Ἑλληνιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō, “to speak Greek”) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, “-er”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hel.lɛː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/ → /el.li.nisˈtis/ → /e.li.nisˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lɛː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)el.le̝.nisˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /el.li.nisˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /el.li.nisˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.li.nisˈtis/

Noun

Ἑλληνῐστής • (Hellēnĭstḗs) m (genitive Ἑλληνῐστοῦ); first declension

1. one who uses the Greek language:
   1. a Greek Jew
      • Act.Ap., 6 1
   2. a gentile, a heathen
      • 331 CE – 363 CE, Julian, Ep. 84a

Declension

First declension of ὁ Ἑλληνῐστής; τοῦ Ἑλληνῐστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ἑλληνῐστής ho Hellēnĭstḗs	τὼ Ἑλληνῐστᾱ́ tṑ Hellēnĭstā́	οἱ Ἑλληνῐσταί hoi Hellēnĭstaí
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑλληνῐστοῦ toû Hellēnĭstoû	τοῖν Ἑλληνῐσταῖν toîn Hellēnĭstaîn	τῶν Ἑλληνῐστῶν tôn Hellēnĭstôn
Dative	τῷ Ἑλληνῐστῇ tôi Hellēnĭstêi	τοῖν Ἑλληνῐσταῖν toîn Hellēnĭstaîn	τοῖς Ἑλληνῐσταῖς toîs Hellēnĭstaîs
Accusative	τὸν Ἑλληνῐστήν tòn Hellēnĭstḗn	τὼ Ἑλληνῐστᾱ́ tṑ Hellēnĭstā́	τοὺς Ἑλληνῐστᾱ́ς toùs Hellēnĭstā́s
Vocative	Ἑλληνῐστᾰ́ Hellēnĭstắ	Ἑλληνῐστᾱ́ Hellēnĭstā́	Ἑλληνῐσταί Hellēnĭstaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• German: hellenistisch

References

• “Ἑλληνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἑλληνιστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)