Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, You men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
(f) for the cities were full of gods (δαιμόνων, al. εἰδώλων): (h) this is why he says δεισιδαιμονεστέρους . For as I passed by and viewed the objects of your worship — he does not say simply τοὺς δαίμονας (the demons, or deities), but paves the way for his discourse: I beheld an altar, etc.
