1672. Hellén
Strong's Lexicon
Hellén: Greek

Original Word: Ἕλλην
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Hellén
Pronunciation: hel'-lane
Phonetic Spelling: (hel'-lane)
Definition: Greek
Meaning: a Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word Ἑλλάς (Hellas), referring to Greece.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "Hellén," the concept of Gentiles or non-Jews is often represented by the Hebrew word גּוֹי (goy, Strong's H1471), which means "nation" or "people" and is used to refer to non-Israelite nations.

Usage: The term "Hellén" is used in the New Testament to refer to a Greek person, often in contrast to Jews. It denotes someone who is ethnically Greek or culturally aligned with Greek customs and language. In a broader sense, it can also refer to Gentiles or non-Jews, especially in the context of the early Christian church's outreach beyond Jewish communities.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the first century, the Greek culture was highly influential across the Roman Empire due to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent Hellenistic period. Greek was the lingua franca of the Eastern Mediterranean, and Greek philosophy, art, and religion permeated many aspects of life. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, reflecting this cultural dominance. The term "Hellén" thus signifies not only an ethnic identity but also a cultural and intellectual heritage that was widespread during the time of the early church.

HELPS Word-studies

1672 Héllēn – an Hellene, i.e. a Greek. 1672/Hellēn ("Greek") originally referred to any native Greek and later became synonymous with any Greek-speaking person, i.e. anyone who followed Greek culture (and especially) spoke Greek.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Hellas
Definition
a Greek, usually a name for a Gentile
NASB Translation
Greek (9), Greeks (17).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1672: Ἕλλην

Ἕλλην, Ἕλληνος, ;

1. a Greek by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies: Acts 18:17 Rec.; Ἕλληνες τέ καί βάρβαροι, Romans 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: John 7:35 (cf. Meyer at the passage); Acts 11:20 G L T Tr (cf. B. D. American edition, p. 967); Acts 16:1, 3; (Acts 21:28); 1 Corinthians 1:22, 23 Rec.; Galatians 2:3 (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 11, 2); Ἰουδαῖοι τέ καί Ἕλληνες, and the like: Acts 14:1; Acts 18:4; Acts 19:10, 17; Acts 20:21; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9, 10; Romans 3:9; Romans 10:12; 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 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 John 12:20 and Acts 17:4 are Jewish proselytes from the Gentiles; see προσήλυτος, 2. (Cf. B. D. under the word etc. (especially American edition).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gentile, Greek.

From Hellas; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew -- Gentile, Greek.

see GREEK Hellas

Forms and Transliterations
Ελλην Ἕλλην Ελληνας Ἕλληνας Ελληνες Ἕλληνες Ἕλληνές Ελληνι Ἕλληνι Ελληνος Ἕλληνος Ελληνων Ἑλλήνων Ελλησιν Ἕλλησιν Ἕλλησίν Ellen Ellēn Ellenas Ellēnas Ellenes Ellēnes Elleni Ellēni Ellenon Ellēnōn Ellenos Ellēnos Ellesin Ellēsin Hellen Hellēn Héllen Héllēn Hellenas Hellēnas Héllenas Héllēnas Hellenes Hellēnes Héllenes Héllenés Héllēnes Héllēnés Helleni Hellēni Hélleni Héllēni Hellenon Hellēnōn Hellḗnon Hellḗnōn Hellenos Hellēnos Héllenos Héllēnos Hellesin Hellēsin Héllesin Héllesín Héllēsin Héllēsín
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John 7:35 N-GMP
GRK: διασπορὰν τῶν Ἑλλήνων μέλλει πορεύεσθαι
NAS: to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach
KJV: the dispersed among the Gentiles, and
INT: dispersion among the Greeks is he about to go

John 7:35 N-AMP
GRK: διδάσκειν τοὺς Ἕλληνας
NAS: and teach the Greeks, is He?
KJV: and teach the Gentiles?
INT: teach the Greeks

John 12:20 N-NMP
GRK: Ἦσαν δὲ Ἕλληνές τινες ἐκ
NAS: there were some Greeks among those
KJV: certain Greeks among
INT: they were moreover Greeks certain among

Acts 14:1 N-GMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος
NAS: both of Jews and of Greeks.
KJV: and also of the Greeks believed.
INT: both and Hellenists a great number

Acts 16:1 N-GMS
GRK: πατρὸς δὲ Ἕλληνος
NAS: but his father was a Greek,
KJV: but his father [was] a Greek:
INT: father however a Greek

Acts 16:3 N-NMS
GRK: ἅπαντες ὅτι Ἕλλην ὁ πατὴρ
NAS: knew that his father was a Greek.
KJV: father was a Greek.
INT: all that a Greek the father

Acts 17:4 N-GMP
GRK: τε σεβομένων Ἑλλήνων πλῆθος πολὺ
NAS: of the God-fearing Greeks and a number
KJV: of the devout Greeks a great
INT: moreover worshipping Greeks a multitude great

Acts 18:4 N-AMP
GRK: Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας
NAS: Jews and Greeks.
KJV: the Jews and the Greeks.
INT: Jews and Greeks

Acts 19:10 N-AMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλληνας
NAS: both Jews and Greeks.
KJV: Jews and Greeks.
INT: both and Greeks

Acts 19:17 N-DMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν
NAS: Jews and Greeks, who lived
KJV: the Jews and Greeks also dwelling
INT: both and Greeks those inhabiting

Acts 20:21 N-DMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τὴν εἰς
NAS: Jews and Greeks of repentance
KJV: and also to the Greeks, repentance
INT: both and Greeks toward

Acts 21:28 N-AMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλληνας εἰσήγαγεν εἰς
NAS: brought Greeks into the temple
KJV: further brought Greeks also into
INT: and also Greeks he brought into

Romans 1:14 N-DMP
GRK: Ἕλλησίν τε καὶ
NAS: both to Greeks and to barbarians,
KJV: both to the Greeks, and
INT: to Greeks both and

Romans 1:16 N-DMS
GRK: πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνι
NAS: first and also to the Greek.
KJV: and also to the Greek.
INT: first and to Greek

Romans 2:9 N-GMS
GRK: πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνος
NAS: first and also of the Greek,
KJV: and also of the Gentile;
INT: first and of Greek

Romans 2:10 N-DMS
GRK: πρῶτον καὶ Ἕλληνι
NAS: first and also to the Greek.
KJV: and also to the Gentile:
INT: first and to Greek

Romans 3:9 N-AMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλληνας πάντας ὑφ'
NAS: Jews and Greeks are all
KJV: Jews and Gentiles, that they are all
INT: both and Greeks all under

Romans 10:12 N-GMS
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλληνος ὁ γὰρ
NAS: between Jew and Greek; for the same
KJV: the Jew and the Greek: for the same
INT: and also Greek indeed

1 Corinthians 1:22 N-NMP
GRK: αἰτοῦσιν καὶ Ἕλληνες σοφίαν ζητοῦσιν
NAS: for signs and Greeks search
KJV: and the Greeks seek
INT: ask for and Greeks wisdom seek

1 Corinthians 1:24 N-DMP
GRK: τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν Χριστὸν θεοῦ
NAS: both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power
KJV: Jews and Greeks, Christ the power
INT: both and Greeks Christ God's

1 Corinthians 10:32 N-DMP
GRK: γίνεσθε καὶ Ἕλλησιν καὶ τῇ
NAS: to Jews or to Greeks or to the church
KJV: nor to the Gentiles, nor
INT: be you and Greeks and to the

1 Corinthians 12:13 N-NMP
GRK: Ἰουδαῖοι εἴτε Ἕλληνες εἴτε δοῦλοι
NAS: Jews or Greeks, whether slaves
KJV: or Gentiles, whether
INT: Jews or Greeks whether slaves

Galatians 2:3 N-NMS
GRK: σὺν ἐμοί Ἕλλην ὤν ἠναγκάσθη
NAS: who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled
KJV: being a Greek, was compelled
INT: with me a Greek being was compelled

Galatians 3:28 N-NMS
GRK: Ἰουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην οὐκ ἔνι
NAS: Jew nor Greek, there is neither
KJV: Jew nor Greek, there is neither
INT: Jew nor Greek neither there is

Colossians 3:11 N-NMS
GRK: οὐκ ἔνι Ἕλλην καὶ Ἰουδαῖος
NAS: is no [distinction between] Greek and Jew,
KJV: there is neither Greek nor Jew,
INT: not there is Greek and Jew

Strong's Greek 1672
25 Occurrences


Ἕλλην — 4 Occ.
Ἕλληνας — 5 Occ.
Ἕλληνές — 3 Occ.
Ἕλληνι — 2 Occ.
Ἑλλήνων — 3 Occ.
Ἕλληνος — 3 Occ.
Ἕλλησιν — 5 Occ.

















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