Hellenistic — Hel le*nis tic, Hellenistical Hel le*nis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. Hell[ e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster] {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hellenistic idiom — Hellenistic Hel le*nis tic, Hellenistical Hel le*nis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. Hell[ e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster] {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hellenistic language — Hellenistic Hel le*nis tic, Hellenistical Hel le*nis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. Hell[ e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster] {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hellenistic civilization — This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age; for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. Hellenistic civilization represents the zenith of Greek influence in the ancient world. After the conquest of the Persian… … Wikipedia
dialect — /duy euh lekt /, n. 1. Ling. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others… … Universalium
Attic dialect — ▪ dialect Ancient Greek dialect that was the language of ancient Athens. Its closest relative was the Ionic dialect of Euboea. With the ascendance of the Athenian empire in the course of the 5th century BC, Attic became the most prestigious … Universalium
Doric dialect — ▪ dialect also called West Greek, a dialect of Ancient Greek that in Mycenaean times was spoken by seminomadic Greeks living around the Pindus Mountains. After the Dorian migrations near the end of the 2nd millennium BC, Doric speaking… … Universalium
Hellenistical — Hellenistic Hel le*nis tic, Hellenistical Hel le*nis tic*al, a. [Cf. F. Hell[ e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster] {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium