The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New
Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version.
6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. De
Quincey.
Gre"cism (?), n. [Cf. F. grÈcisme.] An idiom of the Greek language; a
Hellenism. Addison.
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Gre"cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grecized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Grecizing.] [Cf. F. grÈciser.] 1. To render Grecian; also, to cause (a
word or phrase in another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name
is Grecized. T. Warton.