Greek
Ἑλληνιστί=ἙλληνικόςStrong’s G1676Hellēnisti
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hellēnisti is the Greek word usually translated “greek”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.”
Meaning
Usually translated “greek”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- in greek 1
- greek 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
Ἑλληνιστί=Ἑλληνικός Hellēnisti · Greek
Ἑλληνιστί adv., in Greek: Jhn.19:20; Ἑ. (sc. λαλεῖν) γινώσκεις, Act.21:37 (cf. Field, Notes, 135).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “greek” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GREEK, adjective
Pertaining to Greece. [See Gray.]
All definitions and other forms of “greek”
GREEK, noun
A native of Greece.
- The language of Greece.
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.