apelegmos denotes the threatened loss of standing attached to the matter under discussion in Acts 19:27.

The attested use denotes a threatened loss of standing: in Acts 19:27, the accusative singular noun occurs in a warning that “this” is in danger of coming to discredit.

1. Threatened loss of standing · dominant

   In Acts 19:27, ἀπελεγμὸν is a masculine accusative singular noun in the clause warning that “this” is in danger of coming to discredit; the same verse then describes Artemis’s sacred place as about to be counted as nothing and her majesty brought down.

   Acts 19:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:27, the APB presents the clause as “in danger of coming to discredit.” This wording confirms the clause’s overall warning rather than isolating each term precisely.