Biblical Lexicon

G1673 G1673

Adj-DFS | 2× in 1 sense

Greek, Hellenic, in Greek language or manner

This adjective means Greek or Hellenic, referring to language, culture, or ethnicity. Luke 23:38 mentions the inscription on the cross written in Greek (among other languages), and Revelation 9:11 gives the Greek name Apollyon. The word could denote the Greek language, Greek customs, or Greek people collectively. It distinguished Hellenic culture from barbarian or Jewish contexts.

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Senses

1. sense 1 — Referring to the Greek language or Hellenic context, this sense appears in descriptions of written or spoken Greek. Luke 23:38 notes the trilingual inscription on Jesus' cross (Hebrew, Greek, Latin), while Revelation 9:11 provides the Greek name for the destroyer angel. Both instances emphasize Greek as a linguistic medium for communication. 2×

DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Greek Hellene Identity

AR["اليُونَانِيَّةِ", "يونانِيَّةٍ"]·ben["গ্রীকে,"]·DE["griechisch", "Ἑλληνικοῖς"]·EN["Greek"]·FR["en-grec"]·heb["יְוָנִיּוֹת", "יְוָנִית"]·HI["यूनानी"]·ID["Yunani", "Yunani,"]·IT["ellenikois", "ellēnikē"]·jav["Yunani", "basa-Yunani"]·KO["그리스어-로", "그리스어로"]·PT["grego"]·RU["Греческом,", "греческими"]·ES["Griegas", "griego"]·SW["Kigiriki,", "herufi"]·TR["Yunan", "Yunanca"]·urd["یونانی", "یونانی-میں"]

Luke 23:38, Rev 9:11

BDB / Lexicon Reference

1. Hellenic, Greek , Refs 5th c.BC, attic 2. τὸ Ἑλληνικόν the Greeks collectively, Refs 5th c.BC; the Greek soldiery , 5th/4th c.BC 3. τὰ Ἑλληνικά the history of Grecian affairs , Refs 5th c.BC 4. like the Greeks , Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC:—;adverb -κῶς, in Greek fashion , Refs 5th c.BC (Middle Liddel)