Word Study · Strong's G1675 · Greek
Ἑλληνιστής
Hellenistes
hel-lay-nis-tace'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Hellēnistḗs
“a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew
Rendered in the KJV as
Grecian.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Ἑλληνιστὰς1
- Ἑλληνιστάς·1
- Ἑλληνιστῶν1
How it is rendered · 2
- Hellenists2
- Hellenists;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
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- N-APM-LG · 2
- N-GPM-LG · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 6:1Ἑλληνιστῶνhellēnistōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralIn those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.here: Hellenists
- Acts 9:29Ἑλληνιστάς·hellēnistasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralHe talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.here: Hellenists;
- Acts 11:20Ἑλληνιστὰςhellēnistasnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralBut some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.here: Hellenists