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Hellenist

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Hel·le·nist  (hl-nst)
n.
1. One in Hellenistic times who adopted the Greek language and culture, especially a Jew of the Diaspora.
2. A devotee or student of Greek civilization, language, or literature.

Hellenist [ˈhɛlɪnɪst]
n
1. (Historical Terms) Also called Hellenizer (in the Hellenistic world) a non-Greek, esp a Jew, who adopted Greek culture
2. a student of the Greek civilization or language

Hellenist
a classicist whose specialization or preference is for Greek language and culture.
See also: Greece and Greeks


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the slander of the NT [against the Jews] is typical of that found among rival claimants to a philosophical tradition and is found as widely among Jews as among other Hellenists .
1), when, in a discussion of Greek diphthongs, we are told that Leonello--almost always present at the proceedings--is absent; della Guardia, 7, suggests that this "absence" of Leonello may indicate that the Prince, though having had some Greek education from Guarino, was not as proficient a Hellenist as a Latinist.
Jews who dropped their religious heritage for Greek thought were called Hellenists.
 
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