Lexicon
Ἐφέσιος
Ephesios
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G:A Greek

Ephesian

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Ephesios identifies people, a city, or an individual as belonging to Ephesus.

The attested use marks connection with Ephesus: it is applied to Artemis and the city in the crowd scene, used in direct address to the men of Ephesus, and attached to Trophimus as an individual identifier.

Senses in use

  1. Identification by connection with Ephesus · dominant

    In Acts 19:28 and Acts 19:34, the genitive plural form occurs in the acclamation concerning Artemis; the APB renders the clause “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.” In Acts 19:35, the vocative plural addresses “Men of Ephesus” and the genitive plural identifies the city in relation to its inhabitants; in Acts 21:29, the accusative singular identifies Trophimus, whom the APB calls “Trophimus the Ephesian.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through “of the Ephesians,” “Men of Ephesus,” and “the Ephesian.” These renderings confirm the verses’ Ephesus connection without fixing a separate English equivalent for every form.

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Across Scripture