Greece in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

Greece, greeçe (fr. Lat.)-- hoary; old; fat; fertile; productive; going forward and upward; step; stage; degree; superiority; effervescent; spirituous. These definitions are derived from the various names attached to Greece. A country in the southeastern part of Europe that is inhabited by Greeks (Acts 20:2; Dan. 8:21; Zech. 9:13). Greece was also called Javan and Achaia. Meta. The intellect in man. Athens, the capital of Greece, and the birthplace of Plato, was a great center for learning throughout the then known world. In man's consciousness Athens refers to the intellectual center. (See ATHENS and ACHAIA.)