Quick Definition
Ἑλληνιστής, ου, ὁ n.m. a Hellenist, Grecian Jew
Strong's Definition
from a derivative of 1672; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew
KJV Usage: Grecian
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun-name, m. | -οῦ
11.93 · Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes · Ethnic-Cultural
Greek-speaking Jew a Greek-speaking Jew in contrast to one speaking a Semitic language The Greek-speaking Jews were basically Jewish in culture and religion, but they had adopted certain customs typical of the larger Greco-Roman world in which many of them lived. This inevitably resulted in certain suspicions and misunderstandings.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
Ἑλληνιστής Hellēnistēs 3x
pr. one who uses the language and follows the customs of the Greeks; in NT a Jew by blood, but a native of a Greek-speaking country, Hellenist, Acts 6:1; 9:29; 11:20*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† Ἑλληνιστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< Ἑλληνίζω, to Hellenize, affect Greek customs),
a Hellenist (RV, Grecian Jew): Ac 6:1 9:29 11:20.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistēs) — Hellenist. one who uses the Greek language; i. e., in [Refs 1st c.AD], a Hellenist, a Greek-Jew. (Middle Liddel)