proselyte
proselutos denotes a person identified among Jews or alongside them, including one made through active recruitment.
The occurrences identify people in relation to Jews: groups are named alongside Jews in Acts 2:11 and Acts 13:43, while Acts 6:5 identifies Nicolaus in this way and Matthew 23:15 speaks of making such a person through travel and effort.
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A person identified in relation to Jews · dominant
In Acts 2:11, the nominative plural form occurs in a list that distinguishes Jews and this group; the APB renders the list "Both Jews and proselytes." Acts 13:43 likewise has the genitive plural form after "many of the Jews and devout proselytes," while Acts 6:5 uses the accusative singular to identify Nicolaus; the APB renders him "a proselyte of Antioch."
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A person made through recruitment · occasional
In Matthew 23:15, the accusative singular form is the object of the effort described as traveling "around the sea and the dry land"; the APB renders the clause "to make one proselyte."
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB uses "proselyte" or "proselytes," including the phrases "devout proselytes," "a proselyte of Antioch," and "make one proselyte." These renderings are read in light of each clause rather than treated as a separate definition.