G1674 G1674
Greek woman, Gentile woman of Hellenic culture
This feminine noun denotes a Greek woman or Gentile woman influenced by Hellenic culture. Mark 7:26 identifies the Syrophoenician woman as Greek (ethnically Gentile), and Acts 17:12 mentions Greek women of high standing who believed in Berea. The term could indicate ethnic Greek heritage or Hellenized Gentile culture. It distinguished women from Jewish background or barbarian contexts.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Referring to women of Greek or Hellenized background, this sense emphasizes Gentile identity in distinction from Jewish. Mark 7:26 uses it to underscore the cultural barrier the Syrophoenician woman crossed in seeking Jesus' help, while Acts 17:12 describes prominent Greek women who received the gospel in Berea. Both contexts highlight Gentile inclusion. 2×
AR["يونانِيّاتِ", "يُونَانِيَّةً"]·ben["গ্রীক"]·DE["Ἑλληνίδων", "Ἑλληνίς"]·EN["Greek"]·FR["Grecque"]·heb["הַיְּוָנִיּוֹת", "יְוָנִיָּה"]·HI["आज्ञा-दे", "यूनानी"]·ID["Yunani", "orang-Yunani"]·IT["Greco", "ellenis"]·jav["Yunani", "Yunani,"]·KO["헬라의", "헬라인"]·PT["grega"]·RU["Гречанок", "гречанкой"]·ES["griega", "griegas"]·SW["Mgiriki", "Wagiriki"]·TR["Grek", "Helen"]·urd["یونانی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
1. feminine of Ἕλλην, attic. 2. Ἑλληνίς (see. entry γυνή); a Grecian woman , Refs 5th c.BC (Middle Liddel)