Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Greece"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Greece
orginally consisted of the four provinces of Macedonia, Epirus,
Achaia, and Peleponnesus. In Acts 20:2 it designates only the
Roman province of Macedonia. Greece was conquered by the Romans
B.C. 146. After passing through various changes it was erected
into an independent monarchy in 1831.
Moses makes mention of Greece under the name of Javan (Gen.
10:2-5); and this name does not again occur in the Old Testament
till the time of Joel (3:6). Then the Greeks and Hebrews first
came into contact in the Tyrian slave-market. Prophetic notice
is taken of Greece in Dan. 8:21.
The cities of Greece were the special scenes of the labours of
the apostle Paul.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gree \Gree\, n.; pl. {Grees} (gr[=e]z); obs. plurals {Greece}
(gr[=e]s) {Grice} (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), {Grise}, {Grize}
(gr[imac]z or gr[=e]z), etc. [OF. gr['e], F. grade. See
{Grade.}]
A step.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Greece \Greece\, n. pl.
See {Gree} a step. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Greece
n : a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of
the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and
olive oil [syn: {Greece}, {Hellenic Republic}, {Ellas}]
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