Berytian /bəˈɹɪʃən/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •(historical) Of or pertaining to Berytus (“the ancient city of Beirut”).The only detailed accounts of Berytian religious beliefs and practices are found in a number of Greek and Roman texts written in or after the first century ce. — 2017 noun1 •(historical) A native or inhabitant of Berytus (“the ancient city of Beirut”).So that whether the Hermippus, whom he so frequently quotes, was the Smyrnean or the Berytian, is not always certain, and for the most part, can only be collected from Circumstances and Conjecture. — 1736 formsBerytians