Strong G1672Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην
Greek, Gentile
- Transliteration
- Hellēn
- Pronunciation
- hel'-lane
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location in Gentilic sense
Definition
From G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek speaking person especially a non-Jew: - Gentile Greek.
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the biblical story
Javan
Son of Japheth; ancestor of Greek people
Javan, the ancestor of the Greek people, was a son of Japheth and grandson of Noah.
In the Bible
Strong G1672 appears in 26 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- greeks13
- greek7
- gentiles4
- gentile2
First verses
- John 7:35Then 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?
- 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.
- Acts 18:17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
- Acts 19:10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
- Acts 19:17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
- Acts 20:21Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Acts 21:28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
- Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
- Romans 2:9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
- Romans 2:10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
- Romans 3:9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
- Romans 10:12For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
- 1 Corinthians 1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
- 1 Corinthians 1:23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
1. Hellen , son of Deucalion, [8th/7th c.BC (Hesiod)]
2. the Ἕλληνες of [8th/7th c.BC (Homer)] are the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief (compare Ἑλλάς 1), [8th/7th c.BC (Iliad by Homer)]
3. later, Ἕλληνες was the regularly name for Greeks , opposite to βάρβαροι, [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc.
4. later still, of Gentiles , Opp. to Jews, [Refs 1st c.AD (New Testament)]
5. as adjective = Ἑλληνικός, [Refs 5th c.BC (Thucydides)], etc.:—;even with a fem. Substantive, [6th/5th c.BC (Aeschulus Tragicus), Refs 5th c.BC (Euripides)] (Middle Liddel)
2. the Ἕλληνες of [8th/7th c.BC (Homer)] are the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief (compare Ἑλλάς 1), [8th/7th c.BC (Iliad by Homer)]
3. later, Ἕλληνες was the regularly name for Greeks , opposite to βάρβαροι, [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc.
4. later still, of Gentiles , Opp. to Jews, [Refs 1st c.AD (New Testament)]
5. as adjective = Ἑλληνικός, [Refs 5th c.BC (Thucydides)], etc.:—;even with a fem. Substantive, [6th/5th c.BC (Aeschulus Tragicus), Refs 5th c.BC (Euripides)] (Middle Liddel)