грьчьскъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From грькъ (grĭkŭ) +‎ -ьскъ (-ĭskŭ).

Adjective

грьчьскъ • (grĭčĭskŭ)

1. Greek
   • from Vita Methodii, 1500110-1500130:

     прѣже же отъ оученикъ своихъ посажь дъва попꙑ скорописьцѧ зѣло, прѣложꙇ въ бръзѣ вьсѧ книгꙑ испълꙿнь, развѣ Макавѣи, отъ грьчьска ꙗзꙑка въ словѣньскъ.

     prěže že otŭ učenikŭ svoixŭ posažĭ dŭva popy skoropisĭcę zělo, prěloži vŭ brŭzě vĭsę knigy ispŭlꙿnĭ, razvě Makavěi, otŭ grĭčĭska jazyka vŭ slověnĭskŭ.

     he first took from among his disciples two priests who were excellent scribes and translated quickly from the Greek language into Slavic all the Scriptures in full, save Maccabees.

2. Byzantine

Declension

Related terms

• грькъ (grĭkŭ)