Hellēnistḗs — G1675

Definition

masculine noun

a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew

1. employed in the N. T. of Jews born in foreign lands and speaking Greek (Grecian Jews)
2. the name adhered to them even after they had embraced Christianity

Usually translated as

Grecian

Origin

from a derivative of G1672

• Héllēn (G1672)

Occurrences

Hellēnistḗs occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (3)

• Acts 6:1 — And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians (Ἑλληνιστῶν) against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
• Acts 9:29 — And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians (Ἑλληνιστάς): but they went about to slay him.
• Acts 11:20 — And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians (Ἑλληνιστάς), preaching the Lord Jesus.