Proselyte
Biblical term for convert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the biblical term "proselyte". For general religious conversion, see Proselytism.
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.