# Greece, Grecian

## Facts:

During New Testament times, Greece was a province in the Roman Empire.

* Like the modern-day country of Greece, it was located on a peninsula that is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Ionian Sea.
* The apostle Paul visited several cities in Greece and established churches in the cities of Corinth, Thessalonica, and Philippi and probably others.
* People who are from Greece are called “Greeks” and their language is “Greek.” People from other Roman provinces also spoke Greek, including many Jews.
* Sometimes the term “Greek” is used to refer to a Gentile.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Corinth](../names/corinth.md), [Gentile](../kt/gentile.md), [Greek](../names/greek.md), [Hebrew](../kt/hebrew.md), [Philippi](../names/philippi.md), [Thessalonica](../names/thessalonica.md))

## Bible References:

* [Daniel 8:21](rc://en/tn/help/dan/08/21)
* [Daniel 10:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/dan/10/20)
* [Daniel 11:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/dan/11/01)
* [Zechariah 9:13](rc://en/tn/help/zec/09/13)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3120, G16710
