Hellenistic

Meaning

1. Of or relating to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.) – though this end-point is often debated, and can range from 146BC to 330AD [*].
2. Of or relating to a Hellenist.

Synonyms

Hellenistical

Hellenic

Hellenish

Alexandrian

Translations

ellenistico

hellénistique

ellenista

helenístico

hellenistisch

hellenistisch

ελληνιστικός

helenístico

Hellenistisch

hellène

helenista

ellenico

hel·lenístic

Ελληνιστικός

ellinistikós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛlənɪstɪk/

Etymology

From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”); as if Hellenist + -ic.