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Ἑλληνιστής

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
Ἑλληνιστής, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
Hellēnistēs
Simplified transliteration: 
Hellenistes
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1675
GK Number: 
1821
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1f
Gloss: 
Grecian Jew, Hellenist
Definition: 
pr. one who uses the language and follows the customs of the Greeks; in NT a Jew by blood, but a native of a Greek-speaking country, Hellenist, Acts 6:1; 9:29; 11:20*

Greek-English Concordance for Ἑλληνιστής

Acts 6:1 Now in these days when the number of the disciples was increasing, there was a complaint by the Hellenists (Hellēnistōn | Ἑλληνιστῶν | gen pl masc) against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food.
Acts 9:29 He was talking and disputing with the Greek-speaking (Hellēnistas | Ἑλληνιστάς | acc pl masc) Jews, but they were looking for a way to kill him.
Acts 11:20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch began to speak also to the Hellenists (Hellēnistas | Ἑλληνιστάς | acc pl masc), preaching the Lord Jesus.