"Greek, Grecian, Rev. 9:11*"
Definition and meaning
Greek, Grecian, Rev. 9:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἑλληνικός
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hellenikos (G1673) across the King James Bible.
And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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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Common questions
Strong's G1673 (hellenikos) is a Greek word that means: Greek, Grecian, Rev. 9:11* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hellenikos (G1673) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1673 is hellenikos, a Greek word defined as: Greek, Grecian, Rev. 9:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hellenikos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.