G1675

Ἑλληνιστής

Hellēnistēs

Masculine noun · From a derivative of Ἕλλην (G1672)

From a derivative of G1672; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew:—Grecian.

Outline

a Hellenist

one who imitates the manners and customs or the worship of the Greeks, and use the Greek tongue
used in the NT of Jews born in foreign lands and speaking Greek

Usages

Acts 6:1

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.

Breakdown

Grecians Ἑλληνιστής (hel-lā-nē-stā's) - Israelite Foreigner.

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Acts 9:29

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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Acts 11:20

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.

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