◄ 4339. prosélutos ►
Strong's Lexicon prosélutos: Proselyte, convert Original Word: προσήλυτος Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: prosélutos Pronunciation: pro-SAY-loo-tos Phonetic Spelling: (pros-ay'-loo-tos) Definition: Proselyte, convert Meaning: (lit: that has come to), a proselyte, that is a non-Jew, who has been circumcised and has adopted the Jews' religion. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb προσέρχομαι (proserchomai), meaning "to come to" or "to approach." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent is גֵּר (ger), which also means "sojourner" or "stranger," often used in the Old Testament to describe a foreigner living among the Israelites who has embraced their faith and customs. Usage: The term "prosélutos" refers to a person who has converted from one religion or belief system to another, specifically a Gentile who has converted to Judaism. In the New Testament context, it often denotes those who have embraced the Jewish faith and customs. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Jewish context, a proselyte was a Gentile who had fully converted to Judaism, including undergoing circumcision (for males), observing the Sabbath, and adhering to Jewish dietary laws. This conversion was significant as it allowed Gentiles to participate in the religious and communal life of Israel. The process of becoming a proselyte was rigorous and involved a deep commitment to the Jewish faith and way of life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from proserchomai Definition one who has arrived (at Judaism), a proselyte NASB Translation proselyte (2), proselytes (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4339: προσήλυτος προσήλυτος, προσηλύτου, ὁ (from προσέρχομαι, perfect προσελήλυθα, cf. Buttmann, 74 (64); (Winer's Grammar, 24, 26, 97 (92))); 1. a newcomer (Latinadvena; cf. πρός, IV. 1); a stranger, alien (Schol. ad Apoll. Rhod. 1, 834; the Sept. often for גֵּר (cf. Philo de monarch. 1, 7 at the beginning)). 2. a proselyte, i. e. one who has come over from a Gentile religion to Judaism (Luther, Judengenosse): Matthew 23:15; Acts 2:11 (); . The rabbis distinguish two classes of proselytes, viz. הַצֶּדֶק גֵּרֵי proselytes of righteousness, who received circumcision and bound themselves to keep the whole Mosaic law and to comply with all the requirements of Judaism, and הַשַּׁעַר גֵּרֵי, proselytes of the gate (a name derived apparently from Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14; (); (), ()), who dwelt among the Jews, and although uncircumcised observed certain specified laws, especially the seven precepts of Noah (as the rabbis called them), i. e. against the seven chief sins, idolatry, blasphemy against God, homicide, unchastity, theft or plundering, rebellion against rulers, and the use of flesh with the blood thereof. (Many hold that this distinction of proselytes into classes is purely theoretical, and was of no practical moment in Christ's day; cf. Lardner, Works, 11:306-324; cf. vi. 522-533; Schürer in Riehm as below.) Cf. Leyrer in Herzog xii., p. 237ff (rewritten in edition 2 by Delitzsch (xii. 293ff)); Steiner in Schenkel iv., 629f; (BB. DD.); Schürer, Neutest. Zeitgesch., p. 644 ((whose views are somewhat modified, especially as respects classes of proselytes, in his 2te Aufl. § 31 V., p. 567, and his article 'Proselyten' in Riehm, p. 1240f)) and the books he refers to. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance proselyte. From the alternate of proserchomai; an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte") -- proselyte. see GREEK proserchomai Forms and Transliterations προσέθλιψεν προσηλυτοι προσήλυτοι προσηλύτοις προσηλυτον προσήλυτον προσήλυτος προσηλύτου προσηλύτους προσηλύτω προσηλυτων προσηλύτων προσηνές πρόσθεμα πρόσθεσις προσκατέστησαν proselutoi prosēlutoi proseluton prosēluton prosēlutōn proselytoi prosēlytoi prosḗlytoi proselyton proselýton prosēlyton prosēlytōn prosēlýtōn prosḗlyton Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 23:15 N-AMS GRK: ποιῆσαι ἕνα προσήλυτον καὶ ὅταν NAS: one proselyte; and when KJV: to make one proselyte, and when INT: to make one convert and when Acts 2:11 N-NMP GRK: τε καὶ προσήλυτοι Κρῆτες καὶ INT: both and converts Cretans and Acts 6:5 N-AMS GRK: καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα NAS: and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch. KJV: and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: INT: and Nicolas a convert of Antioch Acts 13:43 N-GMP GRK: τῶν σεβομένων προσηλύτων τῷ Παύλῳ NAS: and of the God-fearing proselytes followed KJV: and religious proselytes followed Paul INT: of the worshipping converts Paul Strong's Greek 4339 4 Occurrences προσηλύτων — 1 Occ. προσήλυτοι — 1 Occ. προσήλυτον — 2 Occ.