hellenist

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Hel=len=ist

CIDE DICTIONARY

hellenist, n. [Gr. : cf. F. Helléniste.].

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

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hellenist, n. an expert on or admirer of Greek language or culture.

Etymology

Gk Hellenistes (as HELLENISM)