hellenist

English - Turkish

Definition of hellenist in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of hellenist in English English dictionary

A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a Hellenized Jew

A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization

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

One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp

{i} one influenced by Hellenism (especially in ancient times); Greek scholar, one who admires or studies Greek civilization

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

Hyphenation

Hel·len·ist

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek ελληνιστής (hellenistes) "somebody who speaks Greek", from ελληνίζειν (hellenizein) "to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek, hellenize", from Ancient Greek Έλλην (Hellen) "Greek".