Quick Definition
a Hellene, a Greek
Strong's Definition
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
Derivation: from G1671 (Ἑλλάς);
KJV Usage: Gentile, Greek
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἕλλην, Ἕλληνος, ὁ;
1. a Greek by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies: Act_18:17 Rec.; Ἕλληνες τέ καί βάρβαροι, Rom_1:14.
2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; so that where Ἕλληνες are opposed to Jews, the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship: Joh_7:35 (cf. Meyer at the passage); Act_11:20 G L T Tr (cf. B. D. American edition, p. 967); Act_16:1; Act_16:3; (Act_21:28); 1Co_1:22-23 Rec.; Gal_2:3 (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 11, 2); Ἰουδαῖοι τέ καί Ἕλληνες, and the like: Act_14:1; Act_18:4; Act_19:10; Act_19:17; Act_20:21; Rom_1:16; Rom_2:9-10; Rom_3:9; Rom_10:12; 1Co_1:24; 1Co_10:32; 1Co_12:13; Gal_3:28; Col_3:11. The word is used in the same wide sense by the Greek church Fathers, cf. Otto on Tatian, p. 2; (Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word). The Ἕλληνες spoken of in Joh_12:20 and Act_17:4 are Jewish proselytes from the Gentiles; see προσήλυτος, 2. (Cf. B. D. under the word etc. (especially American edition).)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἕλλην Hellēn 25x
a Greek, Act_18:17 ; Rom_1:14 ; one not a Jew, a Gentile, Act_14:1 ; Act_16:1 ; Act_16:3 reeks.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἕλλην , -ηνος , ὁ ,
[in LXX : Joe_3:6 , Zec_9:13 ( H3120 ), etc.; 1Ma_1:19 , al. * ;]
a Greek; opp . to βάρβαρος , Rom_1:14 ; usually in ΝΤ of Greek Gentiles, opp . to Ἰουδαῖοι : Joh_7:35 , Act_11:29 ; Act_14:1 ; Act_16:1 ; Act_16:3 ; Act_18:4 ; Act_19:19 ; Act_19:17 ; Act_20:21 ; Act_21:28 Rom_1:16 ; Rom_2:9-10 ; Rom_3:9 ; Rom_10:12 , 1Co_1:22 ; 1Co_1:24 ; 1Co_10:32 ; 1Co_12:13 , Gal_2:3 ; Gal_3:28 , Col_3:11 ; of proselytes, Joh_12:29 , Act_17:4 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
Ἕλλην [page 204]
In the ordinance of Euergetes II. P Tebt I. 5 .168 (B.C. 118) Ἕλληνας = probably. . .all non-Egyptian soldiers, whether Macedonians, Cretans, Persians, etc. The editors compare the opposition between Greeks and Egyptians later in the same decree. This illustrates excellently the familiar antithesis between Jews and Greeks, so pronounced in Mar_7:26 , to which an exact parallel is quoted below.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
Ἕλλην Ἕλλην, ηνος, ὁ, "Hellen", son of Deucalion, Hes. the Ἕλληνες of Hom. are "the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief" (cf. Ἑλλάς 1), Il. later, Ἕλληνες was the regul. name for "Greeks", opp. to βάρβαροι, Hdt. , etc. later still, of "Gentiles", Opp. to Jews, NTest. as adj. = Ἑλληνικός, Thuc. , etc.:—even with a fem. Subst., Aesch. , Eur.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ
[in LXX: Jol.3:6, Zec.9:13 (יָוָן), etc.; 1Ma.1:19, al. * ;]
a Greek; opposite to βάρβαρος, Rom.1:14; usually in ΝΤ of Greek Gentiles, opposite to Ἰουδαῖοι: Jhn.7:35, Act.11:29 14:1 16:1, 3 18:4 19:19, 17 20:21 21:28 Rom.1:16 2:9-10 3:9 10:12, 1Co.1:22 1:24 10:32 12:13, Gal.2:3 3:28, Col.3:11; of proselytes, Jhn.12:29, Act.17:4.†
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