Ἄρτεμις G0735
Artemis; the Greek goddess worshipped at Ephesus, whose temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
The proper name of the goddess Artemis, the patron deity of Ephesus whose magnificent temple drew pilgrims and sustained a thriving silversmith trade. All five NT occurrences cluster in Acts 19, where Paul's preaching provokes a riot among craftsmen who make silver shrines of Artemis. The crowd's chant 'Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!' (Acts 19:28, 34) captures the civic-religious fervor surrounding her cult. Spanish 'Artemis' and French 'Artemis' transliterate directly, while the genitive 'Artemidos' in the Greek text reflects the possessive used for her temple and worship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Greek goddess Artemis, specifically in her Ephesian manifestation as a fertility and civic deity, whose worship centered on the famous temple at Ephesus. All five occurrences appear in Acts 19:24–35, documenting the economic and religious upheaval caused by the gospel's impact on her cult. Demetrius the silversmith rallies his guild by warning that Paul's monotheistic preaching threatens both their livelihood and the goddess's honor (Acts 19:24, 27). The multilingual consistency—Spanish 'Artemis,' French 'Artemis'—reflects the universal recognition of this proper noun. 5×
AR["أَرْطَامِيسَ", "أَرْطَامِيسُ", "لِأَرْطَامِيسَ"]·ben["আর্তেমিস", "আর্তেমিসের"]·DE["Ἀρτέμιδος", "Ἄρτεμις"]·EN["Artemis", "of-Artemis"]·FR["Artémis"]·heb["אַרְטֶמִיס", "שֶׁל-אַרְטֶמִיס"]·HI["अरतिमिस", "अरतिमिस-का", "अरतिमिस-की", "अरतिमिस-के"]·ID["Artemis"]·IT["Artemide"]·jav["Artémis"]·KO["아르데미스가", "아르데미스의"]·PT["de-Ártemis,", "Ártemis", "Ártemis,"]·RU["Артемида", "Артемиды", "Артемиды,"]·ES["de-Ártemis", "Ártemis"]·SW["Artemi", "ya-Artemi"]·TR["Artemis", "Artemis'in"]·urd["ارتمِس", "ارتمِس-کا", "ارتمِس-کے"]
Related Senses
G2316 1. God, the true God (1315×)H6635b 1. hosts, armies (of YHWH) (286×)H0410 1. God, the true God (223×)G0032 1. heavenly angel (170×)H4397 2. messenger, envoy, ambassador (102×)H3742 1. cherub, angelic guardian being (91×)H0430 2. gods (pagan deities) (81×)H0426 1. God, the true God (76×)G1140 1. demon, evil spirit (62×)H0433 1. God, the true God (54×)H5945b 1. Most High (30×)G4152 1. spiritual (21×)H0426 2. god(s), pagan deities (20×)H5943 1. [ketiv:Most High] (18×)G1139 1. be demon-possessed (13×)H1712 1. Dagon (13×)G2316 2. god, pagan deity (12×)G5310 1. Most High (9×)H0410 3. a god, deity (generic) (9×)H3645 1. Chemosh (9×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἄρτεμις, ἡ, genitive ιδος, also ιτος, dative ιτι Refs 2nd c.BC+, etc.: accusative ιν, also ιδα Refs: Doric dialect Ἄρταμις, ιτος (or ιδος as in Boeotian dialect Inscrr. Refs 1st c.BC+ ={Εἰλειθυῖαι}, Refs:—Artemis, Refs 8th c.BC+