Strong G1673Ἑλληνικός=Ἑλληνικός

Greek

Transliteration
Hellēnikos
Pronunciation
hel-lay-nee-kos'
Morphology
Proper Name Adjective - Location Gentilic

Definition

From G1672; Hellenic that is Grecian (in language): - Greek.

Detailed definition

Ἑλληνικκός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX: Jer.46:6 50:16 (יָנָה: aliter in Heb.), 2Ma.4:10 2Mac 4:15 2Mac 6:9 2Mac 11:24 2Mac 13:2, 4Ma.8:8 *;]
Greek: τ. Ἑλληνικῇ (sc. γλωσσῇ), Rev.9:11.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Greek

A language used in the New Testament

Greek, one of the original languages of the New Testament, is mentioned in <ref="Luke 23:38, Jhn.19.20, Act.21.37; Revelation 9:11">Luke 23:38, Jhn.19.20, Act.21.37; Revelation 9:11</ref>, highlighting its widespread use in the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus and the early church.

In the Bible

Strong G1673 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • greek1
  • tongue1

First verses

  1. Luke 23:38
    And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  2. Revelation 9:11
    And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
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Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
1. Hellenic, Greek , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)], attic
2. τὸ Ἑλληνικόν the Greeks collectively, [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)]; the Greek soldiery , [5th/4th c.BC (Xenophon Historicus)]
3. τὰ Ἑλληνικά the history of Grecian affairs , [Refs 5th c.BC (Thucydides)]
4. like the Greeks , [Refs 5th c.BC (Euripides), 5th/4th c.BC (Aristophanes Comicus)]:—;adverb -κῶς, in Greek fashion , [Refs 5th c.BC (Herdotus Historicus)] (Middle Liddel)