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Hellenist

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK, US: /ˈhɛl.ɪ.nɪst/
  • UK, US: /ˈhɛl.ə.nɪst/
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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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noun

Meaning 3

A non-Greek follower and practitioner of Hellenic religion (aka Hellenism)

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑλληνιστής (hellēnistḗs, “somebody who speaks Greek”), from ἑλληνίζειν (hellēnízein, “to speak Greek, to behave like a Greek, to become Greek, hellenize”) (infinitive of ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō)), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).

Across languages

Translations

63 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: հելլենիստ (hellenist) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Belarusian: эліні́ст (eliníst) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Belarusian: эліні́стка (elinístka) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Bulgarian: елини́ст (eliníst) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Bulgarian: елини́стка (elinístka) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Catalan: hel·lenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Czech: helénista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Czech: helénistka — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Danish: hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Dutch: hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Esperanto: helenisto — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Estonian: hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Finnish: hellenisti — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • French: helléniste — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Galician: helenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • German: Hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • German: Hellenistin — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Greek: ελληνιστής (ellinistís) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Greek: ελληνίστρια (ellinístria) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Hungarian: hellenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Italian: ellenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Latvian: hellēnists — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Latvian: hellēniste — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Macedonian: елинист (elinist) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Macedonian: елинистка (elinistka) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hellenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Polish: hellenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Polish: hellenistka — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Portuguese: helenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Romanian: elenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Romanian: elenistă — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Russian: эллини́ст (elliníst) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Russian: эллини́стка (ellinístka) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Serbo-Croatian: хелѐнист — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Serbo-Croatian: helènist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Slovak: helenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Slovak: helenistka — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Slovene: helenist — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Slovene: helenistka — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Spanish: helenista — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Ukrainian: елліні́ст (elliníst) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Ukrainian: елліні́стка (ellinístka) — specialist in the study of Greek culture or history
  • Catalan: hel·lenista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Chinese Cantonese: 希利尼人 (hei1 lei6 nei4 jan4) — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希利尼人 (Xīlìnírén) — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Czech: helénista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Czech: helénistka — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Esperanto: helenisto — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Finnish: hellenisti — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Galician: helenista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • German: Hellenist — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • German: Hellenistin — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Greek: ελληνιστής (ellinistís) — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Greek: ελληνίστρια (ellinístria) — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Hebrew: מתיוון (mityavén) — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Italian: ellenista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Portuguese: helenizado — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Serbo-Croatian: хелѐнист — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Serbo-Croatian: helènist — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Slovak: helenista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Slovak: helenistka — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
  • Spanish: helenista — person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period
Real reading context

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