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hiftory. Thus he fays that this print appesed before 
the word ’srrmZw, to {peak Greek, or imitate the 
Greeks. 
‘The fecond opinion with regard to the Grecians, or 
Hellenifts, is that advanced by Beza, and adopted by Baf- 
m, Lardner, and others, which fuppofes that 
they were profelytes, or men of other nations, who had em- 
braced the Jewith religion, or, in other words, profelytes to 
hudaifm: -Accordingly, in Acts, vi. 1. they are contraited 
with the Hebrews, by whom are meant native Jews, de- 
ts of Abraham and [frael. a very 
honourable, ‘and the moft ancient denomination of the Jewifh 
people. It feems to have been peculiar to Abraham and his 
defeendants by Haac and Jacob, when Mofes was fent to 
conduct the people of Ifrael out of the land of E 
(Exod. iii, Ov. 38. 46. 48. fy, 5-) It was a common de- 
nomination of the children of Lirael during their abode in 
Sypt; and in the firft book-of Samuel, it is often ufed as 
equivalent to Ifraelites, or the people of Iirael ; but it is fel- 
dom found in the later books of the Old Teftament. In the 
laws, recorded in the books of Mofes, uP me an 
v. 44—-46.) ; three forts of perfons 
VIZ. Hes or children of Ifrael, 
among » OF 
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ut. xv, 12. Lev. xx 
are clearly diftinguifhed 
Hat is, native Jews; then rangers [ojouirning 
» Heathens, that is, t 
a . eoees! 
alleged from the Old and New Teita- 1 
denomination te 
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defcended from Abraham. 
tending to determine, 
This is the fir confidération, 
who thefe Grecians were. 
ch. xxxiv. a 
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who had 
elves to the people of Lfrael in former times ; 
have been new converts to the Jewifh 
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by ancient defcent, mult be fitly 
thereby underftanding profelytes, who were Jews by reli- 
ion only, and not by birth. Lardner’s Works, vol. xi. 
or prefidents of the Olympian games. 
was exercifed by Iphi nd i 
her games ym, 
added ; and in the 103d Olympiad, the college of Hel- 
sated 
lenodics confifted of twelve, anf to the tribes of the 
Eleans, out of of which was chofen one Hellenodic, 
The number of Elaan tribes, and of courfe that of the 
ellenodies, was afterwards reduced to eight ; but in the 
108th Olympiad, they returned to t number | 
en, and fo conti in a place called 
‘E2Awodman, in the Elean forum, where they were ob! : 
to refide ten months before the celebration of the games, 
-. to take care fuch as offered themfelves to. cont 
meyupvarpare, OF preparatory exercifes, and 
4qF called 
