Dictionary

Hellenist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛl.ɪ.nɪst/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɛl.ə.nɪst/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑλληνιστής (hellēnistḗs, “somebody who speaks Greek”), from ἑλληνίζειν (hellēnízein, “to speak Greek, to behave like a Greek, to become Greek, hellenize”) (infinitive of ἑλληνίζω (hellēnízō)), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “Greek”).

Meanings

1. A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization.
   • But it is no objection to a programme of research that it encounters difficult cases, and Hellenists with a hand in each field may even decide such territorial disputes. 2025 December 12, Tom Hercules Davies, “Horses, Wheels, Languages: Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic Epic on the Eurasian Steppe”, in The Classical Quarterly, volume 75, number 1, page 7:
2. A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a Hellenized Jew.
3. A non-Greek follower and practitioner of Hellenic religion (aka Hellenism)

Forms

Relateds

Hellenism · Hellenistical · Hellenizer · Hellas · Hellenistic · Helleniser · Hellenization · Hellene · Helladic · Hellenisation · Hellenize · Hellenise · Hellenic · Hellen

Translations (63)

pt helenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · et hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · hu hellenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · de Hellenist (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · cs helénista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · mk елинист (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · es helenista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · cs helénistka (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · be эліні́ст (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sh хелѐнист (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · nl hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · eo helenisto (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · mk елинистка (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · ru эллини́стка (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · uk елліні́ст (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · eo helenisto (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · pt helenizado (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · da hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · fi hellenisti (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sk helenistka (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · nb hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · pl hellenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sk helenista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · de Hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · cmn 希利尼人 (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · pl hellenistka (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · be эліні́стка (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · cs helénistka (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · fi hellenisti (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · uk елліні́стка (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sk helenistka (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · lv hellēniste (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · de Hellenistin (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · it ellenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sh helènist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · hy հելլենիստ (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · cs helénista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · el ελληνιστής (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · he מתיוון (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · el ελληνίστρια (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · sl helenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sh хелѐнист (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · ro elenistă (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · fr helléniste (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · bg елини́ст (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · lv hellēnists (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · el ελληνίστρια (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · ro elenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sl helenistka (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · gl helenista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · de Hellenistin (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · nn hellenist (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · sh helènist (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · sk helenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · it ellenista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · ca hel·lenista (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · ca hel·lenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · es helenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · yue 希利尼人 (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · bg елини́стка (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · gl helenista (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history) · el ελληνιστής (person who adopted the Greek culture during the Hellenistic period) · ru эллини́ст (specialist in the study of Greek culture or history)