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# greek

adjective (Greek); noun (a Greek, Greeks; Greek — the language)

«greek» 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. Greek means from or about Greece, a country in southern Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#m1)
2. A Greek is a person from Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#m2)
3. Greek is the language spoken in Greece; it has its own alphabet (alpha, beta, gamma…). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#m3)
4. The ancient Greeks lived in Greece long ago and gave the world many ideas in maths, science, theatre and sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#m4)
5. (idiom) «It's all Greek to me» means «I can't understand it at all». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#m5)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, the ancient Greeks gave us the Olympic Games, democracy and famous mathematicians like Pythagoras. In maths, Greek letters like π (pi) are used. Many English words come from Greek: telephone, geography. Phrases: ancient Greek, Greek myths, It's all Greek to me.

### Examples

- The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x1)
- My friend's family is Greek and speaks Greek at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x2)
- We read Greek myths about Zeus and Hercules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x3)
- The Greek letter π is used for circles in maths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x4)
- «Geography» comes from Greek words meaning «earth writing». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x5)
- This instruction book is all Greek to me! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x6)
- We had Greek salad with feta cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x7)
- There are a few Greek words in this text. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/greek/#x8)

### Note

Always a capital G: Greek. The country is Greece (double e, ending «-ce»); the people and language are Greek. In maths, π (pi) ≈ 3.14 is a Greek letter.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The texts compare Hebrew terms with Greek words and letters. Jews in ancient times lived among Greek speakers and borrowed ideas and sounds from them. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, the ancient Greeks gave us the Olympic Games, democracy and famous mathematicians like Pythagoras. In maths, Greek letters like π (pi) are used. Many English words come from Greek: telephone, geography. Phrases: ancient Greek, Greek myths, It's all Greek to me.

### Examples

- Certain translators have preferred to render otyot yesod as 'elemental letters' by analogy with the Greek term. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greek/#x1)
- The Hebrew term תֹּהוּ tohu is much more similar in sense to the Greek kháos than it is to English chaos. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greek/#x2)
- 33) The aspirating pronunciation of ρ in the Greek, was adopted by the ancient Jews in Palestine for the Hebrew letter ר. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/greek/#x3)

### Note

Always a capital G: Greek. The country is Greece (double e, ending «-ce»); the people and language are Greek. In maths, π (pi) ≈ 3.14 is a Greek letter.

## On Mova

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