Hellenic language - the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languagesModern Greek - the Greek language as spoken and written today Late Greek - the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries Koine - a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil |