Greek, Gentile
Ἕλλην=ἝλληνStrong’s G1672Hellēn
Appears in 25 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hellēn is the Greek word usually translated “greeks” and “greek”. It appears in 25 verses of the New Testament.
“Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?”
Meaning
Usually translated “greeks” and “greek”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- greeks 12
- to greeks 5
- a greek 3
- greek 3
- to greek 2
- of greek 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 10
- Romans 6
- 1 Corinthians 4
- John 2
- Galatians 2
- Colossians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 12:20And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
- Acts 14:1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
- Acts 16:1Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
- Acts 16:3Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
- Acts 17:4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
- Acts 18:4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Greek dictionary
Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην Hellēn · Greek, Gentile
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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greek” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREEK, adjective
Pertaining to Greece. [See Gray.]
All definitions and other forms of “greek”
GREEK, noun
A native of Greece.
- The language of Greece.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.