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Acts 17:12

πολλοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐπίστευσαν, καὶ τῶν Ἑλληνίδων γυναικῶν τῶν εὐσχημόνων καὶ ἀνδρῶν οὐκ ὀλίγοι.

So then many of them believed, and also not a few of the noble Greek women and men.

The Response of Faith

πολλοὶ μὲν οὖν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἐπίστευσαν – “So then many of them believed.”

πολλοὶ – “many,” masculine plural nominative, subject of the verb. μὲν οὖν – a common discourse marker: μὲν signals a contrast to follow; οὖν (“therefore”) links to prior argument or result—here, the result of Paul’s preaching in Beroea (cf. Acts 17:11). ἐξ αὐτῶν – “of them,” referring to the Jews in the synagogue.… Learn Koine Greek