Definition of Greek in English:

Greek

adjective ɡriːkɡrik

Relating to Greece, its people, or their language.
Compare with Hellenic
Example sentencesExamples
- The Greek language dominated during the early years but gave way in due course to Latin.
- In fact, some sections of the book were so crude and historically distorted that the publishers omitted them from the Greek language edition.
- The Greek language uses a different word for lust.
- The Greek language was used in public worship and in state affairs throughout Bulgaria.
- Many Greeks write emails in Latin characters even though computers are sold with Greek language software.
- In that framework Greek language has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the sphere of knowledge acquisition.
- The sculpture was manufactured in Melbourne, home to the artist and the world's largest Greek population outside Greece.
- He told the Greek ambassador that Greece had acted in haste.
- The visitor to Greece rarely leaves without experiencing Greek hospitality.
- It is common ground that a similar rule applies in Greece to Greek proceedings.
- Each is an epic journey of passion, honour and dishonour, rooted in the pages of Greek mythology, with strong language and violence.
- Many Jews also lived in the city and adopted Greek ways and language.
- Melbourne is the largest Greek speaking city outside Greece, and Greek pride in the city has never been so strong.
- This conversation would have been in the Greek language, presumably?
- The majority of the students enrol for Classical Studies rather than the Latin or Greek language.
- That was real Greek cooking, real Greece, something everyone should go looking for.
- There is a brief introduction to Greece and Greek civilisation.
- From 1982 on, schools have combined to stage Latin and Greek plays in their original languages in a Classical Drama Festival, held every ten years.
- Feta cheese is the Greek cheese; in northern Greece if the recipe just says ‘cheese’ it means feta.
- I found that my local public library has a half-dozen Greek language programs with cassette tapes and books that borrowers can take home.

noun ɡriːkɡrik

1A native or inhabitant of modern Greece, or a person of Greek descent.
Example sentencesExamples
- In American folklore, however, the same activity is associated with modern Greeks.
- According to official figures, 98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox Christians.
- Other minority populations in Armenia include Russians, Greeks, and Jews.
- One third of the population - Greeks as well as Turks - were forced to leave their homes.
- Scots regard whisky as a more traditional drink, while Spaniards, Greeks, Thais and Americans view it as trendy.
- It is the home of various people including Albanians, Vlachs, Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, and Turks.
- We had Croatians, Italians, Greeks, etc., and it was a very diverse cultural mix.
- The ancient Macedonians were considered non-Greek but are claimed as co-nationals by the modern Greeks.
- At weekends, parties of Greeks descend from Athens, three and a half hours away by car.
- For the Greeks it is a matter of national pride, and over the next three weeks Athens will have to prove itself capable of hosting the modern games.
- Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented.
- Typical of the Greeks ' modern cuisine are feta cheese and retsina wine.
- It turned out she was Turkish Cypriot and had had an affair with a Greek Cypriot, and because Turks and Greeks didn't get on back then, her friends disowned her.
- She spent long years in exile and became a symbol for Greeks all over the world as well as for Greek national music.
- The impact of the story on Greece and Greeks would be hard to exaggerate.
- Groups of ethnic Greeks and Turks waved at each other as they walked across the buffer zone that 24 hours earlier had been a no-man's land.
- The Turks and Greeks have made much of the lemon in their cooking, using it both as marinade and dressing.
- The Greeks like the idea of backgammon, a national obsession, or paradosiaki hori, their traditional dancing.
- But the Finns, like the French and Greeks and Irish and the rest of them are quite happy with the euro.
- Petko was popular among ethnic Bulgarians, Turks and Greeks because he defended the rights of all poor among them.
1. 1.1 A Greek-speaking person in the ancient world, especially a native of one of the city states of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.
  Example sentencesExamples
  She learned the secrets that kept the Greeks ahead of other nations.
  A good knowledge of the past was likewise important, for the humanists idolized the Romans and Greeks.
  Most gods were common to all Greeks but each city-state also had their own patron deity.
  The ancient Greeks awarded crowns, the Romans torques and decorative discs.
  Honey has long been a popular infection fighter, going back to the days of the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who used it to treat burns, cuts and ulcers.
  Sometimes they meet and merge, as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern systems did when the Greeks and Persians began to war with each other.
  It provided a material and political base of cultural achievement that rivaled the Greeks under Pericles.
  The ancient Greeks eagerly consulted oracles for answers to all sorts of questions they had about the future.
  To be sure, they inhabited the same world as the Hellenistic Greeks.
  The original games were the largest single gathering of Greeks in the ancient world.
  In 130 BC the Romans overcame the Greeks and Greece became part of the Roman Empire.
  To the ancient Greeks, there were simple explanations to all these questions - it was the gods!
  Expressions of this technique are found among the ancient Egyptians, Hindus, Greeks and Chinese.
  It was arrogant pretension of the ancient Greeks to imagine that barbarians were slaves by nature.
  Unlike Rome, but like the Greeks, the Carthaginians also made extensive use of mercenaries.
  Athena and Hera dress for battle to aid the Greeks and descend to the field in a chariot.
  How can the ideas of the ancient Greeks and modern researchers in education apply to school facilities?
  The ancient Greeks did not really see two distinct worlds in the lives of the citizenry.
  In principle the human and the divine spheres were considered by the ancient Greeks to be separate, unequal, and untransgressible.
  On a spiritual level, the 4th century witnessed a permanent change in the attitudes of all Greeks.
2mass noun The ancient or modern language of Greece, the only representative of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family.
The ancient form of Greek was spoken in the southern Balkan peninsula from the 2nd millennium BC. The Greek alphabet, used from the 1st millennium BC onwards, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. The dialect of classical Athens formed the basis of the standard dialect (koinē) from the 3rd century BC onwards, and this remained as a literary language during the periods of the Byzantine Empire and Turkish rule (see katharevousa). The colloquial language, however, continued to evolve independently (see demotic)
Example sentencesExamples
- Like all other languages, Greek has its unique characteristics.
- The accents and other diacritical marks we now use to write ancient Greek are comparatively late inventions.
- This second translation will be from their stronger language, English, into their weaker language, Greek.
- Many of the letters used in writing these languages are derived from ancient Greek.
- The official language is Romanian, which has Latin roots that date back to the Roman occupation of the area but also contains words from Greek, Slavic languages, and Turkish.
- It is written in two languages: Greek and Latin.
- He was a man of immense learning, with a wide knowledge of the sciences and of languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic.
- The new languages include Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish.
- Being very near to the centre of Hellenistic world, Greek remained the main language of book writing at Alexandria.
- Inscription are also found in different languages such as German, Chinees, Greek, Arabic and many other languages.
- As the Arab Empire grew, Arabic replaced the Aramaic, Coptic, Greek, and Latin languages and became the main instrument of Arab culture.
- Dozens of theater companies in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other areas, perform contemporary works and ancient dramas in modern Greek.
- Every generation, poets and scholars try their hands at translating Homer from ancient Greek into modern languages.
- About 98 percent of Greece's people speak Greek as their first language.
- Tyndale was a brilliant translator who knew eight languages including Greek, the language of the New Testament and Hebrew, the language of the Old.
- I am skilled in many languages including Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Demotic.
- In the Hellenistic era Greek was introduced and spoken along with Aramaic.
- Talented scientists translated and preserved ancient Greek, Persian and Indian manuscripts.
- I have a major in classical languages, Greek and Ancient Hebrew, and a minor in Philosophy.
- The carved inscriptions on the Stone included hieroglyphics - the written language of ancient Egypt - and Greek, which was readily understood.
3US A member of a fraternity or sorority having a Greek-letter name.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have been Greek members.
- Going Greek is one of the best decisions a student can make if he or she seeks leadership opportunities.
- The annual tradition, always held in April, unifies and bonds Greek members, as well as raises awareness of campus life and the organizations available to students.
- Fraternity and sorority members strive to be above the all undergraduate grade point average each semester. National trends prove that Greek members stay in college and are more likely to obtain a degree than non-Greek students.
- Membership in the Order of Omega is extended only to those Greek juniors and seniors who, in addition to having achieved academic excellence, also have a history of leadership and service in the WPI community.

Phrases

beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts

proverb If a rival or enemy shows one generosity or kindness, one should be suspicious of their motives.
Example sentencesExamples
- The only antidote to this kind of thing that I can think of, is the folklore wisdom contained in "Beware the Greeks bearing gifts."
- During the discussion in the Senate and House, the principle, "Fear the Greeks bearing gifts," was introduced and reiterated with emphasis.
- Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, he cries, hurling a spear into its side.
- Government also seems to have realised that it should beware the Greeks bearing gifts.
- As the measure has been drawn by the most experienced and devoted friends of the reform, there is no occasion to fear the "Greeks bearing gifts" in this instance.

it's (all) Greek to me

informal I can't understand it at all.
Example sentencesExamples
- As for Panathinaikos… well, it's all Greek to me.
- As I would say constantly throughout my first year of high school, "it's all Greek to me."
- ‘I didn't know what they were… it's all Greek to me,’ he joked.
- Yeah, yeah, I know - man the noble athlete still carrying the torch and all that - but to be honest it's all Greek to me.
- On close examination, some of the numbers or symbols (it's all Greek to me) had been rubbed out with a finger and replaced.

Derivatives

Greekness

noun

However, the ingredients were fresh and tasty, even if lacking, in this case, a little authentic Greekness.
Example sentencesExamples
- But Horace sharply distinguishes Greek models from Greek content, and, it might be argued, from Greekness itself.
- But other factors, among them the perception of common Greekness and the Panhellenic dimension of religion, create pressures towards openings.
- The idea of a transhistorically permanent idea of Greece and Greekness fails to recognise a long European history of intermixing nomadic tribes, slavery and successive colonising invasions.
- Preservation of those qualities which were considered to constitute Greekness - descent, religion, language, and customs - did not depend upon absolute autonomy.

Origin

Old English Grēcas 'the Greeks', from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.

The word Greek comes from Latin Graeci, which was the name the Romans gave to the people who called themselves the Hellenes. If you cannot understand something at all, you can say it's all Greek to me—the use of Greek to mean ‘unintelligible language or gibberish’ dates from around 1600. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar the conspirator Casca, noting that Cicero gave a speech in Greek, adds ‘for mine own part, it was Greek to me’. Greek also has a negative connotation in the proverb beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts. This is a reference to the Trojan War. In Virgil's Aeneid the Trojan priest Laocoon says, ‘I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts’, warning his fellow Trojans not to take into their city the gigantic wooden horse that the Greeks have left behind on their apparent departure.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of Greek in US English:

Greek

adjectiveɡrikɡrēk

Relating to Greece, its people, or their language.
Compare with Hellenic
Example sentencesExamples
- The Greek language dominated during the early years but gave way in due course to Latin.
- The Greek language was used in public worship and in state affairs throughout Bulgaria.
- The visitor to Greece rarely leaves without experiencing Greek hospitality.
- In fact, some sections of the book were so crude and historically distorted that the publishers omitted them from the Greek language edition.
- Feta cheese is the Greek cheese; in northern Greece if the recipe just says ‘cheese’ it means feta.
- In that framework Greek language has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the sphere of knowledge acquisition.
- From 1982 on, schools have combined to stage Latin and Greek plays in their original languages in a Classical Drama Festival, held every ten years.
- There is a brief introduction to Greece and Greek civilisation.
- That was real Greek cooking, real Greece, something everyone should go looking for.
- The majority of the students enrol for Classical Studies rather than the Latin or Greek language.
- I found that my local public library has a half-dozen Greek language programs with cassette tapes and books that borrowers can take home.
- Many Jews also lived in the city and adopted Greek ways and language.
- It is common ground that a similar rule applies in Greece to Greek proceedings.
- The sculpture was manufactured in Melbourne, home to the artist and the world's largest Greek population outside Greece.
- The Greek language uses a different word for lust.
- Many Greeks write emails in Latin characters even though computers are sold with Greek language software.
- Melbourne is the largest Greek speaking city outside Greece, and Greek pride in the city has never been so strong.
- He told the Greek ambassador that Greece had acted in haste.
- This conversation would have been in the Greek language, presumably?
- Each is an epic journey of passion, honour and dishonour, rooted in the pages of Greek mythology, with strong language and violence.

nounɡrikɡrēk

1A native or inhabitant of modern Greece, or a person of Greek descent.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Turks and Greeks have made much of the lemon in their cooking, using it both as marinade and dressing.
- For the Greeks it is a matter of national pride, and over the next three weeks Athens will have to prove itself capable of hosting the modern games.
- The Greeks like the idea of backgammon, a national obsession, or paradosiaki hori, their traditional dancing.
- One third of the population - Greeks as well as Turks - were forced to leave their homes.
- She spent long years in exile and became a symbol for Greeks all over the world as well as for Greek national music.
- But the Finns, like the French and Greeks and Irish and the rest of them are quite happy with the euro.
- It turned out she was Turkish Cypriot and had had an affair with a Greek Cypriot, and because Turks and Greeks didn't get on back then, her friends disowned her.
- Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented.
- Typical of the Greeks ' modern cuisine are feta cheese and retsina wine.
- At weekends, parties of Greeks descend from Athens, three and a half hours away by car.
- Petko was popular among ethnic Bulgarians, Turks and Greeks because he defended the rights of all poor among them.
- The ancient Macedonians were considered non-Greek but are claimed as co-nationals by the modern Greeks.
- It is the home of various people including Albanians, Vlachs, Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, and Turks.
- We had Croatians, Italians, Greeks, etc., and it was a very diverse cultural mix.
- The impact of the story on Greece and Greeks would be hard to exaggerate.
- Scots regard whisky as a more traditional drink, while Spaniards, Greeks, Thais and Americans view it as trendy.
- Groups of ethnic Greeks and Turks waved at each other as they walked across the buffer zone that 24 hours earlier had been a no-man's land.
- According to official figures, 98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox Christians.
- Other minority populations in Armenia include Russians, Greeks, and Jews.
- In American folklore, however, the same activity is associated with modern Greeks.
1. 1.1 A Greek-speaking person in the ancient world, especially a native of one of the city states of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean.
  Example sentencesExamples
  How can the ideas of the ancient Greeks and modern researchers in education apply to school facilities?
  It provided a material and political base of cultural achievement that rivaled the Greeks under Pericles.
  Sometimes they meet and merge, as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern systems did when the Greeks and Persians began to war with each other.
  To the ancient Greeks, there were simple explanations to all these questions - it was the gods!
  Expressions of this technique are found among the ancient Egyptians, Hindus, Greeks and Chinese.
  In principle the human and the divine spheres were considered by the ancient Greeks to be separate, unequal, and untransgressible.
  A good knowledge of the past was likewise important, for the humanists idolized the Romans and Greeks.
  The ancient Greeks eagerly consulted oracles for answers to all sorts of questions they had about the future.
  The ancient Greeks awarded crowns, the Romans torques and decorative discs.
  She learned the secrets that kept the Greeks ahead of other nations.
  The original games were the largest single gathering of Greeks in the ancient world.
  Honey has long been a popular infection fighter, going back to the days of the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who used it to treat burns, cuts and ulcers.
  The ancient Greeks did not really see two distinct worlds in the lives of the citizenry.
  It was arrogant pretension of the ancient Greeks to imagine that barbarians were slaves by nature.
  To be sure, they inhabited the same world as the Hellenistic Greeks.
  Most gods were common to all Greeks but each city-state also had their own patron deity.
  Unlike Rome, but like the Greeks, the Carthaginians also made extensive use of mercenaries.
  Athena and Hera dress for battle to aid the Greeks and descend to the field in a chariot.
  On a spiritual level, the 4th century witnessed a permanent change in the attitudes of all Greeks.
  In 130 BC the Romans overcame the Greeks and Greece became part of the Roman Empire.
2The ancient or modern language of Greece, the only representative of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family.
The ancient form of Greek was spoken in the southern Balkan peninsula from the 2nd millennium BC. The Greek alphabet, used from the 1st millennium BC onwards, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. The dialect of classical Athens formed the basis of the standard dialect (koinē) from the 3rd century BC onwards, and this remained as a literary language during the periods of the Byzantine Empire and Turkish rule (see katharevousa). The colloquial language, however, continued to evolve independently (see demotic)
Example sentencesExamples
- This second translation will be from their stronger language, English, into their weaker language, Greek.
- I have a major in classical languages, Greek and Ancient Hebrew, and a minor in Philosophy.
- The carved inscriptions on the Stone included hieroglyphics - the written language of ancient Egypt - and Greek, which was readily understood.
- In the Hellenistic era Greek was introduced and spoken along with Aramaic.
- Like all other languages, Greek has its unique characteristics.
- Inscription are also found in different languages such as German, Chinees, Greek, Arabic and many other languages.
- About 98 percent of Greece's people speak Greek as their first language.
- Tyndale was a brilliant translator who knew eight languages including Greek, the language of the New Testament and Hebrew, the language of the Old.
- Talented scientists translated and preserved ancient Greek, Persian and Indian manuscripts.
- He was a man of immense learning, with a wide knowledge of the sciences and of languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic.
- The new languages include Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish.
- The official language is Romanian, which has Latin roots that date back to the Roman occupation of the area but also contains words from Greek, Slavic languages, and Turkish.
- Being very near to the centre of Hellenistic world, Greek remained the main language of book writing at Alexandria.
- As the Arab Empire grew, Arabic replaced the Aramaic, Coptic, Greek, and Latin languages and became the main instrument of Arab culture.
- I am skilled in many languages including Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Demotic.
- Dozens of theater companies in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other areas, perform contemporary works and ancient dramas in modern Greek.
- It is written in two languages: Greek and Latin.
- Many of the letters used in writing these languages are derived from ancient Greek.
- Every generation, poets and scholars try their hands at translating Homer from ancient Greek into modern languages.
- The accents and other diacritical marks we now use to write ancient Greek are comparatively late inventions.
3US A member of a fraternity or sorority having a Greek-letter name.
Example sentencesExamples
- Going Greek is one of the best decisions a student can make if he or she seeks leadership opportunities.
- The annual tradition, always held in April, unifies and bonds Greek members, as well as raises awareness of campus life and the organizations available to students.
- Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have been Greek members.
- Membership in the Order of Omega is extended only to those Greek juniors and seniors who, in addition to having achieved academic excellence, also have a history of leadership and service in the WPI community.
- Fraternity and sorority members strive to be above the all undergraduate grade point average each semester. National trends prove that Greek members stay in college and are more likely to obtain a degree than non-Greek students.

Phrases

it's (all) Greek to me

informal I can't understand it at all.
Example sentencesExamples
- Yeah, yeah, I know - man the noble athlete still carrying the torch and all that - but to be honest it's all Greek to me.
- On close examination, some of the numbers or symbols (it's all Greek to me) had been rubbed out with a finger and replaced.
- As for Panathinaikos… well, it's all Greek to me.
- ‘I didn't know what they were… it's all Greek to me,’ he joked.
- As I would say constantly throughout my first year of high school, "it's all Greek to me."

beware of Greeks bearing gifts

proverb If a rival or enemy shows one generosity or kindness, one should be suspicious of their motives.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the discussion in the Senate and House, the principle, "Fear the Greeks bearing gifts," was introduced and reiterated with emphasis.
- As the measure has been drawn by the most experienced and devoted friends of the reform, there is no occasion to fear the "Greeks bearing gifts" in this instance.
- Government also seems to have realised that it should beware the Greeks bearing gifts.
- Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, he cries, hurling a spear into its side.
- The only antidote to this kind of thing that I can think of, is the folklore wisdom contained in "Beware the Greeks bearing gifts."

Origin

Old English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes.

单词	Greek
释义	Definition of Greek in English: Greek adjective ɡriːkɡrik Relating to Greece, its people, or their language. Compare with Hellenic Example sentencesExamples The Greek language dominated during the early years but gave way in due course to Latin. In fact, some sections of the book were so crude and historically distorted that the publishers omitted them from the Greek language edition. The Greek language uses a different word for lust. The Greek language was used in public worship and in state affairs throughout Bulgaria. Many Greeks write emails in Latin characters even though computers are sold with Greek language software. In that framework Greek language has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the sphere of knowledge acquisition. The sculpture was manufactured in Melbourne, home to the artist and the world's largest Greek population outside Greece. He told the Greek ambassador that Greece had acted in haste. The visitor to Greece rarely leaves without experiencing Greek hospitality. It is common ground that a similar rule applies in Greece to Greek proceedings. Each is an epic journey of passion, honour and dishonour, rooted in the pages of Greek mythology, with strong language and violence. Many Jews also lived in the city and adopted Greek ways and language. Melbourne is the largest Greek speaking city outside Greece, and Greek pride in the city has never been so strong. This conversation would have been in the Greek language, presumably? The majority of the students enrol for Classical Studies rather than the Latin or Greek language. That was real Greek cooking, real Greece, something everyone should go looking for. There is a brief introduction to Greece and Greek civilisation. From 1982 on, schools have combined to stage Latin and Greek plays in their original languages in a Classical Drama Festival, held every ten years. Feta cheese is the Greek cheese; in northern Greece if the recipe just says ‘cheese’ it means feta. I found that my local public library has a half-dozen Greek language programs with cassette tapes and books that borrowers can take home. noun ɡriːkɡrik 1A native or inhabitant of modern Greece, or a person of Greek descent. Example sentencesExamples In American folklore, however, the same activity is associated with modern Greeks. According to official figures, 98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox Christians. Other minority populations in Armenia include Russians, Greeks, and Jews. One third of the population - Greeks as well as Turks - were forced to leave their homes. Scots regard whisky as a more traditional drink, while Spaniards, Greeks, Thais and Americans view it as trendy. It is the home of various people including Albanians, Vlachs, Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, and Turks. We had Croatians, Italians, Greeks, etc., and it was a very diverse cultural mix. The ancient Macedonians were considered non-Greek but are claimed as co-nationals by the modern Greeks. At weekends, parties of Greeks descend from Athens, three and a half hours away by car. For the Greeks it is a matter of national pride, and over the next three weeks Athens will have to prove itself capable of hosting the modern games. Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented. Typical of the Greeks ' modern cuisine are feta cheese and retsina wine. It turned out she was Turkish Cypriot and had had an affair with a Greek Cypriot, and because Turks and Greeks didn't get on back then, her friends disowned her. She spent long years in exile and became a symbol for Greeks all over the world as well as for Greek national music. The impact of the story on Greece and Greeks would be hard to exaggerate. Groups of ethnic Greeks and Turks waved at each other as they walked across the buffer zone that 24 hours earlier had been a no-man's land. The Turks and Greeks have made much of the lemon in their cooking, using it both as marinade and dressing. The Greeks like the idea of backgammon, a national obsession, or paradosiaki hori, their traditional dancing. But the Finns, like the French and Greeks and Irish and the rest of them are quite happy with the euro. Petko was popular among ethnic Bulgarians, Turks and Greeks because he defended the rights of all poor among them. 1.1 A Greek-speaking person in the ancient world, especially a native of one of the city states of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Example sentencesExamples She learned the secrets that kept the Greeks ahead of other nations. A good knowledge of the past was likewise important, for the humanists idolized the Romans and Greeks. Most gods were common to all Greeks but each city-state also had their own patron deity. The ancient Greeks awarded crowns, the Romans torques and decorative discs. Honey has long been a popular infection fighter, going back to the days of the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who used it to treat burns, cuts and ulcers. Sometimes they meet and merge, as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern systems did when the Greeks and Persians began to war with each other. It provided a material and political base of cultural achievement that rivaled the Greeks under Pericles. The ancient Greeks eagerly consulted oracles for answers to all sorts of questions they had about the future. To be sure, they inhabited the same world as the Hellenistic Greeks. The original games were the largest single gathering of Greeks in the ancient world. In 130 BC the Romans overcame the Greeks and Greece became part of the Roman Empire. To the ancient Greeks, there were simple explanations to all these questions - it was the gods! Expressions of this technique are found among the ancient Egyptians, Hindus, Greeks and Chinese. It was arrogant pretension of the ancient Greeks to imagine that barbarians were slaves by nature. Unlike Rome, but like the Greeks, the Carthaginians also made extensive use of mercenaries. Athena and Hera dress for battle to aid the Greeks and descend to the field in a chariot. How can the ideas of the ancient Greeks and modern researchers in education apply to school facilities? The ancient Greeks did not really see two distinct worlds in the lives of the citizenry. In principle the human and the divine spheres were considered by the ancient Greeks to be separate, unequal, and untransgressible. On a spiritual level, the 4th century witnessed a permanent change in the attitudes of all Greeks. 2mass noun The ancient or modern language of Greece, the only representative of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family. The ancient form of Greek was spoken in the southern Balkan peninsula from the 2nd millennium BC. The Greek alphabet, used from the 1st millennium BC onwards, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. The dialect of classical Athens formed the basis of the standard dialect (koinē) from the 3rd century BC onwards, and this remained as a literary language during the periods of the Byzantine Empire and Turkish rule (see katharevousa). The colloquial language, however, continued to evolve independently (see demotic) Example sentencesExamples Like all other languages, Greek has its unique characteristics. The accents and other diacritical marks we now use to write ancient Greek are comparatively late inventions. This second translation will be from their stronger language, English, into their weaker language, Greek. Many of the letters used in writing these languages are derived from ancient Greek. The official language is Romanian, which has Latin roots that date back to the Roman occupation of the area but also contains words from Greek, Slavic languages, and Turkish. It is written in two languages: Greek and Latin. He was a man of immense learning, with a wide knowledge of the sciences and of languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The new languages include Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. Being very near to the centre of Hellenistic world, Greek remained the main language of book writing at Alexandria. Inscription are also found in different languages such as German, Chinees, Greek, Arabic and many other languages. As the Arab Empire grew, Arabic replaced the Aramaic, Coptic, Greek, and Latin languages and became the main instrument of Arab culture. Dozens of theater companies in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other areas, perform contemporary works and ancient dramas in modern Greek. Every generation, poets and scholars try their hands at translating Homer from ancient Greek into modern languages. About 98 percent of Greece's people speak Greek as their first language. Tyndale was a brilliant translator who knew eight languages including Greek, the language of the New Testament and Hebrew, the language of the Old. I am skilled in many languages including Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Demotic. In the Hellenistic era Greek was introduced and spoken along with Aramaic. Talented scientists translated and preserved ancient Greek, Persian and Indian manuscripts. I have a major in classical languages, Greek and Ancient Hebrew, and a minor in Philosophy. The carved inscriptions on the Stone included hieroglyphics - the written language of ancient Egypt - and Greek, which was readily understood. 3US A member of a fraternity or sorority having a Greek-letter name. Example sentencesExamples Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have been Greek members. Going Greek is one of the best decisions a student can make if he or she seeks leadership opportunities. The annual tradition, always held in April, unifies and bonds Greek members, as well as raises awareness of campus life and the organizations available to students. Fraternity and sorority members strive to be above the all undergraduate grade point average each semester. National trends prove that Greek members stay in college and are more likely to obtain a degree than non-Greek students. Membership in the Order of Omega is extended only to those Greek juniors and seniors who, in addition to having achieved academic excellence, also have a history of leadership and service in the WPI community. Phrases beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts proverb If a rival or enemy shows one generosity or kindness, one should be suspicious of their motives. Example sentencesExamples The only antidote to this kind of thing that I can think of, is the folklore wisdom contained in "Beware the Greeks bearing gifts." During the discussion in the Senate and House, the principle, "Fear the Greeks bearing gifts," was introduced and reiterated with emphasis. Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, he cries, hurling a spear into its side. Government also seems to have realised that it should beware the Greeks bearing gifts. As the measure has been drawn by the most experienced and devoted friends of the reform, there is no occasion to fear the "Greeks bearing gifts" in this instance. it's (all) Greek to me informal I can't understand it at all. Example sentencesExamples As for Panathinaikos… well, it's all Greek to me. As I would say constantly throughout my first year of high school, "it's all Greek to me." ‘I didn't know what they were… it's all Greek to me,’ he joked. Yeah, yeah, I know - man the noble athlete still carrying the torch and all that - but to be honest it's all Greek to me. On close examination, some of the numbers or symbols (it's all Greek to me) had been rubbed out with a finger and replaced. Derivatives Greekness noun However, the ingredients were fresh and tasty, even if lacking, in this case, a little authentic Greekness. Example sentencesExamples But Horace sharply distinguishes Greek models from Greek content, and, it might be argued, from Greekness itself. But other factors, among them the perception of common Greekness and the Panhellenic dimension of religion, create pressures towards openings. The idea of a transhistorically permanent idea of Greece and Greekness fails to recognise a long European history of intermixing nomadic tribes, slavery and successive colonising invasions. Preservation of those qualities which were considered to constitute Greekness - descent, religion, language, and customs - did not depend upon absolute autonomy. Origin Old English Grēcas 'the Greeks', from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes. The word Greek comes from Latin Graeci, which was the name the Romans gave to the people who called themselves the Hellenes. If you cannot understand something at all, you can say it's all Greek to me—the use of Greek to mean ‘unintelligible language or gibberish’ dates from around 1600. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar the conspirator Casca, noting that Cicero gave a speech in Greek, adds ‘for mine own part, it was Greek to me’. Greek also has a negative connotation in the proverb beware (or fear) the Greeks bearing gifts. This is a reference to the Trojan War. In Virgil's Aeneid the Trojan priest Laocoon says, ‘I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts’, warning his fellow Trojans not to take into their city the gigantic wooden horse that the Greeks have left behind on their apparent departure. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak adj.1 phr. Definition of Greek in US English: Greek adjectiveɡrikɡrēk Relating to Greece, its people, or their language. Compare with Hellenic Example sentencesExamples The Greek language dominated during the early years but gave way in due course to Latin. The Greek language was used in public worship and in state affairs throughout Bulgaria. The visitor to Greece rarely leaves without experiencing Greek hospitality. In fact, some sections of the book were so crude and historically distorted that the publishers omitted them from the Greek language edition. Feta cheese is the Greek cheese; in northern Greece if the recipe just says ‘cheese’ it means feta. In that framework Greek language has played, and continues to play, a significant role in the sphere of knowledge acquisition. From 1982 on, schools have combined to stage Latin and Greek plays in their original languages in a Classical Drama Festival, held every ten years. There is a brief introduction to Greece and Greek civilisation. That was real Greek cooking, real Greece, something everyone should go looking for. The majority of the students enrol for Classical Studies rather than the Latin or Greek language. I found that my local public library has a half-dozen Greek language programs with cassette tapes and books that borrowers can take home. Many Jews also lived in the city and adopted Greek ways and language. It is common ground that a similar rule applies in Greece to Greek proceedings. The sculpture was manufactured in Melbourne, home to the artist and the world's largest Greek population outside Greece. The Greek language uses a different word for lust. Many Greeks write emails in Latin characters even though computers are sold with Greek language software. Melbourne is the largest Greek speaking city outside Greece, and Greek pride in the city has never been so strong. He told the Greek ambassador that Greece had acted in haste. This conversation would have been in the Greek language, presumably? Each is an epic journey of passion, honour and dishonour, rooted in the pages of Greek mythology, with strong language and violence. nounɡrikɡrēk 1A native or inhabitant of modern Greece, or a person of Greek descent. Example sentencesExamples The Turks and Greeks have made much of the lemon in their cooking, using it both as marinade and dressing. For the Greeks it is a matter of national pride, and over the next three weeks Athens will have to prove itself capable of hosting the modern games. The Greeks like the idea of backgammon, a national obsession, or paradosiaki hori, their traditional dancing. One third of the population - Greeks as well as Turks - were forced to leave their homes. She spent long years in exile and became a symbol for Greeks all over the world as well as for Greek national music. But the Finns, like the French and Greeks and Irish and the rest of them are quite happy with the euro. It turned out she was Turkish Cypriot and had had an affair with a Greek Cypriot, and because Turks and Greeks didn't get on back then, her friends disowned her. Turks, Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, and Jews were represented. Typical of the Greeks ' modern cuisine are feta cheese and retsina wine. At weekends, parties of Greeks descend from Athens, three and a half hours away by car. Petko was popular among ethnic Bulgarians, Turks and Greeks because he defended the rights of all poor among them. The ancient Macedonians were considered non-Greek but are claimed as co-nationals by the modern Greeks. It is the home of various people including Albanians, Vlachs, Greeks, Serbs, Bulgars, and Turks. We had Croatians, Italians, Greeks, etc., and it was a very diverse cultural mix. The impact of the story on Greece and Greeks would be hard to exaggerate. Scots regard whisky as a more traditional drink, while Spaniards, Greeks, Thais and Americans view it as trendy. Groups of ethnic Greeks and Turks waved at each other as they walked across the buffer zone that 24 hours earlier had been a no-man's land. According to official figures, 98% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox Christians. Other minority populations in Armenia include Russians, Greeks, and Jews. In American folklore, however, the same activity is associated with modern Greeks. 1.1 A Greek-speaking person in the ancient world, especially a native of one of the city states of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Example sentencesExamples How can the ideas of the ancient Greeks and modern researchers in education apply to school facilities? It provided a material and political base of cultural achievement that rivaled the Greeks under Pericles. Sometimes they meet and merge, as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern systems did when the Greeks and Persians began to war with each other. To the ancient Greeks, there were simple explanations to all these questions - it was the gods! Expressions of this technique are found among the ancient Egyptians, Hindus, Greeks and Chinese. In principle the human and the divine spheres were considered by the ancient Greeks to be separate, unequal, and untransgressible. A good knowledge of the past was likewise important, for the humanists idolized the Romans and Greeks. The ancient Greeks eagerly consulted oracles for answers to all sorts of questions they had about the future. The ancient Greeks awarded crowns, the Romans torques and decorative discs. She learned the secrets that kept the Greeks ahead of other nations. The original games were the largest single gathering of Greeks in the ancient world. Honey has long been a popular infection fighter, going back to the days of the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who used it to treat burns, cuts and ulcers. The ancient Greeks did not really see two distinct worlds in the lives of the citizenry. It was arrogant pretension of the ancient Greeks to imagine that barbarians were slaves by nature. To be sure, they inhabited the same world as the Hellenistic Greeks. Most gods were common to all Greeks but each city-state also had their own patron deity. Unlike Rome, but like the Greeks, the Carthaginians also made extensive use of mercenaries. Athena and Hera dress for battle to aid the Greeks and descend to the field in a chariot. On a spiritual level, the 4th century witnessed a permanent change in the attitudes of all Greeks. In 130 BC the Romans overcame the Greeks and Greece became part of the Roman Empire. 2The ancient or modern language of Greece, the only representative of the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family. The ancient form of Greek was spoken in the southern Balkan peninsula from the 2nd millennium BC. The Greek alphabet, used from the 1st millennium BC onwards, was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. The dialect of classical Athens formed the basis of the standard dialect (koinē) from the 3rd century BC onwards, and this remained as a literary language during the periods of the Byzantine Empire and Turkish rule (see katharevousa). The colloquial language, however, continued to evolve independently (see demotic) Example sentencesExamples This second translation will be from their stronger language, English, into their weaker language, Greek. I have a major in classical languages, Greek and Ancient Hebrew, and a minor in Philosophy. The carved inscriptions on the Stone included hieroglyphics - the written language of ancient Egypt - and Greek, which was readily understood. In the Hellenistic era Greek was introduced and spoken along with Aramaic. Like all other languages, Greek has its unique characteristics. Inscription are also found in different languages such as German, Chinees, Greek, Arabic and many other languages. About 98 percent of Greece's people speak Greek as their first language. Tyndale was a brilliant translator who knew eight languages including Greek, the language of the New Testament and Hebrew, the language of the Old. Talented scientists translated and preserved ancient Greek, Persian and Indian manuscripts. He was a man of immense learning, with a wide knowledge of the sciences and of languages: Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The new languages include Czech, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. The official language is Romanian, which has Latin roots that date back to the Roman occupation of the area but also contains words from Greek, Slavic languages, and Turkish. Being very near to the centre of Hellenistic world, Greek remained the main language of book writing at Alexandria. As the Arab Empire grew, Arabic replaced the Aramaic, Coptic, Greek, and Latin languages and became the main instrument of Arab culture. I am skilled in many languages including Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Demotic. Dozens of theater companies in Athens, Thessaloniki, and other areas, perform contemporary works and ancient dramas in modern Greek. It is written in two languages: Greek and Latin. Many of the letters used in writing these languages are derived from ancient Greek. Every generation, poets and scholars try their hands at translating Homer from ancient Greek into modern languages. The accents and other diacritical marks we now use to write ancient Greek are comparatively late inventions. 3US A member of a fraternity or sorority having a Greek-letter name. Example sentencesExamples Going Greek is one of the best decisions a student can make if he or she seeks leadership opportunities. The annual tradition, always held in April, unifies and bonds Greek members, as well as raises awareness of campus life and the organizations available to students. Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have been Greek members. Membership in the Order of Omega is extended only to those Greek juniors and seniors who, in addition to having achieved academic excellence, also have a history of leadership and service in the WPI community. Fraternity and sorority members strive to be above the all undergraduate grade point average each semester. National trends prove that Greek members stay in college and are more likely to obtain a degree than non-Greek students. Phrases it's (all) Greek to me informal I can't understand it at all. Example sentencesExamples Yeah, yeah, I know - man the noble athlete still carrying the torch and all that - but to be honest it's all Greek to me. On close examination, some of the numbers or symbols (it's all Greek to me) had been rubbed out with a finger and replaced. As for Panathinaikos… well, it's all Greek to me. ‘I didn't know what they were… it's all Greek to me,’ he joked. As I would say constantly throughout my first year of high school, "it's all Greek to me." beware of Greeks bearing gifts proverb If a rival or enemy shows one generosity or kindness, one should be suspicious of their motives. Example sentencesExamples During the discussion in the Senate and House, the principle, "Fear the Greeks bearing gifts," was introduced and reiterated with emphasis. As the measure has been drawn by the most experienced and devoted friends of the reform, there is no occasion to fear the "Greeks bearing gifts" in this instance. Government also seems to have realised that it should beware the Greeks bearing gifts. Beware the Greeks bearing gifts, he cries, hurling a spear into its side. The only antidote to this kind of thing that I can think of, is the folklore wisdom contained in "Beware the Greeks bearing gifts." Origin Old English Grēcas ‘the Greeks’, from Latin Graeci, the name given by the Romans to the people who called themselves the Hellenes, from Greek Graikoi, which according to Aristotle was the prehistoric name of the Hellenes. adj.1 phr.
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