Hellenist

[ hel-uh-nist ]

/ ˈhɛl ə nɪst /

a person, especially in ancient times, adopting Greek speech, ideas, or customs.

a person who admires or studies Greek civilization.

Origin of Hellenist

From the Greek word Hellēnistḗs, dating back to 1605–15. See Hellene, -ist

The Hellenist menace had not yet disappeared, though Jason and Menelaus, its fathers, were now both dead.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
In Gail's pamphlet against Coray, he talks of "throwing the insolent Hellenist out of the windows."

The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2 |George Gordon Byron
But to infer that he is a Hellenist, to whom the matter had all the charm of novelty, would be very precarious.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews |Thomas Charles Edwards
He keeps quiet during the Empire, and after its fall lives the life of an agriculturist and Hellenist on his farm in Touraine.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France |Georg Brandes

Wilde knew that, he knew everything, in addition to being a thorough Hellenist.

Oscar Wilde |Edgar Saltus

Hellenist

/ (ˈhɛlɪnɪst) /

Also called: Hellenizer (in the Hellenistic world) a non-Greek, esp a Jew, who adopted Greek culture

a student of the Greek civilization or language