Greek Word Study · Strong’s G4339
προσήλυτος
prosēlutos · “proselyte”
Used 4 times across 2 books
Definition
προσήλυτος, -ον
(προοελαύνω), [in LXX for גֵּר ;]
1. one who has arrived, a stranger.
2. Of converts to Judaism, a proselyte (see DB, see word): Mat.23:15, Act.2:10 6:5 13:43.†
(προοελαύνω), [in LXX for גֵּר ;]
1. one who has arrived, a stranger.
2. Of converts to Judaism, a proselyte (see DB, see word): Mat.23:15, Act.2:10 6:5 13:43.†
Where it appears
Matthew1
Acts3
In the text
Matthew 23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.Acts 2:11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.Acts 6:5And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:Acts 13:43Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
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