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Found only in the New Testament, where a distinction is observed between "Greek" and "Grecian" (q.v.). The former is (1) a Greek by race (Acts 16:1-3; 18:17; Rom. 1:14), or (2) a Gentile as opposed to a Jew (Rom. 2:9, 10). The latter, meaning properly "one who speaks Greek," is a foreign Jew opposed to a home Jew who dwelt in [[Palestine]].
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Found only in the [[New Testament]], where a distinction is observed between "Greek" and "Grecian".
The former is
* A Greek by race ([[Acts 16]]:1-3; [[Acts 18:17|18:17]]; [[Romans 1:14]])
Or
* A [[Gentile]] as opposed to a [[Jew]] ([[Romans 2]]:9,10).
The word "Grecians" in [[Acts 11:20 ]] should be "Greeks," denoting the heathen Greeks of that city, as rendered in the [[Revised Version ]] according to the reading of the best manuscripts ("Hellenes"). {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] | [[Greek]]
