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OET (OET-LV) For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of_Artemis, was_bringing_about no little business to_the craftsmen,
OET (OET-RV) A silversmith named Demetrius made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen.
Note 1 topic: writing-participants
τις & ἀργυροκόπος & παρείχετο
/a/_certain & silversmith & /was/_bringing_about
Luke is using the phrase a certain silversmith to introduce Demetrius as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “there was a silversmith … who was bringing”
Note 2 topic: translate-names
Δημήτριος
Demetrius
The word Demetrius is the name of a man.
Note 3 topic: writing-background
τις & ἀργυροκόπος, ποιῶν ναοὺς ἀργυροῦς Ἀρτέμιδος
/a/_certain & silversmith making temples silver ˱of˲_Artemis
Luke provides this background information about Demetrius to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, present this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / extrainfo
ναοὺς ἀργυροῦς Ἀρτέμιδος
temples silver ˱of˲_Artemis
Luke assumes that his readers will know that Ephesus had a large temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. (She was known as Diana in Latin; she was a false goddess of fertility.) Since Demetrius describes this temple in verse 27, you do not need to provide information about it here.
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
ἀργυροκόπος
silversmith
A silversmith is a craftsman who works with silver metal to make statues and jewelry. Your language and culture may have a term for this kind of worker that you can use in your translation.
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
οὐκ ὀλίγην ἐργασίαν
no little business
Luke is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a great deal of business”
19:24 Silver coins and shrines carrying the image of Artemis were minted in Ephesus; statuettes of the goddess were used in civic processions and are still sold there today.
OET (OET-LV) For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of_Artemis, was_bringing_about no little business to_the craftsmen,
OET (OET-RV) A silversmith named Demetrius made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.