Ἕλλην
Μή μοι γένοιθ', ἃ βούλομ', ἀλλ' ἃ συμφέρει → Ne sit mihi, quod cupio, sed quod expedit → nicht was ich will, geschehe mir, doch was mir nützt
English (LSJ)
ηνος, ὁ, Hellen, son of Deucalion, Hes.Fr.7.1. II Ἕλληνες, οἱ, the Thessalian tribe of which Hellen was the reputed chief, Il.2.684. 2 of all Greeks, Epigr. ap. Paus.10.7.6, Hdt.1.56, Th.1.3, etc.; cf.Πανέλληνες. 3 Gentiles, whether heathens or Christians, opp. Jews, LXXIs.9.12, Ev.Jo.7.35, etc. 4 non-Egyptian (incl. Persians, etc.), PTeb.5.169 (ii B.C.). 5 pagan, Jul.Ep.114, Eun. VS p.524B., Dam.Isid.204, Cod.Just.1.11.10. III as Adj.,= Ἑλληνικός, στρατός Pi.N.10.25, etc.: with fem. Subst., Ἕλλην' ἐπίσταμαι φάτιν A.Ag.1254; στολήν γ' Ἕλληνα E.Heracl.130; Ἕ. γυνή Philem.55; Ἕ. ἀληθῶς οὖσα, of fortune, Apollod.Car.5.10; Πυλῶν Ἑλλήνων D.18.304: with neut.Subst., ἐν χωρίῳ Ἕλληνι Them.Or.27.332d. IV those who spoke or wrote Hellenistic Greek, opp. Ἀττικοί, ἄρτι· οἱ μὲν Ἀ. τὸ πρὸ ὀλίγου, οἱ δὲ Ἕ. καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ νῦν λέγουσι Moer. 68, al., cf. POxy.1012Fr.16; opp. οἱ παλαιοί, Moer.145.
