Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην Hellēn · G1672
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
1. Hellen , son of Deucalion, [] ; 2. the Ἕλληνες of [] are the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief (compare Ἑλλάς 1), [] ; 3. later, Ἕλληνες was the regularly name for Greeks , opposite to βάρβαροι, [], etc. ; 4. later still, of Gentiles , Opp. to Jews, [] ; 5. as adjective = Ἑλληνικός, [], etc.:—; even with a fem. Substantive, [, ] (Middle Liddel)
Where it's used 26 times
John 7:35 · John 12:20 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 16:1 · Acts 16:3 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 18:4 · Acts 18:17 · Acts 19:10 · Acts 19:17 · Acts 20:21 · Acts 21:28 · Romans 1:14 · Romans 1:16 · Romans 2:9 · Romans 2:10 · Romans 3:9 · Romans 10:12 · 1 Corinthians 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 1:24 · 1 Corinthians 10:32 · 1 Corinthians 12:13 · Galatians 2:3 · Galatians 3:28 · Colossians 3:11 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G1672; TFLSJ G1672
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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