n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. Helléniste. ] 1. 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). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. Hellénistique. ] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hellenistic language,
Hellenistic dialect, or
Hellenistic idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. J. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An advocate of Panhellenism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Philo- + Gr. "E`llhn a Greek: cf. F. philhellène.] A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene. [1913 Webster]