Meaning of Hellenist

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Hellenist

1. 1
   n.

   One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).

2. 2
   n.

   One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

3. 3
   n.

   One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).

4. 4
   n.

   One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.