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GreekG4339Noun (Masculine)

προσήλυτος

prosēlutos

3Occurrences
G4339Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")

from the alternate of G4334 (προσέρχομαι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.one who has arrived, a stranger.
2.Of converts to Judaism, a proselyte (see DB, )
LXX: for גֵּר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

προσήλυτος appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
Matthew
1

Key Passages

Acts 13:43BSB

After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

Acts 6:5BSB

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

Matthew 23:15BSB

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.