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alue come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phonician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M.

An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

A large, square, woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.

A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient architecture; -- often called the honeysuckle ornament.

Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including all Greece, or all the Greeks.

A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body.

An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of Greece.

The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon.

A parish priest in the Greek Church. Shipley.

found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies.

mporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their brave pavilions." Shak.

A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear.

The space between the columns and the wall of the cella, in a Greek or a Roman temple.

The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans.

quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class.

One of the Greeks of Constantinople who after the Turkish conquest became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage.

A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist. Emerson.

A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene.

A kind of lyre used by the Greeks. Mrs. Browning.