Greece
ἙλλάςStrong’s G1671Hellas
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hellas is the Greek word usually translated “greece”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,”
Meaning
Usually translated “greece”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- greece 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
Ἑλλάς Hellas · Greece
Ἑλλάς, -άδος, ἡ [in LXX: Isa.66:19, Eze.27:13 (יָוָן), 1Ma.1:1 1Mac 8:9 * ;] with varying usage as to geographical limits; in NT = 'Αχαία (cf. Act.18:12), Greece: Act.20:2.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greece” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREECE, noun
[Latin gressus. It ought to be written grese, but it is entirely obsolete.]
A flight of steps.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.