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Koine Greek wordlink #97937

SR GNT Acts 19:24 ἀργυροκόπος (argurokopos) ‘for a certain by the name silversmith making temples silver’ Strongs=6950 Lemma=argurokopos^*
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=58 AD Event=Riot_in_Ephesus TimeSeries=Riot_in_Ephesus,Third_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form ἀργυροκόπος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀργυροκόπος’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘silversmith’.

Acts 19:24 ‘for a certain by the name silversmith making temples silver’ SR GNT Acts 19:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of _Artemis, was _bringing _about no little business to _the craftsmen, (ACT_19:24)

OET-RV: 24 A silversmith named Demetrius made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen. (ACT 19:24)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘argurokopos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun NMS=nominative,masculine,singular