When the apostle Paul came to Athens on his second missionary tour, he was confronted by Epicurean and Stoic philosophers who felt that they were superior to “this chatterer, ” Paul. ​ — Acts 17: 18.
این فلاسفه خود را از پولُس برتر می‌دانستند و او را « یاوه‌گو » خطاب می‌کردند .‏ —‏ اعمال ۱۷ :‏ ۱۸‏ .‏