What does προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) mean in the Bible?
προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos): A non-Jewish convert to Judaism, literarily one who has "arrived" at the faith community.
Greek · G4339
προσήλυτος
προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos): A non-Jewish convert to Judaism, literarily one who has "arrived" at the faith community.
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προσήλυτοςG4339
Pronunciationprosḗlytos
What does προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4339?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include converts to Judaism (2), a convert [to Judaism] (1), convert (1).
Where does προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Matthew (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 Itconverts to Judaism2×Acts 2:11, Acts 13:43
a convert [to Judaism]1×Acts 6:5
convert1×Matthew 23:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:15
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Matthew1Acts3
Source forms
προσήλυτον2xprosēlytonMatthew 23:15, Acts 6:5
προσήλυτοι1xprosēlytoiActs 2:11
προσηλύτων1xprosēlytōnActs 13:43
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 23:15, Acts 6:5
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 13:43
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 2:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A non-Jewish convert to Judaism, literarily one who has "arrived" at the faith community.
Strong'sG4339
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms3 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 23:15Source Gloss
proselyte
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:15Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
προσήλυτον,proshluton
a proselyte
Read verseActs 2:10Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
προσήλυτοι,proshlutoi
a proselyte
Read verseActs 6:5Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
προσήλυτονproshluton
a proselyte
Read verseActs 13:43Noun Genitive Plural Masculine
προσηλύτωνproshlutwn
a proselyte
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 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (2)Number patternPlural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineActs 2:111×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineActs 13:431×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 23:15 · Acts 6:52×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Convert to Judaism, object of Pharisaic missionary zeal and hypocrisy
Jewish converts present at Pentecost, among diaspora witnesses to apostolic testimony
Nicolas of Antioch, a gentile convert to Judaism before Christian faith
Converts to Judaism following Paul's synagogue teaching, responsive to gospel message
Word Origins
προσήλυτος is built from this root:
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