'Hellenistic idiom' definitions:

Definition of 'Hellenistic idiom'

From: GCIDE
  • Hellenistic \Hel`le*nis"tic\, Hellenistical \Hel`le*nis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. Hell['e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster]
  • Hellenistic language, Hellenistic dialect, or Hellenistic idiom, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. [1913 Webster]