Hellenist

/ˈhɛlənɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who studies or is deeply interested in ancient Greek language, culture, and history.

Etymology

From Hellenism plus -ist (one who practices or specializes in). It emerged as scholars in the 19th and 20th centuries created a category for experts devoted to Greek studies.

Kelly Says

Some of history's greatest minds were hellenists—they believed that studying Greek philosophy and literature held the key to understanding Western thought itself. Universities created entire departments of hellenists, treating ancient Greece almost like a sacred intellectual tradition.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሪክ
gree-k
ARالعربية
هيلينيست
he-li-ni-st
BNবাংলা
গ্রীকবাদী
gree-k-ba-dee
CACatalà
helenista
he-len-i-sta
CSČeština
helenista
he-len-i-sta
DADansk
hellenist
he-len-ist
DEDeutsch
Hellene
hel-e-ne
ELΕλληνικά
Ελληνιστής
e-le-ni-stees
ESEspañol
helenista
he-len-ee-sta
FAفارسی
یونانی
yoo-na-nee
FISuomi
hellenisti
he-len-is-ti
FRFrançais
helléniste
el-e-ni-st
GUGU
ગ્રીકવાદી
gree-k-va-dee
HAHA
Turanci
too-ran-ci
HEעברית
הלניסט
he-le-nist
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीकवादी
gree-k-va-dee
HUMagyar
görög
go-roog
IDBahasa Indonesia
Helenis
he-len-is
IGIG
Greek
gree-k
ITItaliano
ellenista
e-len-ee-sta
JA日本語
ヘレニスト
hereni-suto
KKKK
грек
gree-k
KMKM
គ្រីក
gree-k
KO한국어
헬레니스트
he-le-ni-seu-ri-seu-teu
MRMR
ग्रीकवादी
gree-k-va-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
Helenis
he-len-is
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိ
ga-ree
NLNederlands
Hellenist
he-len-ist
NONorsk
hellenist
he-len-ist
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰੀਕ
gree-k
PLPolski
helenista
he-len-i-sta
PTPortuguês
helenista
he-len-i-sta
RORomână
helenist
he-len-ist
RUРусский
эллинист
el-li-nist
SVSvenska
hellenist
he-len-ist
SWKiswahili
Mellenisiti
me-len-i-si-ti
TAதமிழ்
கிரேக்கர்
gira-ker
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీకువాది
gree-koo-va-dee
THไทย
เฮเลนนิสต์
he-len-nis-t
TLTL
Helenista
he-len-i-sta
TRTürkçe
Helenist
he-len-ist
UKУкраїнська
еллиніст
el-li-nist
URاردو
یونانی
yoo-na-nee
VITiếng Việt
người Hellenist
ngoi hel-len-ist
YOYO
Helenista
he-len-i-sta
ZH中文
希腊主义者
xi-la-zhu-yi-zhe
ZUZU
Helenisi
he-len-i-si

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