Biblionyms in the Greek phraseological picture of the world

Abstract

The article deals with Modern Greek phraseological units (PUs) containing biblionyms, which originate in the Hellenistic era and represent a special category, being the product of direct quoting of the texts of the Holy Scripture or being used with a reinterpreted meaning. The article presents the philological analysis and semantic classification of PUs with biblionyms, which leads to the conclusion that PUs with biblionyms contain elements of narrativeness and didactics, expressing the positive or negative emotional evaluation of reality, including people, events and a wide range of objects.