Strong's Lexicon
G1675 — Ἑλληνιστής
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G1675 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἑλληνιστής |
| Part of Speech: | Name/g. |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G1672 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Hellenistes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hel-lay-nis-tace' |
| Meaning: | 1. a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew |
| KJV Renderings: | Grecian |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἑλληνιστής, ἑλληνιστου, ὁ (from ἑλληνίζω to copy the manners and worship of the Greeks or to use the Greek language (Winers Grammar, 94 (89f), cf. 28)), a Hellenist, i. e. one who imitates the manners and customs or the worship of the Greeks, and uses the Greek tongue; employed in the N. T. of Jews born in foreign lands and speaking Greek (Grecian Jews): Act 11:20 R (WH; see in Ἕλλην, 2); Act 9:29; the name adhered to them even after they had embraced Christianity, Act 6:1, where it is opposed to οἱ Ἑβραῖοί, which see Cf. Winers RWB, under the word Hellenisten; Reuss in Herzog see p. 701ff; (BB. DD., under the word ; Farrar, St. Paul, chapter vii.; Wetstein (1752) on Act 6:1).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἑλληνιστής (Grecian)
Acts 6:1
- KJV: And in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplied there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration
- GK: εν δε ταις ημέραις ταύταις πληθυνόντων των μαθητών εγένετο γογγυσμός των Ελληνιστών προς τους Εβραίους ότι παρεθεωρούντο εν τη διακονία τη καθημερινή αι χήραι αυτών
Acts 9:29
- KJV: And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Grecians but they went about to slay him
- GK: και παρρησιαζόμενος εν τω ονόματι του κυρίου Ιησού ελάλει τε και συνεζήτει προς τους Ελληνιστάς οι δε επεχείρουν αυτόν ανελείν
Acts 11:20
- KJV: And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene which when they were come to Antioch spake unto the Grecians preaching the Lord Jesus
- GK: ήσαν δε τινες εξ αυτών άνδρες Κύπριοι και Κυρηναίοι οίτινες εισελθόντες εις Αντιόχειαν ελάλουν προς τους Ελληνιστάς ευαγγελιζόμενοι τον κύριον Ιησούν