προσήλυτοςprosḗlytos
an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
Greek (New Testament) · G4339
Meanings
1. one who has arrived, a stranger.
2. Of converts to Judaism, a proselyte: Matthew 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5, Acts 13:43.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 23:15 “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are!
- Acts 6:5 Everyone liked this idea, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (an earlier convert to the Jewish faith).
- Acts 13:43 Many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, and the two men urged them to continue to rely on the grace of God.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.