Ἑλληνιστής Hellēnistḗs
Meaning
a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew
In the King James Version: Grecian
Derivation: from a derivative of G1672 (Ἕλλην);
Where it is used
- Acts 6:1 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
- Acts 9:29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
- Acts 11:20 But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.