🇬🇷 From Greece 👤 A person from Greece 🗣️ A language

Greek

65 3.9

The language spoken in Greece

noun
/ɡrik/

: griego

In addition to mathematics, chemistry, physics, and astronomy, he took French, Greek, and more Latin.
speak Greek
study Greek
understand Greek

The word Christ in Greek is Christos, written like this.

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Examples

They spoke Greek, they read Greek, they wrote in Greek.
I actually think it's Greek in origin.

Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Everything is in Greek, so we'll give it a shot.
I want to advance my Greek, so let's go.

Tom Bilyeu
The exact translation of the ancient Greek is, nothing in excess.

For Your Own Sake (2021)
Will insist upon attempting to learn Greek.

Orlando (1992)
The sophisticated world of Hebrew, Babylonian, and Greek came a millennium and a half later.

Fiction book (1999)
The word "Epoche" is Greek in origin and refers to abstaining from judgment.

Academic text (2015)
He could recite the Iliad in ancient Greek while fishing for trout in a rippling creek.

Scent of a Woman (1992)
When I traveled to Athens, I was excited to learn some basic Greek to communicate with the locals.

Idioms

all Greek to me

Informal

1 9.3

Very hard to understand, like a language you do not know

Compounds

Greek mythology

Literature

12 4.8

Stories from ancient Greece about gods, heroes, and monsters

Ancient Greek

5 9.9

A form of Greek used long ago before the Roman Empire

Greek Orthodox

4 6.0

Relating to the Eastern Christian church and traditions of Greece

Greek food

3 1.0

Dishes from Greece often made with olive oil, vegetables, and cheese

Greek fire

2 9.9

A burning liquid used as a weapon by the Byzantine navy that burns on water

Greek goddess

Literature

2 5.4

A woman who is a god in ancient Greek stories

Greek chorus

Literature

1 7.4

A group of people in ancient Greek plays who comment on the action for the audience

Classical Greek

1 9.9

A form of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens to create famous plays and philosophy around 400 BC

Greek alphabet

1 3.5

A set of letters used to write the Greek language

Greek Orthodox Church

1 4.1

The main Christian church in Greece that follows the Eastern Orthodox tradition

Modern Greek

1 4.5

The Greek language spoken and written since the late Middle Ages

Greek deity

Literature

1 7.2

A god or goddess from ancient Greece who people worship

Byzantine Greek

Specialized

9.9

A form of Greek used in the Byzantine Empire from about 600 to 1200

Byzantine Greek language

Specialized

9.9

A form of Greek spoken and written in the Byzantine Empire from about 600 to 1200

Ancient Greek language

9.9

The form of Greek used in Greece from about 800 BCE to 600 CE

Late Greek

Specialized

9.5

A form of Greek used from the third to the eighth centuries

Late Greek language

Specialized

9.9

A form of Greek used in speech and writing from the 3rd to the 8th centuries AD

Medieval Greek

9.9

A form of Greek used from about 600 to 1200 AD in books and letters

Medieval Greek language

9.9

A form of Greek spoken and written from about 600 to 1200 AD

Middle Greek

9.9

A form of Greek spoken and written from about 600 to 1200 AD between Ancient and Modern Greek

Modern Greek language

4.2

The form of Greek spoken and written in Greece and Cyprus today

Greek drachma

Archaic

6.7

The old unit of money used in Greece before the euro

Greek folklore

Literature

4.5

Traditional Greek stories and ideas about gods, heroes, and monsters

Greek fret

8.4

A repeating design of vertical and horizontal lines that people use to decorate buildings and objects

Greek heritage

3.9

Customs, traditions, and history from Greece, like festivals and food

Greek key

7.1

A repeating decorative border made from one continuous line that forms square corners

Greek mode

Specialized

9.9

A musical scale with a fixed pattern of notes used in ancient Greek music

Greek architecture

6.0

A style of building from ancient Greece using columns, symmetry and decorations

Greek capital

2.4

The main city of Greece, Athens, is famous for ancient ruins and lively culture

Greek Church

4.6

The main Orthodox Christian church in Greece that governs itself

Greek clover

9.5

A plant that lives for one year with pale flowers and fragrant seeds used in cooking and medicine

Greek cross

5.6

A cross with four arms that are the same length used in Christian art and church buildings

Greek partridge

9.5

A medium-sized ground bird that lives on rocky hills in southern Europe

Greek valerian

8.9

A garden plant with blue, purple, or white flowers grown for its pretty look

Greek War of Independence

7.5

A war from 1821 to 1829 when Greeks fought Turkish rule to create an independent Greek state

New Greek language

4.9

The Greek language spoken and written from the Middle Ages to today, also called Modern Greek

New Greek

5.7

The Greek language people speak and write today

War of Greek Independence

7.7

A war from 1821 to 1829 in which Greeks fight to become independent from Ottoman rule

Surface Forms

Greek singular

Greeks plural

Etymology

The name Greek for the language also comes from the Latin Graecus, while speakers often call their language Hellenic from Hellas ('Greece'). So Greek is the language spoken by the people of Greece.