G735

Ἄρτεμις

artemis

Appears in 5 Bible verses

Strong's Definition

prompt Artemis, the name of a Greciangoddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities &#8212 Diana.

Detailed Meaning

Diana = &quot complete light flow restrained&quot , Artemis, that is to say the so called Tauric or Persian or Ephesian Artemis, the goddess of many Asiatic people, to be distinguished from the Artemis of the Greeks, the sister of Apollo. A very splendid temple was built to her at Ephesus, which was set on fire by Herostratus and reduced to ashes but afterwards in the times of Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt in a style of greater magnificence.

Part of Speech

proper feminine noun

KJV Translation Counts

Diana(5x)

Related Words

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