adjective greek

prŏsēlўtus

fem. prŏsēlўta · neut. prŏsēlўtum

= προσήλυτος

come from abroad; foreign; strange •

come from abroad, foreign, strange (late Lat.): numeravit Salomon omnes viros proselytos, Vulg. 2 Par. 2, 17.—Hence, as subst.,

prŏsēlўtus, i, m.

A sojourner; a stranger •

A sojourner, a stranger in the land: proselyti et advenae, Vulg. Tob. 1, 7; id. Ezech. 14, 7.—

one that has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion; a proselyte

Esp., one that has come over from heathenism to the Jewish religion, a proselyte (postclass.), Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 21; Hier. Ep. 64, n. 8; Vulg. Matt. 23, 15; Inscr. Fabr. p. 465, n. 101.—

a female proselyte; converted woman

prŏsēlўta, ae, f., a female proselyte, converted woman, Inscr. Orell. 25, 22.

Perseus ID: n39033 Key: proselytus