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A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make "silver shrines for Diana", Acts 19:24,i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the statue of the goddess. The King James Version names Demetrius in 3 verses, from Acts 19:24 to 3 John 1:12.
Demetrius speaks in 3 verses of the King James Version, all in Acts.
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.Acts 19:25 ›
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A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make “silver shrines for Diana” (q.v.), Acts 19:24, i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the statue of the goddess. This trade brought to him and his fellow-craftsmen “no small gain,” for these shrines found a ready sale among the countless thousands who came to this temple from all parts of Asia Minor. This traffic was greatly endangered by the progress of the gospel, and hence Demetrius excited the tradesmen employed in the manufacture of these shrines, and caused so great a tumult that “the whole city was filled with confusion.”
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make "silver shrines for Diana", Acts 19:24,i.e., models either of the temple of Diana or of the statue of the goddess. The King James Version names Demetrius in 3 verses, from Acts 19:24 to 3 John 1:12.
In 3 verses of the King James Version, all in Acts. His first words are in Acts 19:25.