The Greeks (who tended earlier to use names related to "Median") began in the fifth century BC to use adjectives such as (), () or () for Cyrus the Great's empire (a word meaning "country" being understood) [REF].
In the later parts of the Bible, where this kingdom is frequently mentioned (Books of Esther, Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah), it is called Paras (Hebrew ), or sometimes Paras u Madai (), i.e. "Persia and Media".