ἙβραῖοςHebraîos
a Hebræan (i.e. Hebrew) or Jew
Greek (New Testament) · G1445
Meanings
a Hebrew.
1. In OT, of Israelites in contrast with those of another race (Genesis 14:13, Exodus 1:15, Deuteronomy 15:12, and elsewhere).
2. In NT as the correlative of Ἑλληνιστής, a Jew who had adopted, in greater or less degree, Greek culture and Greek language. The distinction was not merely linguistic; as far as it was so, Συριστής would be a more correct Greek term for the Jew of Semitic speech: Acts 6:1, 2 Corinthians 11:22, Philippians 3:5.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 6:1 But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.
- 2 Corinthians 11:22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
- Philippians 3:5 I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure-blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin—a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.