What does Ἑλληνιστί (Hellēnistí) mean in the Bible?
e. in the Grecian language".
Greek · G1676
Ἑλληνιστί
Hellenistically, i.e. in the Grecian language
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ἙλληνιστίG1676
PronunciationHellēnistí
What does Ἑλληνιστί (Hellēnistí) mean in the Bible?
Ἑλληνιστί (Hellēnistí) is a Greek word meaning "Hellenistically, i.e. in the Grecian language".
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How does the BSB render G1676?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] Greek (1), Greek (1).
Where does Ἑλληνιστί (Hellēnistí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 19:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] Greek1×John 19:20
Greek1×Acts 21:37
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJohn 19:20
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
John1Acts1
Source forms
Ἑλληνιστί1xHellēnistiJohn 19:20
Ἑλληνιστὶ1xHellēnistiActs 21:37
Parsing patterns
Adverb2xJohn 19:20, Acts 21:37
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Hellenistically, i.e. in the Grecian language
Strong'sG1676
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 21:37-40Source Gloss
Hellenistically, i.e. in the Grecian language
Extended definition
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 19:20Adverb
Ἑλληνιστί,ellhnisti
in the Greek language
Read verseActs 21:37Adverb
Ἑλληνιστὶellhnisti
in the Greek language
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2
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John 19:20 · Acts 21:372×
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New Testament Witnesses
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Word Origins
Ἑλληνιστί is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Highlights Paul’s cultural and linguistic fluency.Acts 21:37-40
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