Diana — Bible person

So called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the “great” goddess worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. Her most noted temple was that at Ephesus. It was built outside the city walls, and was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. “First and last it was the work of 220 years; built of shining marble; 342 feet long by 164 feet broad; supported by a forest of columns, each 56 feet high; a sacred museum of masterpieces of sculpture and painting. At the centre, hidden by curtains, within a gorgeous shrine, stood the very ancient image of the goddess, on wood or ebony reputed to have fallen from the sky. Behind the shrine was a treasury, where, as in ‘the safest bank in Asia,’ nations and kings stored their most precious things. The temple as St. Paul saw it subsisted till A.D. 262, when it was ruined by the Goths” (Acts 19:23-41)., Moule on Ephesians: Introd.

Recorded scripture occurrences (5)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:24

OET-RV ACT 19:24

24 A silversmith named Demetrios made little silver shrines of Artemis and this business brought a tidy profit to the local craftsmen.

OET-LV ACT 19:24

24 For/Because a_certain silversmith by_the_name Daʸmaʸtrios, making temples silver of _Artemis, was _bringing _about no little business to _the craftsmen,

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:27

OET-RV ACT 19:27

27 However it’s not only us and our trade that is coming into disrepute, but the temple of the great goddess Artemis is considered to be useless. This could result in a loss of power for the great Artemis that all of Asia Minor and the inhabited world have been worshipping.”

OET-LV ACT 19:27

27 But this is_ not only _risking _danger to _us, the trade to _come into disrepute, but also the temple of _the great goddess of _Artemis, to _be _counted for nothing, but of _the greatness of _her to _be _going also to _be _being _taken _down, whom all the Asia and the inhabited _world is _worshipping.

Show passage in OET: ACT 19:28

OET-RV ACT 19:28

28 When the gathering heard this, they became very angry and yelled out, “Artemis of the people from Efesos is great!”

OET-LV ACT 19:28

28 And having _heard, and having _become full of _rage, they _were _crying _out saying:
Great is the Artemis of_the_ones_from _Efesos.

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