she had no relation with the other Artemis, the maiden huntress, to whom corresponded the Latin Diana).

Word Origin: Derived from Greek mythology, where Artemis is a goddess.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Artemis, as she is a figure from Greek mythology and not part of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Usage: In the New Testament, Artemis refers to the Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Ephesus. She was considered the goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth, and was often associated with the moon. The name Artemis appears in the context of the uproar in Ephesus, where the silversmiths, led by Demetrius, incited a riot against Paul and his companions because their preaching was seen as a threat to the worship of Artemis and the local economy dependent on the sale of her idols.

Cultural and Historical Background: Artemis was a major deity in the Greco-Roman world, and her temple in Ephesus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Ephesians held her in high esteem, and her worship was central to their cultural and economic life. The temple served not only as a religious center but also as a bank and a place of asylum. The annual festival in her honor attracted pilgrims from all over the region, contributing significantly to the local economy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
NASB Translation
Artemis (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 735: Ἄρτεμις

Ἄρτεμις, Ἀρτέμιδος and Ἀρτεμιος, , Artemis, that is to say, the so-called Tauric or Persian or Ephesian Artemis, the goddess of many Asiatic peoples, to be distinguished from the Artemis of the Greeks, the sister of Apollo; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc., p. 39; (B. D. under the word ). A very splendid temple was built to her at Ephesus, which was set on fire by Herostratus and reduced to ashes; but afterward, in the time of Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt in a style of still greater magnificence: Acts 19:24, 27f, 34f. Gr. Stark in Schenkel i., p. 604f, under the word Diana; (Wood, Discoveries at Ephesus, Lond. 1877).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Diana.

Probably from the same as artemon; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities -- Diana.

see GREEK artemon

Forms and Transliterations
Αρτεμιδος Ἀρτέμιδος Αρτεμις Ἄρτεμις Artemidos Artémidos Artemis Ártemis
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 19:24 N-GFS
GRK: ναοὺς ἀργυροῦς Ἀρτέμιδος παρείχετο τοῖς
NAS: shrines of Artemis, was bringing
KJV: silver shrines for Diana, brought no
INT: shrines silver of Artemis brought to the

Acts 19:27 N-GFS
GRK: μεγάλης θεᾶς Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερὸν εἰς
NAS: goddess Artemis be regarded
KJV: goddess Diana should be despised,
INT: great goddess Artemis temple for

Acts 19:28 N-NFS
GRK: Μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων
NAS: Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
KJV: Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.
INT: Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians

Acts 19:34 N-NFS
GRK: Μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων
NAS: Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
KJV: Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.
INT: Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians

Acts 19:35 N-GFS
GRK: τῆς μεγάλης Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ τοῦ
NAS: of the great Artemis and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?
KJV: goddess Diana, and
INT: of the great Artemis and of that

Strong's Greek 735
5 Occurrences


Ἀρτέμιδος — 3 Occ.
Ἄρτεμις — 2 Occ.

















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