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Hellenist
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
(2):
(n.) One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hellenist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hellenist.html. 1828.