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Webster 1913 Edition


Grecian

Gre′cian′

,
Adj.
[Cf.
Greek.
]
Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.
Grecian bend
,
among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward.
[Collog.]
–
Grecian fire
.
See
Greek fire
, under
Greek
.

Gre′cian

,
Noun.
1.
A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.
2.
A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
Acts vi. 1.
☞ The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version.
6.
One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history.
De Quincey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Grecian

GRE'CIAN

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Greece.

GRE'CIAN

,
Noun.
A native of Greece. Also, a Jew who understood Greek. Acts.6.
1.
One well versed in the Greek language.