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Lexicon :: Strong's G1672 - hellēn

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Ἕλλην
Transliteration
hellēn (Key)
Pronunciation
hel'-lane
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TDNT Reference: 2:504,227

Strong’s Definitions

Ἕλλην Héllēn, hel'-lane; from G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew:—Gentile, Greek.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G1672 in the following manner: Greek (20x), Gentile (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G1672 in the following manner: Greek (20x), Gentile (7x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἕλλην Héllēn, hel'-lane; from G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew:—Gentile, Greek.
STRONGS G1672:
Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ;
1. a Greek by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies: Acts 18:17 Rec.; Ἕλληνές τε καὶ βάρβαροι, Romans 1:14.
2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; so that where Ἕλληνες are opposed to Jews, the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship: John 7:35 (cf. Meyer at the passage); Acts 11:20 G L T Tr [cf. B. D. American edition, p. 967]; Acts 16:1, 3; [Acts 21:28]; 1 Corinthians 1:22, 23 Rec.; Galatians 2:3 (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 11, 2); Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ Ἕλληνες, and the like: Acts 14:1; Acts 18:4; Acts 19:10, 17; Acts 20:21; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9, 10; Romans 3:9; Romans 10:12; 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11. The word is used in the same wide sense by the Greek church Fathers, cf. Otto on Tatian, p. 2; [Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word]. The Ἕλληνες spoken of in John 12:20 and Acts 17:4 are Jewish proselytes from the Gentiles; see προσήλυτος, 2. [Cf. B. D. under the word Greece etc. (especially American edition).]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
7:35; 12:20
Acts
11:20; 14:1; 16:1; 16:3; 17:4; 18:4; 18:17; 19:10; 19:17; 20:21; 21:28
Romans
1:14; 1:16; 2:9; 2:10; 3:9; 10:12
1 Corinthians
1:22; 1:23; 1:24; 10:32; 12:13
Galatians
2:3; 3:28
Colossians
3:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1672 matches the Greek Ἕλλην (hellēn),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - Then the Jews said among themselves, “Where does this Man intend to go that we will not find Him? Does He intend to go to the Dispersion [of Jews scattered and living] among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20 -

Now there were some Greeks (Gentiles) among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:1 -

Now in Iconium Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue together and spoke in such a way [with such power and boldness] that a large number of Jews as well as Greeks believed [and confidently accepted Jesus as Savior];

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:1 -

Now Paul traveled to Derbe and also to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer [in Christ], however, his father was a Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:3 - Paul wanted Timothy to go with him [as a missionary]; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - And some of them were persuaded to believe and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and many of the leading women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:4 - And he reasoned and debated in the synagogue every Sabbath, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10 - This continued for two years, so that all the inhabitants of [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified and exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:21 - solemnly [and wholeheartedly] testifying to both Jews and Greeks, urging them to turn in repentance to God and [to have] faith in our Lord Jesus Christ [for salvation].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:28 - shouting, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:14 - I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16 -

I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation [from His wrath and punishment] to everyone who believes [in Christ as Savior], to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be tribulation and anguish [torturing confinement] for every human soul who does [or permits] evil, to the Jew first and also to the Greek,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - but glory and honor and inner peace [will be given] to everyone who habitually does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:9 -

Well then, are we [Jews] better off than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles) are under the control of sin and subject to its power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:12 - For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile; for the same Lord is Lord over all [of us], and [He is] abounding in riches (blessings) for all who call on Him [in faith and prayer].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:22 - For Jews demand signs (attesting miracles), and Greeks pursue [worldly] wisdom and philosophy,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:24 - but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:32 - Do not offend Jews or Greeks or even the church of God [but live to honor Him];

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:13 - For by one [Holy] Spirit we were all baptized into one body, [spiritually transformed—united together] whether Jews or Greeks (Gentiles), slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit [since the same Holy Spirit fills each life].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:3 - But [all went well, for] not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled [as some had anticipated] to be circumcised, despite the fact that he was a Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:28 - There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority].

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:11 - a renewal in which there is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, [nor between nations whether] [fn]barbarian or [fn]Scythian, [nor in status whether] slave or free, but Christ is all, and in all [so believers are equal in Christ, without distinction].
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