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So if indeed Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a matter against anyone, courts are conducted, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
So Therefore, then. Conj H3767 οὖν oun
Analysis:
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if If. Conj H1487 εἰ ei
Demetrius Demetrius, a silversmith of Ephesus. N-NMS H1216 Δημήτριος dēmētrios
craftsmen A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. N-NMP H5079 τεχνῖται technitai
have To have, hold, possess. V-PIA-3P H2192 ἔχουσιν echousin
a matter A word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. N-AMS H3056 λόγον logon
against To, towards, with. Prep H4314 πρός pros
anyone, Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-AMS H5100 τινα tina
courts A lounger in the market-place, perhaps with the idea of agitator. Adj-NFP H60 ἀγοραῖοι agoraioi
are conducted, To lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go. V-PIM/P-3P H71 ἄγονται agontai
proconsuls; A proconsul. N-NMP H446 ἀνθύπατοι anthupatoi
let them accuse To bring a charge against, accuse. V-PMA-3P H1458 ἐγκαλείτωσαν enkaleitōsan
one another. One another, each other. RecPro-DMP H240 ἀλλήλοις allēlois
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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Berean Bible So if indeed Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a matter against anyone, courts are conducted, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
King James Bible So Wherefore if indeed Demetrius Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him him, have a matter against anyone, courts are conducted, any man, the law is open, and there are proconsuls; deputies: let them accuse implead one another.
Hebrew Greek English So "So then, if indeed Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter complaint against anyone, any man, the courts are conducted, in session and there proconsuls are proconsuls; available; let them accuse bring charges against one another.
New American Standard Bible 1995 So "So then, if indeed Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter complaint against anyone, any man, the courts are conducted, in session and there proconsuls are proconsuls; available; let them accuse bring charges against one another.