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(ΔωÏός) Greek name of a son of Hellen and founder of the Dorian tribe, probably derived from the word doron, DOROS means "gift."
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(Ήφαιστος) Greek name said to be pre-Hellenic and of unknown origin, but possibly from the word hepta, HEPHAISTOS means "seven." In mythology, this is the name of the lame god of artisans, craftsmen, metallurgy and fire. His Roman name is Vulcan. It was from the forge of this god that Promêtheus stole fire to give to man. He is also known by the epithet "both feet crooked."
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(Ελλεν) Greek name HELLEN means "Greek." In mythology, this is the name of the patriarch of the Hellenes, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, father of Aeolos, Xuthus, Doros, and Ionas, each of whom founded a tribe of Greece and all became known as the Hellenes.Â
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Swedish : ornamental name formed with häll ‘rock’, ‘stone’ + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius.English : variant of Ellen 1 (with inorganic initial H-).English : variant of Hillian.Irish (west Cork) : variant of Heelan.
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Bright One; Sun Ray; Shining; The Ancestor of the Hellenes; A Son of Deucalion and Pyrrha
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Torch; Basket; Wicker; Reed
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Variant spelling of English Helen, probably HELLEN means "torch."
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A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
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One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).
v. t.
To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to Hellenize a word.
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A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.
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One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
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Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.
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Pertaining to the Hellenists.
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Alt. of Hellenistical
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See Ivorytype.
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According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect.
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A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.
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Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.
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The modern Greek language, now usually called by the Greeks Hellenic or Neo-Hellenic.
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One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.
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The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.
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An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism.
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A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural colors; -- called also hellenotype.
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The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
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The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection.
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To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.