Quick Definition
Ἑλληνίς, ίδος, ἡ n.f. a female Greek
Strong's Definition
feminine of 1672; a Grecian (i.e. non-Jewish) woman
KJV Usage: Greek
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, f. | -ίδος
11.91 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Ethnic-Cultural
Greek woman a woman of Greek culture and language It is possible that in MRK 7:26 Ἑλληνίς is to be understood in the sense of Gentile (see 11.41), for the account seems to focus upon the fact that this woman who was not a Jewess nevertheless displayed remarkable faith and confidence in Jesus’ ability to help.
11.41 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Socio-Religious
Gentile woman, non-Jew, Greek (an extended meaning of Ἑλληνίς[a] ‘Greek woman,’ 11.91) a female who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek Though one may translate Ἑλληνίς in ACT 17:12 as ‘Greek,’ the focus is probably upon these women as being Gentiles rather than merely Greeks, for it is the Gentile status of these persons which seems to have been particularly aggravating to some of the Jews in that region.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἕλληνίς, -id0s, ἡ; 1. a Greek woman. 2. a Gentile woman; not a Jewess (see Ἕλλην, 2): Mk. vii. 26; Acts xvii. 12.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἑλληνίς Hellēnis 2x
a female Greek, Mk. 7:26; Acts 17:12*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
Ἑλληνίς
[in LXX: II Mac 6:8 A * ;]
a Greek (i.e. Gentile) woman: Mk 7:26, Ac 17:12.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Ἑλληνίς=Ἑλληνίς (Hellēnis) — Gentile. 1. feminine of Ἕλλην, attic. 2. Ἑλληνίς (see. entry γυνή); a Grecian woman , [Refs 5th c.BC] (Middle Liddel)
