UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun-name, m.

Inflections: Ἕλλην; -ηνος

Sense 1: civilized, Greek

Semantic entry: 11.90

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: Ethnic-Cultural

Definition: a person who participates in Greek culture and in so doing would speak the Greek language, but not necessarily a person of Greek ethnic background

Notes: In RV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:14 it is possible that the contrast Ἕλλησίν τε καὶ βαρβάροις may be interpreted as ‘to the Greek-speaking persons and to those who do not speak Greek,’ but the entire context of RV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:14 points to a somewhat broader designation.

ROM 1:14: RV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:14

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OET-RV ROM 1:14

14 Whether it’s Hellains (Greeks) or other foreigners, wise people or foolish, I have an obligation,

OET-LV ROM 1:14

14 To _Hellaʸns both and to _foreigners, to_the_wise both and the_foolish, a_debtor I _am.

CO1 1:22: RV CO1 1:22 · LV CO1 1:22 · Read together CO1 1:22

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OET-RV CO1 1:22

22 Yehudim (Jews) ask for miraculous signs and Hellains (Greeks) search for wisdom,

OET-LV CO1 1:22

22 Since both the_Youdaiōns signs are _requesting, and the_Hellaʸns wisdom are _seeking,

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 1:14 · LV ROM 1:14 · Read together ROM 1:14

CO1: RV CO1 1:22 · RV CO1 1:24 · LV CO1 1:22 · LV CO1 1:24 · Read together CO1 1:22 · Read together CO1 1:24

Sense 2: Gentile, non-Jew, Greek

Semantic entry: 11.40

Semantic domains: Groups and Classes of Persons and Members of Such Groups and Classes

Subdomains: Socio-Religious

Definition: (an extended meaning of Ἕλλην[a] ‘Greek,’ 11.90: Ἕλλην) a person who is a Gentile in view of being a Greek

Notes: Though the occurrence of Ἕλλην in RV JHN 7:35 · LV JHN 7:35 · Read together JHN 7:35 could be interpreted as merely a reference to Greeks, it is probably a reference to Greeks as being Gentiles, and therefore Ἕλλην[b] is classified here in the subdomain of socio-religious groups. The occurrence of Ἕλλην in RV ACT 14:1 · LV ACT 14:1 · Read together ACT 14:1 (ὥστε πιστεῦσαι Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος ‘so that a large number of Jews and Gentiles believed’) is another instance of Ἕλλην referring primarily to a socio-religious group rather than merely to Greeks as a nation.

JHN 7:35: RV JHN 7:35 · LV JHN 7:35 · Read together JHN 7:35

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OET-RV JHN 7:35