φόβος. The minds of men at this period were full of dread and agitated expectancy, which had spread even to the heathen. Virg. Ecl. IV.; Orac. Sibyl. III.; Suet. Vesp. 4; Tac. Hist. Luke 1:13; Jos. Bell. Jud. VI. 5, § 4.

διελαλεῖτο. The preposition implies that they became the topic of mutual conversations.

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