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HELLENISTS

\hˈɛlənˌɪsts], \hˈɛlənˌɪsts], \h_ˈɛ_l_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t_s]\

Definitions of HELLENISTS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[Gr.] In the New Testament, a body, including not only proselytes of Greek, or foreign, parentage, but also Jews who, settling in foreign countries, adopted the forms of Greek civilization and the use of the common Greek dialect.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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