Acts 17:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.

Young's Literal Translation
And certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.

King James Bible
And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

Greek
Some
τινες (tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the Jews]
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

were persuaded
ἐπείσθησαν (epeisthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3982: A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

joined
προσεκληρώθησαν (proseklērōthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4345: From pros and kleroo; to give a common lot to, i.e. to associate with.

Paul
Παύλῳ (Paulō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Silas,
Σιλᾷ (Sila)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4609: Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian.

along with
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

a large
πολὺ (poly)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

number
πλῆθος (plēthos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4128: A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.

of
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

God-fearing
σεβομένων (sebomenōn)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4576: To reverence, worship, adore. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to revere, i.e. Adore.

Greeks
Ἑλλήνων (Hellēnōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 1672: From Hellas; a Hellen or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew.

and
τε (te)
Conjunction
Strong's 5037: And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.

[quite]
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

a few
ὀλίγαι (oligai)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3641: Puny; especially neuter somewhat.

leading
πρώτων (prōtōn)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

women.
γυναικῶν (gynaikōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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