Phrase Hound found 85 phrases and 29 compound words that contain greek. The most common are listed below. Open greek in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 85
- Ancient GreekAny of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.
- Modern GreekThe Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.
- Greek fireA highly flammable substance of unknown composition first used by the Greeks of Constantinople in the 7th century ce to set fire to enemy ships, buildings, etc.
- Pre-GreekA hypothetical language (or languages) conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the arrival of Proto-Greek speakers, and used to explain the large number of non-Indo-European words found in Ancient Greek.
- Greek Orthodox ChurchA group of Eastern Orthodox churches comprising the churches of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Cyprus and Greece.
- Old GreekA form of the Greek language intermediate between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek; spoken roughly between the 1st and 16th centuries.
- Classical GreekThe form of the Ancient Greek language used during the classical period of Greek literature: approximately 600 to 300 BCE.
- Greek letterAlternative spelling of Greek-letter.
- Greek CatholicOf or relating to the Greek Catholic Church
- Attic GreekThe dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
- Medieval GreekCollectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during medieval times, preceded by Hellenistic Koine Greek and succeeded by Modern Greek
- Byzantine GreekCollectively, the continuum of forms of the Greek language as written and spoken during the time of the Byzantine Empire (C.E. 330–1453), preceded by Koine Greek and Early Medieval Greek and succeeded by Late Medieval Greek to Modern …
- Ionic GreekThe dialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and other islands in the Aegean Sea and in parts of Asia Minor, from around 1000 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Attic Greek and contributing a great deal to Epic Greek. The language of …
- Greek saladA salad, popular in Greece, normally consisting of tomatoes, olives and feta cheese among other ingredients.
- Demotic GreekThe Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.
- Late GreekThe Greek language as written in Late Antiquity and the Early Byzantine period, i.e. from about the late 2nd century AD until about the late 7th century AD.
- Middle GreekByzantine Greek
- New GreekSynonym of Modern Greek: The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.
- Greek keyA decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif, that is commonly found in Greek art.
- it's all Greek to meI don't understand any of it; it makes no sense.
- Greek OrthodoxOf or relating to the Greek Orthodox Church
- Greek houseA building in which the members of a fraternity or sorority reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
- Greek calendsA time that never occurs; never; when pigs fly.
- Proto-GreekThe earliest form of the Greek language, the common ancestor of the Greek dialects, including Mycenaean and the classical Greek dialects.
- Doric GreekThe dialect of Ancient Greek that was spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily during the Classical period.
Compound words 29
- gratinThe top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself.
- GreektownA district of a city or town (in a country other than Greece) in which there is a large concentration of Greeks or people of Greek ancestry.
- GreeklishA system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh).
- Graeco-Alternative form of Greco-: Combining form of Greece and Greek.
- GreeknessThe state or condition of being Greek.
- GrexitThe potential withdrawal of Greece from the Eurozone.
- GreekizeTo make Greek or Greek-like;
- GreekesqueResembling a Greek appearance or style.
- Greekificationthe act or process of Greekifying.
- Greekifyto make Greek.