Strong G1671Ἑλλάς
Greece
- Transliteration
- Hellas
- Pronunciation
- hel-las'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Of uncertain affinity;
Hellas (or Greece) a country of Europe: - Greece.
Hellas (or Greece) a country of Europe: - Greece.
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the biblical story
Greece
A nation and culture, often in opposition to Israel
Greece (Javan), a nation and culture mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments.
In the Bible
Strong G1671 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- greece1
First verses
- Acts 20:2And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
1. Hellas , a city of Thessaly, founded by Hellen, [8th/7th c.BC (Iliad by Homer)]
2. that part of Thessaly in which the Myrmidons dwelt , also called Phthiotis, [8th/7th c.BC (Homer)]
3. Northern Greece , as opposite to Peloponnesus, [8th/7th c.BC (Odyssey by Homer)]
4. later, the name for Greece , from the South to Epirus and Thessaly inclusively, [8th/7th c.BC (Hesiod), Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc.
5. as adjective with a fem. Substantive Hellenic, Greek , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc. (Middle Liddel)
2. that part of Thessaly in which the Myrmidons dwelt , also called Phthiotis, [8th/7th c.BC (Homer)]
3. Northern Greece , as opposite to Peloponnesus, [8th/7th c.BC (Odyssey by Homer)]
4. later, the name for Greece , from the South to Epirus and Thessaly inclusively, [8th/7th c.BC (Hesiod), Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc.
5. as adjective with a fem. Substantive Hellenic, Greek , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], etc. (Middle Liddel)