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Lexicon :: Strong's G1672 - ellēn

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Ἕλλην
Transliteration
ellēn (Key)
Pronunciation
hel'-lane
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:504,227

Strong’s Definitions

Ἕλλην Héllēn, hel'-lane; from G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew:—Gentile, Greek.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G1672 in the following manner: Greek (20x), Gentile (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G1672 in the following manner: Greek (20x), Gentile (7x).

  1. a Greek either by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies

  2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἕλλην Héllēn, hel'-lane; from G1671; a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew:—Gentile, Greek.
STRONGS G1672:
Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ;
1. a Greek by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies: Acts 18:17 Rec.; Ἕλληνές τε καὶ βάρβαροι, Romans 1:14.
2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; so that where Ἕλληνες are opposed to Jews, the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship: John 7:35 (cf. Meyer at the passage); Acts 11:20 G L T Tr [cf. B. D. American edition, p. 967]; Acts 16:1, 3; [Acts 21:28]; 1 Corinthians 1:22, 23 Rec.; Galatians 2:3 (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 11, 2); Ἰουδαῖοί τε καὶ Ἕλληνες, and the like: Acts 14:1; Acts 18:4; Acts 19:10, 17; Acts 20:21; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:9, 10; Romans 3:9; Romans 10:12; 1 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11. The word is used in the same wide sense by the Greek church Fathers, cf. Otto on Tatian, p. 2; [Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word]. The Ἕλληνες spoken of in John 12:20 and Acts 17:4 are Jewish proselytes from the Gentiles; see προσήλυτος, 2. [Cf. B. D. under the word Greece etc. (especially American edition).]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
7:35; 12:20
Acts
11:20; 14:1; 16:1; 16:3; 17:4; 18:4; 18:17; 19:10; 19:17; 20:21; 21:28
Romans
1:14; 1:16; 2:9; 2:10; 3:9; 10:12
1 Corinthians
1:22; 1:23; 1:24; 10:32; 12:13
Galatians
2:3; 3:28
Colossians
3:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1672 matches the Greek Ἕλλην (ellēn),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:35 - The Jewish leaders were puzzled by this statement. “Where is he planning to go?” they asked. “Is he thinking of leaving the country and going to the Jews in other lands?[fn] Maybe he will even teach the Greeks!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:20 - Some Greeks who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover celebration

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:1 - The same thing happened in Iconium.[fn] Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:1 - Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:3 - so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:4 - Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:4 - Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and Greeks alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:10 - This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:17 - The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:21 - I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:28 - yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tells everybody to disobey the Jewish laws. He speaks against the Temple—and even defiles this holy place by bringing in Gentiles.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:14 - For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world,[fn] to the educated and uneducated alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:9 - There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:10 - But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:9 - Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles,[fn] are under the power of sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:12 - Jew and Gentile[fn] are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:22 - It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:24 - But to those called by God to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles,[fn] Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:32 - Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles[fn] or the church of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:13 - Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles,[fn] some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:3 - And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:28 - There is no longer Jew or Gentile,[fn] slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:11 - In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[fn] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,[fn] slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
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