Ἑλληνιστάς

Hellēnistḗs

Hellenists

A person who adopts the Greek language and cultural practices; specifically, in Second Temple and New Testament contexts, a Judean or Israelite who is Greek-speaking and culturally influenced by Hellenism, typically in contrast to those speaking Hebrew or Aramaic. May refer to diaspora Judeans or Israelites for whom Greek is their primary language and who participate in Greek civic life or education.

G1675

Acts 9:29 · Word #7

Lexicon G1675

LemmaἙλληνιστής
TransliterationHellēnistḗs
Strong'sG1675
DefinitionA person who adopts the Greek language and cultural practices; specifically, in Second Temple and New Testament contexts, a Judean or Israelite who is Greek-speaking and culturally influenced by Hellenism, typically in contrast to those speaking Hebrew or Aramaic. May refer to diaspora Judeans or Israelites for whom Greek is their primary language and who participate in Greek civic life or education.

Morphology N ACC M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

PhraseHellenists
LiteralHellenists/Grecians

Lexical Info

LemmaἙλληνιστής
Strong'sG1675

SIBI-P1 Translation G1675-01

Greek-cultured Judeans

Morphological NotesNoun; masculine; accusative; plural (AMP).
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the agentive sense of Ἑλληνιστής as one who adopts or aligns with Greek language and culture, while preserving the masculine accusative plural form in English as a plural direct object. "Greek-cultured" maintains the root connection to Ἑλλην- without reducing the term to ethnic "Greeks."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

Greek-cultured Judeans

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1's specific rendering matches the sense of Ἑλληνιστάς as given by the SILEX definition. Left unchanged, per preservation of the nuanced identification.
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