Act 19:34 | RWP | e4.org | When they perceived ( επιγνοντες ). Recognizing, coming to know fully and clearly ( επι- ), second aorist (ingressive) active participle of επιγινωσκω . The masculine plural is left as nominative absolute or πενδενς without a verb. The rioters saw at once that Alexander was ( εστιν , present tense retained in indirect assertion) a Jew by his features. An with one voice cried out ( φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων κραζοντων ). Anacoluthon or construction according to sense. Literally, "one voice arose from all crying." Κραζοντων agrees in case (ablative) with παντων , but Aleph A have κραζοντες . This loose construction is not uncommon (Robertson, Grammar , pp. 436f.). Now at last the crowd became unanimous (one voice) at the sight of a hated Jew about to defend their attacks on the worship of Artemis. The unanimity lasted "about the space of two hours" ( οσε επ ωρας δυο ), "as if for two hours." Their creed centred in this prolonged yell: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians" with which the disturbance started (verse ).

‏ Acts 19:34

When they perceived ( επιγνοντες ). Recognizing, coming to know fully and clearly ( επι- ), second aorist (ingressive) active participle of επιγινωσκω. The masculine plural is left as nominative absolute or πενδενς without a verb. The rioters saw at once that Alexander was ( εστιν, present tense retained in indirect assertion) a Jew by his features.

An with one voice cried out ( φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων κραζοντων ). Anacoluthon or construction according to sense. Literally, "one voice arose from all crying." Κραζοντων agrees in case (ablative) with παντων, but Aleph A have κραζοντες. This loose construction is not uncommon (Robertson, Grammar, pp. 436f.). Now at last the crowd became unanimous (one voice) at the sight of a hated Jew about to defend their attacks on the worship of Artemis. The unanimity lasted "about the space of two hours" ( οσε επ ωρας δυο ), "as if for two hours." Their creed centred in this prolonged yell: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians" with which the disturbance started (verse 28).