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# greece

noun (Greece — proper noun, a country)

«greece» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Greece is a country in south-east Europe, by the Mediterranean Sea, with many islands; its capital is Athens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#m1)
2. Ancient Greece was the world of the ancient Greeks, famous for the Olympics, myths, democracy and great thinkers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#m2)

### In the lessons

History lessons (Ancient Greece, the Olympics, gods and myths), geography (islands, the Mediterranean), food and holidays.

### Examples

- We are learning about Ancient Greece this term. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x1)
- The first Olympic Games were held in Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x2)
- Greece has thousands of islands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x3)
- Athens is the capital of Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x4)
- My cousins went on holiday to Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x5)
- The myths of Greece tell of Zeus and Athena. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x6)
- Afterwards the two princes marched back to Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/#x7)

### Note

Always with a capital G. Adjective and people: Greek, the Greeks. Language: Greek. Do not confuse with «grease» (fat, oil), which sounds the same.

## In Jewish tradition

In Daniel, Greece (Javan) is a kingdom that rises after Persia, shown as a goat with a great horn. It means the empire of Alexander.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads Daniel's vision as foretelling Persia's fall to Greece and Alexander's empire splitting. Later Greek rule led to the events remembered at Chanukah.

### Examples

- And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. (Writings DAN.8.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greece/#x1)
- Then said he: Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come. (Writings DAN.10.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greece/#x2)
- Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all; and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. (Writings DAN.11.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greece/#x3)

### Note

Always with a capital G. Adjective and people: Greek, the Greeks. Language: Greek. Do not confuse with «grease» (fat, oil), which sounds the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «greece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greece/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«greece» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/greece.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «greece» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greece/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«greece» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/greece.html) on Mova free.