noun · masculine
hellēnos
GreekἝλλην (hellēn)
Strong’sG1672
a Hellene, a Greek
stem hellēn-25 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ
[in LXX: Jl 3:6, Za 9:13 (יָוָן), etc.; I Mac 1:10, al. *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1672 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhel'-lane
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
Fromfrom G1671;
King JamesGentile, Greek.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hellēnos4×Ἕλλην | hellēnois3×Ἕλληνες |
| object accusative | hellēnon | hellēnoin5×Ἕλληνας |
| direct address vocative | hellēnor | hellēnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | hellēnou3×Ἕλληνος | hellēnoiu3×Ἑλλήνων |
| to, for dative | hellēno2×Ἕλληνι | hellēnoi5×Ἕλλησιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hellēno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
hellēnos“Greek”subjectnominative singular4×
Acts 16:3“Greek”houton thelata tos Paulos sun auto exerchara, kai lambaratos peritemnata auton dia toin Ioudaioin toin arōtoin en toi topoi ekeinoi, oidalelē gar hapantois hoti Hellēnos tos patēros autou huparchate.Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Galatians 2:3“Greek”alla oude Titos tos sun mi, Hellēnos arōtos, anankazita peritemnira;Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
Galatians 3:28“Greek”ouk eniatō Ioudaios oude Hellēnos, ouk eniatō doulos oude eleutheros, ouk eniatō arsēnem kai thēluem; pantois gar vis henos avō en Christo Iēso.There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:11“Greek”hopou ouk eniatō Hellēnos kai Ioudaios, peritomas kai akrobustias, barbaros, Skuthos, doulos, eleutheros, alla teim panteim kai en pantei Christos.Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.
hellēnou“Greek”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Acts 16:1“Greek”Katantata de kai eis Derban kai eis Lustran. kai idou mathētos tinos ate ekei onome Timotheos, huios gunaikau Ioudaiau pistau, patērou de Hellēnou,Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
Romans 2:9“Greek”thlipsias kai stenochōrias, epi pantan psuchan anthrōpou tou katergazerōtou tem kakem, Ioudaiou tē prōtem kai Hellēnou;There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
Romans 10:12“Greek”ouk gar atō diastolas Ioudaiou tē kai Hellēnou, tos gar autos kurios pantoiu, ploutarōtos eis pantoin toin epikalerōtoin auton;For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,
hellēno“Greek”to, fordative singular2×
Romans 1:16“Greek”Ouk gar epaischunemō tem euangeliem, dunamias gar theou atō eis sōtērēan panto to pisteuarōto, Ioudaio tē prōtem kai Hellēno;I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
Romans 2:10“Greek”doxas de kai timas kai eirēnas panto to ergazerōto tem agathem, Ioudaio tē prōtem kai Hellēno;but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
hellēnois“Greeks”subjectnominative plural3×
John 12:20“Greeks”Ale de Hellēnois tinois ek toiu anabainarōtoiu hina proskunaleia en ta heorta;Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast.
1 Corinthians 1:22“Greeks”epeidē kai Ioudaiois sēmeim aitalō kai Hellēnois sofian zētalō;Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
1 Corinthians 12:13“Greeks”kai gar en hene pneume nis pantois eis henem sōmem baptizina, eite Ioudaiois eite Hellēnois, eite doulois eite eleutherois, kai pantois henem pneumem potizina.For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
hellēnoin“Greeks”objectaccusative plural5×
John 7:35“Greeks”legala oun tois Ioudaiois pros heautoin; Pou houtos mellatō poreuerō hoti nis ouk heuriskani auton? mē eis tan diasporan toiu Hellēnoiu mellatō poreuerō kai didaskarō toin Hellēnoin?At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Acts 18:4“Greeks”dialegete de en ta sunagōga kata pantem sabbatem, peithate tē Ioudaioin kai Hellēnoin.Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
Acts 19:10“Greeks”houtem de gineta epi eteim duo, hōste pantoin toin katoikarōtoin tan Asian akouara ton logon tou kuriou, Ioudaioin tē kai Hellēnoin.This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
Acts 21:28“Greeks”krazarōtois; Anēroir Israēlitoir, boēthavōr; houtos atō tos anthrōpos tos kata tou laou kai tou nomou kai tou topou houtou pantoin pantachē didaskarōtos, ēti tē kai Hellēnoin eisagata eis tem hierem kai koinatē ton hagion topon houton.crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
Romans 3:9“Greeks”Tinem oun? proechenō? ouk pantōs, proaitiena gar Ioudaioin tē kai Hellēnoin pantoin hupo hamartan arō,What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
hellēnoiu“Greeks”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
John 7:35“Greeks”legala oun tois Ioudaiois pros heautoin; Pou houtos mellatō poreuerō hoti nis ouk heuriskani auton? mē eis tan diasporan toiu Hellēnoiu mellatō poreuerō kai didaskarō toin Hellēnoin?At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Acts 14:1“Greeks”Gineta de en Ikonie kata tem autem eiserchara autoin eis tan sunagōgan toiu Ioudaioiu kai lalara houtōs hōste pisteuara Ioudaioiu tē kai Hellēnoiu pollem plēthem.At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
Acts 17:4“Greeks”kai tinois ek autoiu peithila kai prosklērila to Paulo kai to Silao, toiu tē seberōtoiu Hellēnoiu plēthem pollem gunaikaiu tē taiu prōtaiu ouk oligais.Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
hellēnoi“Greeks”to, fordative plural5×
Acts 19:17“Greeks”houtem de gineta gnōstem pantoi Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi toi katoikarōtoi tan Efesan, kai epipiptata fobos epi pantoin autoin, kai megalunite tem onomem tou kuriou Iēsu.This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Acts 20:21“Greeks”diamarturerōtos Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi tan eis theon metanoian kai pistian eis ton kurion nu Iēsun.testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 1:14“Greeks”Hellēnoi tē kai barbaroi, sofoi tē kai anoētoi ofeiletos amō;I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
1 Corinthians 1:24“Greeks”autoi de toi klētoi, Ioudaioi tē kai Hellēnoi, Christon theou dunamian kai theou sofian.but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
1 Corinthians 10:32“Greeks”aproskopois kai Ioudaioi ginevōr kai Hellēnoi kai ta ekklēsa tou theou,Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—