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Act 17:4. Ἐπείσθησαν, believed) In antithesis to οἱ ἀπειθοῦντες, who believed not, Act 17:5.-προσεκληρώθησαν, attached themselves to [consorted with]) A remarkable verb: became their lot or heritage; whence a church is called κλῆρος, a heritage, 1Pe 5:3.-τῶν τε σεβομένων, and of the devout) A frequent term in this book, especially applied to religious Greeks: ch. Act 13:43; Act 13:50, Act 16:14, Act 18:7; but applied to those Greeks who used to frequent the synagogues, Act 17:17. All are in themselves wild olive trees: but one wild olive is less unsuited for grafting than another; and where there is less natural unsuitableness, there the transition to faith is more easy.-γυναικῶν, of the women) These more than the men were wont to take an interest in religious subjects. Cic. ad Terentiam, says, “Dii quos tu castissimè coluisti; hominesque, quibus ego semper servivi.”-πρώτων, the chief) who thereby gave a noble example.