Proselyte

The biblical term "proselyte" is an anglicization of the Koine Greek term προσήλυτος (proselytos), as used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) for "stranger", i.e. a "newcomer to Israel";[1] a "sojourner in the land",[2] and in the Greek New Testament[3] for a first-century convert to Judaism, generally from Ancient Greek religion. It is a translation of the Biblical Hebrew phrase גר תושב (ger toshav).[3] "Proselyte" also has the more general meaning in English of a new convert to any particular religion or doctrine.

  1. ^ 1 Chronicles 22:2
  2. ^ Exodus 12:48; 20:10; 22:21
  3. ^ a b "Genesis 1:1 (KJV)". Blue Letter Bible.