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Grecian

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. in the plur. Beney' hay-Yevanim', בְּנֵי חִיְּוָנִים sons of the lonians, Joel 3:6; in the Apocr. ῞Ελλην, 1 Maccabees 6:2; 1 Maccabees 8:9; 1 Maccabees 8:18; 2 Maccabees 4:15; 2 Maccabees 13:2; in the N.T. ῾Ελληνιστής, a Hellenist, Acts 6:1; Acts 9:29; Acts 11:20), the name of the people elsewhere called Greeks (q.v.).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Grecian'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​g/grecian.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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