But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
But when they knew х epignontes (G1921) de (G1161)] -'But when they came to know' But when they knew, х epignontes (G1921) de (G1161)] - 'But when they came to know'
That he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out - `one shout arose from them all, for about two hours, crying out,'
Great is Diana of the Ephesians. The very appearance of a Jew had the opposite effect to that intended. To prevent him obtaining a hearing, they drowned his voice in one tumultuous shout in honour of their goddess, which rose to such frantic enthusiasm as took two hours to exhaust itself.