Grecian – God’s reference to Israelites living the lifestyle, beliefs, and culture of the gentiles without any pretense of obeying God.
Grecian is never a reference to gentiles. In Scripture, the gentiles of Greece are Greeks.
God only used this term in Scripture 4 times.
The first occurrence is in Joel 3:6, the lifestyle and culture are recorded in Joel 3:3. At that point in Scripture, Greece is the gentile nation told of in Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadezzar’s dream.
The second instance is in Acts 6:1; the setting is in Jerusalem. Israelites living as gentiles, without any pretense of obeying God, are upset about the Little Flock’s (Hebrew’s) lack of organizational skills.
The third instance is in Acts 9:29; again, the setting is in Jerusalem. The Israelites who are living as gentiles, without any pretense of obeying God, set out to kill Paul.
The last instance is in Acts 11:20; the setting is in Antioch, Syria. The Israelites in Antioch are living as Syrians, and target the new members of the Little Flock (Hebrews) when they return to their homes following the murder of Stephen in Acts 7, which caused the scattering of the Little Flock from Jerusalem. That scattering was according to prophecy. According to prophecy, God will regather Israel to Palestine at the end of the Dispensation of Grace.
Paul dealt with a Jew living as a gentile; recounted in II Timothy 2:15-18. Philo was a Jew, although he was living and believing as a gentile, he also made a pretense of serving God. Therefore, he was not a Grecian; he was simply an apostate Jew.
The Philo-trio even went as far as to start their own religion (detailed completely in the book “The Truth According to Scripture; Book One; Basic Bible Knowledge”, available on Amazon, and FREE PDF downloads on this site). Trying to steal the credibility of the Little Flock in Antioch, Syria, they called their group Christians. In the late 1st century, their followers started the Religious Organization that we know today as the Catholic Church, the mother of Modern Christianity.
See also Christian, Gentile, Heathen, Hebrew, Jew, Proselyte