The meaning of “προσήλυτος”
Understanding prosḗlytos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
proselyte. - an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
προσήλυτος
proselyte. - an arriver from a foreign region, i.e. (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ("proselyte")
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 23:15 | “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.” Word: προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) | |
| Acts 2:10 | “Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,” Word: προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) | |
| Acts 6:5 | “And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:” Word: προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) | |
| Acts 13:43 | “Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.” Word: προσήλυτος (prosḗlytos) |