G1672

Ἕλλην

Hellēn

Masculine noun · From Ἑλλάς (G1671)

From G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew:—Gentile, Greek.

Outline

  1. a Greek either by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies
  2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship

Usages

Romans 10:12

Breakdown

Jew The Israelites who knew they were Israelites. Greek The Israelite foreigners who were calling themselves Greek (Hellenist).

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