Ἑλληνιστί G1676
in Greek, in the Greek language
This adverb means 'in Greek' or 'in the Greek language.' John 19:20 notes the inscription on Jesus' cross was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, while Acts 21:37 records Paul asking if the tribune speaks Greek. The phrase specifically denotes the Greek language as medium of communication. It could also mean 'in Greek fashion,' but New Testament usage is linguistic.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Indicating communication in the Greek language, this adverb appears in contexts of multilingual inscription and speech. John 19:20 emphasizes the trilingual accessibility of the cross inscription, while Acts 21:37 shows Paul demonstrating his Greek fluency to surprise the Roman commander. Both instances highlight Greek as a lingua franca of the eastern Mediterranean. 2×
AR["بِالْيُونَانِيَّةِ", "يُونَانِيَّةً"]·ben["গ্রীক", "গ্রীকে।"]·DE["griechisch", "Ἑλληνιστὶ"]·EN["Greek", "in-Greek"]·FR["en-grec", "grec"]·heb["יְוָנִית"]·HI["यूनानी-में"]·ID["Yunani", "dalam-bahasa-Yunani"]·IT["ellenisti", "in-greco"]·jav["Yunani"]·KO["그리스어로", "헬라어를"]·PT["Em-grego", "em-grego"]·RU["По-гречески", "по-гречески."]·ES["En-griego", "en-griego"]·SW["Kigiriki", "kwa-Kigiriki"]·TR["Grekçe", "Yunanca"]·urd["یونانی", "یونانی میں"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἑλληνιστί in the Greek language, NT+5th c.BC+in Greek fashion, Refs 2nd c.AD+