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Lexicon :: Strong's G1675 - hellēnistēs

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Ἑλληνιστής
Transliteration
hellēnistēs (Key)
Pronunciation
hel-lay-nis-tace'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a derivative of Ἕλλην (G1672)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 2:504,227

Strong’s Definitions

Ἑλληνιστής Hellēnistḗs, hel-lay-nis-tace'; from a derivative of G1672; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew:—Grecian.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1675 in the following manner: Grecians (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1675 in the following manner: Grecians (3x).

  1. a Hellenist

    1. one who imitates the manners and customs or the worship of the Greeks, and use the Greek tongue

    2. used in the NT of Jews born in foreign lands and speaking Greek

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἑλληνιστής Hellēnistḗs, hel-lay-nis-tace'; from a derivative of G1672; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew:—Grecian.
STRONGS G1675:
Ἑλληνιστής, -οῦ, 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]: Acts 11:20 R [WH; see in Ἕλλην, 2]; Acts 9:29; the name adhered to them even after they had embraced Christianity, Acts 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 Hellinist; Farrar, St. Paul, chapter 7; Wetstein on Acts 6:1].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
6:1; 6:1; 9:29; 11:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1675 matches the Greek Ἑλληνιστής (hellēnistēs),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1 - Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists[fn] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:29 - And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists.[fn] But they were seeking to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:20 - But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists[fn] also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
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