Thus, from Greece, we have Greek, Greeks, Greekish, Greekling, Grecise, Grecism, Grecian, Grecians, Grecianize.

5.The text, John, viii, 58, "Before Abraham was, I am," is a literal Grecism, and not to be cited as an example of pure English: our idiom would seem to require, "Before Abraham was, I existed."

But on one of Murray's examples, I would here observe, that the direct use of the infinitive for an objective noun is a manifest Grecism; as, "For to will is present with me; but to perform that which is good, I find not.

On this supposition, "I am going to write a letter," is a pure Grecism; meaning, "I am going the writing a letter," which is utter nonsense.

how many false, examples of, cited from grammarians Grecism, literal, in Eng., ("Before Abraham was, I AM") comp.

tense, described of the indic., used to express general truths deceased authors spoken of in, and why for the past, by Grecism; in animated narrative, for do., by enall. of the indic.