Dictionary - Definition of HELLENIST


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	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).[Websters] 2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Hellenist" is a common misspelling or typo for: hellenists.

Date "Hellenist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: HELLENIST

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Bible	(Grecian), the term applied in the New Testament to Greek-speaking or "Grecian" Jews. The Hellenists as a body included not only the proselytes of Greek (or foreign) parentage, but also those. Jews who, by settling in foreign countries, had adopted the prevalent form of the current Greek civilization, and with it the use of the common Greek dialect. (Acts 6:1; 9:29). (references)
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a hellenized Jew. (references)
	2: [Noun] A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	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).[Websters] 2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "HELLENIST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Bible	(Grecian), the term applied in the New Testament to Greek-speaking or "Grecian" Jews. The Hellenists as a body included not only the proselytes of Greek (or foreign) parentage, but also those. Jews who, by settling in foreign countries, had adopted the prevalent form of the current Greek civilization, and with it the use of the common Greek dialect. (Acts 6:1; 9:29). (references)
Wiktionary	1: [Noun] A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a hellenized Jew. (references)
	2: [Noun] A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top