Word Study · Strong's G4339 · Greek
προσήλυτος
proselytos
pros-ay'-loo-tos
Strong's 1890 spelling: prosḗlytos
“an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
Rendered in the KJV as
proselyte.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- προσήλυτον1
- προσήλυτον,1
- προσηλύτων1
How it is rendered · 3
- a convert1
- convert,1
- converts1
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 singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 2
- N-GPM · 1
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Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 6:5προσήλυτονprosēlutonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThis proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.here: a convert
- Acts 13:43προσηλύτωνprosēlutōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralAfter the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.here: converts