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Webster 1913 Edition


Hellenist

Hel′len-ist

,
Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
Helléniste
.]
1.
One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (
Acts vi. 1
).

Webster 1828 Edition


Hellenist

HEL'LENIST

,
Noun.
A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language.
1.
One skilled in the Greek language.

Definition 2024


Hellenist

Hellenist

English

Noun

Hellenist (plural Hellenists)

  1. A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization.
  2. A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a Hellenized Jew.

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