Dictionary entry

G01672

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

Ἕλλην

Alt. Ἕλλην, ηνος, ὁ,

I. "Hellen", son of Deucalion, Hes.

2. the Ἕλληνες of Hom. are "the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief" (cf. Ἑλλάς 1), Il.

3. later, Ἕλληνες was the regul. name for "Greeks", opp. to βάρβαροι, Hdt., etc.

4. later still, of "Gentiles", Opp. to Jews, NTest.

II. as adj. = Ἑλληνικός, Thuc., etc.:—even with a fem. Subst., Aesch., Eur.