Gloss
Grecian Jew, Hellenist
Forms of the word
Dictionary
Ἑλληνιστής, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
Hellēnistēs
Simplified transliteration
Hellenistes
Numbers
Strong's number
1675
GK Number
1821
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1f
Definition
pr. one who uses the language and follows the customs of the Greeks; in NT a Jew by blood, but a native of a Greek-speaking country, Hellenist, Acts 6:1; 9:29; 11:20*
Greek-English Concordance for Ἑλληνιστής
| Acts 6:1 | Now in these days when the number of the disciples was increasing, there was a complaint by the Hellenists (Hellēnistōn | Ἑλληνιστῶν | gen pl masc) against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food. |
| Acts 9:29 | He was talking and disputing with the Greek-speaking (Hellēnistas | Ἑλληνιστάς | acc pl masc) Jews, but they were looking for a way to kill him. |
| Acts 11:20 | But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists (Hellēnistas | Ἑλληνιστάς | acc pl masc), preaching the Lord Jesus. |
