Meaning
A proselyte is a person who converts to a religion or belief. The word comes through Greek from a term meaning one who has come over or joined.
Biblical Usage
Proselytes were people who had joined the Jewish faith.
Jesus reproved the scribes and Pharisees for travelling to make one proselyte and then making him more the child of hell than themselves.
Proselytes were also present among those who heard the apostles preaching at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
Key References
- Matthew 23:15
- Acts 2:5-11
- Acts 6:5
- Acts 13:43
Related Terms
- Jews
- Pharisees
- Gentiles
- Judaism
- Synagogue