יוונית

Hebrew

Etymology

יוון +‎ ־ית

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

יוונית / יְוָנִית • (y'vanít) f

  1. Greek (the language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek)
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Shekalim, section 3.2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.

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