Word Study · Strong's G1672 · Greek
Ἕλλην
Hellen
hel'-lane
Strong's 1890 spelling: Héllēn
“a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
Rendered in the KJV as
Gentile, Greek.
- 25occurrencesin the New Testament
- 6 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 15inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 15
- Ἕλλην3
- Ἕλληνος·3
- Ἑλλήνων3
- Ἕλλησιν3
- Ἕλληνας2
- Ἕλληνες2
- Ἕλλην,1
- Ἕλληνας;1
- Ἕλληνας.1
- Ἕλληνας.¶1
- Ἕλληνές1
- Ἕλληνι.1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 14
- Greeks8
- to Greeks3
- a Greek2
- Greeks.2
- a Greek;1
- Greek1
- Greek,1
- Greek;1
- Greeks?1
- of Greek;1
- to Greek;1
- to Greek.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural5
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APM-LG · 5
- N-DPM-LG · 5
- N-NSM-LG · 4
- N-GPM-LG · 3
- N-GSM-LG · 3
- N-NPM-LG · 3
- N-DSM-LG · 2
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Acts9 of 25 · 36%
- Romans6 of 25 · 24%
- 1 Corinthians4 of 25 · 16%
- John3 of 25 · 12%
- Galatians2 of 25 · 8%
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
John3 occurrences
- John 7:35Ἑλλήνωνhellēnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAt this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?here: Greeks
- John 7:35Ἕλληνας;hellēnasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralAt this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?here: Greeks?
- John 12:20Ἕλληνέςhellēnesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralNow there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.here: Greeks
Acts9 occurrences
- Acts 14:1Ἑλλήνωνhellēnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAt Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.here: Greeks
- Acts 16:1Ἕλληνος·hellēnosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularPaul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.here: a Greek;
- Acts 16:3Ἕλληνhellēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularPaul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.here: a Greek
- Acts 17:4Ἑλλήνωνhellēnōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralSome of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.here: Greeks
- Acts 18:4Ἕλληνας.¶hellēnasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralEvery Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.here: Greeks.
- Acts 19:10Ἕλληνας.hellēnasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralThis continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.here: Greeks.
- Acts 19:17Ἕλλησινhellēsinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralThis became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.here: to Greeks
- Acts 20:21Ἕλλησινhellēsinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltestifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.here: to Greeks
- Acts 21:28Ἕλληναςhellēnasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralcrying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”here: Greeks
Romans6 occurrences
- Romans 1:14Ἕλλησίνhellēsinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralI am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.here: To Greeks
- Romans 1:16Ἕλληνι.hellēninoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularI am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.here: to Greek.
- Romans 2:9Ἕλληνος·hellēnosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThere will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;here: of Greek;
- Romans 2:10Ἕλληνι·hellēninoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularbut glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.here: to Greek;
- Romans 3:9Ἕλληναςhellēnasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralWhat then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.here: Greeks
- Romans 10:12Ἕλληνος·hellēnosnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularFor there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,here: Greek;
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 1:22Ἕλληνεςhellēnesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralJews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,here: Greeks
- 1 Corinthians 1:24Ἕλλησιν,hellēsinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralbut to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.here: to Greeks,
- 1 Corinthians 10:32Ἕλλησινhellēsinnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralDo not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—here: to Greeks
- 1 Corinthians 12:13Ἕλληνεςhellēnesnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFor in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.here: Greeks
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 2:3Ἕλληνhellēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularYet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.here: a Greek
- Galatians 3:28Ἕλλην,hellēnnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.here: Greek,