- Transliteration: hellen

- Phonetic: hel'-lane

- Definition:

1. a Greek either by nationality, whether a native of the main land or of the Greek islands or colonies

2. in a wider sense the name embraces all nations not Jews that made the language, customs, and learning of the Greeks their own; the primary reference is to a difference of religion and worship

- Origin: from G1671" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1671

- TDNT entry: 10:24,2

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G1671" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1671; a hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of hellas; by extension a Greek speaking person especially a non-Jew: - Gentile Greek.