pure greek
11pure — [[t]pyʊər[/t]] adj. pur•er, pur•est 1) free from adulterating or extraneous matter: pure gold[/ex] 2) free from contamination, pollution, or dirt; clean: pure water[/ex] 3) not modified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous: pure white[/ex] 4)… …
12pure — /ˈpjuə / (say pyoohuh), /pjʊə / (say pyoouh) adjective (purer, purest) 1. free from extraneous matter, or from mixture with anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind: pure gold. 2. unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous …
13GREEK LITERATURE, ANCIENT — Greeks came into contact with the Land of Israel long before the Hellenistic period, but there is no information as to the impression made by Jews or Judaism upon them in the classical period. The only classical writings extant referring to the… …
14Greek fire — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …
15Greek destroyer Aetos — Aetos (Greek: Α/Τ Άετός Eagle ) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1912–1945.The ship, along with her three sister ships of Wild Beast class destroyers Ierax , Panthir and Leon , was ordered from England. They were purchased in 1912, ready… …
16Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 — The Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 was based on the previously increased responsibilities of the President of the Republic. Despite the fact that the increased responsibilities of the President of the Republic were never exercised until… …
17Ancient Greek coinage — Greek coins and Greek coinage redirect here. For modern Greek euro coins, see Greek euro coins. Numismatics Terminology …
18Modern Greek literature — Greek literature Ancient Greek literature (until 4th century AD) Byzantine literature (4th – 15th century) Modern Greek literature (post 11th century) Modern Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek language from the 11th… …
19Varieties of Modern Greek — History of the Greek language (see also: Greek alphabet) Proto Greek (c. 3000–1600 BC) Mycenaean (c. 1600–1100 BC) Ancient G …
20ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …
