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We use several Greek words in our section on Biblical Greek. This page gives the definitions for those words, and links to useful internet pages with much more information.


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Biblical Greek:

Vocabulary and Abbreviated Lexicon

This section lists the words encountered in our Biblical Greek study series. The words are listed in their lexical form, although we occasionally list some of the inflections in parentheses.

We will be listing words in the Greek vocabulary in a tabular format. The table will contain the Greek words in a Greek font, along with their transliterated spellings (using the BibleStudyTools.com and Blueletterbible.org transliteration), links to the Bible Study Tools and Blue Letter Bible lexicons, definitions, word frequency counts, and Strongs numbers.

Greek Word	Transliterated	Strong's Number	BibleStudyTools Link	BlueLetterBible Link	Word Count
	Brief Definition
ajgavph	agape	26 (27)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	116 (116)
	1) brotherly love, affection, good will, love, benevolence 2) love feasts

a~ggelo"	angelos	32 (34)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	186 (175)
	1) a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God

ajdelfov"	adelphos	80 (81)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	346 (343)
	1) a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother 2) having the same national ancestor, belonging to the same people, or countryman 3) any fellow or man 4) a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection 5) an associate in employment or office 6) brethren in Christ 6a) his brothers by blood 6b) all men 6c) apostles 6d) Christians, as those who are exalted to the same heavenly place

a[nqrwpo"	anthropos	444 (476)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	559 (550)
	1) a human being, whether male or female 1a) generically, to include all human individuals 1b) to distinguish man from beings of a different order 1b1) of animals and plants 1b2) of from God and Christ 1b3) of the angels 1c) with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin 1d) with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity 1e) with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul 1f) with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God 1g) with reference to sex, a male 2) indefinitely, someone, a man, one 3) in the plural, people 4) joined with other words, merchantman

apoqnh/skw	apothnesko	599 (633)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	112 (111)
	1) to die 1a) of the natural death of man 1b) of the violent death of man or animals 1c) to perish by means of something 1d) of trees which dry up, of seeds which rot when planted 1e) of eternal death, to be subject to eternal misery in hell

aujtov"	autos	846 (899)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	5785 (5597)
	1) himself, herself, themselves, itself 2) he, she, it 3) the same

ejgwv	ego	1473, 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, 3165, 3427, 3450 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	370, ... (2666)
	1) I, me, my
ejmev	eme	1691 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	88 (90)
	1) I, me, myself, etc.
ejmoiv	emoi	1698 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	95 (93)
	1) I, me, myself, etc.
ejmou'	emou	1700 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	109 (108)
	1) me, my, mine, etc.
hJma'"	hemas	2248 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	178 (166)
	1) us, we, our etc.
hJmei'"	hemeis	2249 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	126 (127)
	1) us, we etc.
hJmi'n	hemin	2254 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	177 (169)
	1) us, we, our
hJmw'n	hemon	2257 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	410 (402)
	1) our, we, us
mev	me	3165 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	301 (291)
	1) I, me, my, etc.
moiv	moi	3427 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	240 (225)
	1) I, me, my
mou'	mou	3450 (1609)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	587 (564)
	1) I, me, my, of me

eijmiv	eimi	1488, 1498, 1510, 1511, 1526, 2070, 2071, 2252, 2258, 2277, 2468, 5600, 5607 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	..., 146, ... (2462)
	1) to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
ei\	ei	1488 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	92 (92)
	1) you are, thou art
ei]hn	eien	1498 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	12 (12)
	1) to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
ei\nai	einai	1511 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	126, ... (124)
	1) to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
eijsi	eisi	1526 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	163 (157)
	1) are, be, were, etc.
ejsmevn	esmen	2070 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	53 (52)
	1) first person plural of "to be"
e[somai (estai)	esomai	2071 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	188 (118)
	1) future first person singular of "to be"
h[mhn	emen	2252 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	16 (15)
	1) truly, assuredly
h\n	en	2258 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	457 (315)
	1) I was, etc.
h[tw	eto	2277 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	2 (2)
	1) let him (it) be
i[sqi	isthi	2468 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	5 (5)
	1) be thou
w\	o	5600 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	66 (2)
	1) be, may be, etc.
w[n	on	5607 (1639)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	161 (44)
	1) being, etc.

eujfraivnw (hujfravnqh)	euphraino	2165 (2370)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	14 (14)
	1) to gladden, make joyful 1a) to be glad, to be merry, to rejoice 1b) to rejoice in, be delighted with a thing

zw/opoievw	zoopoieo	2227 (2443)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	12 (11)
	1) to produce alive, begat or bear living young 2) to cause to live, make alive, give life 2a) by spiritual power to arouse and invigorate 2b) to restore to life 2c) to give increase of life: thus of physical life 2d) of the spirit, quickening as respects the spirit, endued with new and greater powers of life 3) metaph., of seeds quickened into life, i.e. germinating, springing up, growing

ÅHsai?aß	Hesaias	2268 (2480)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	21 (22)
	Isaiah = "Jehovah's help" 1) a famous Hebrew prophet who prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

qeov"	theos	2316 (2536)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	1343 (1317)
	1) a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities 2) the Godhead, trinity 2a) God the Father, the first person in the trinity 2b) Christ, the second person of the trinity 2c) Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity 3) spoken of the only and true God 3a) refers to the things of God 3b) his counsels, interests, things due to him 4) whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way 4a) God's representative or viceregent 4a1) of magistrates and judges

ÅIhsou'ß	Iesous	2424 (2652)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	975 (917)
	Jesus = "Jehovah is salvation" 1) Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate 2) Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ 3) Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor (Ac. 7:45, Heb. 4:8) 4) Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ (Lu. 3:29) 5) Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel (Col. 4:11)

kaiv	kai	2532 (2779)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	9251 (9161)
	1) and, also, even, indeed, but

metav	meta	3326 (3552)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	473 (469)
	1) with, after, behind

oijkiva	oikia	3614 (3864)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	95 (93)
	1) and, also, even, indeed, but

pneu'ma	pneuma	4151 (4460)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	385 (379)
	1) the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son 1a) sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his personality and character (the "Holy" Spirit) 1b) sometimes referred to in a way which emphasises his work and power (the Spirit of "Truth") 1c) never referred to as a depersonalised force 2) the spirit, i.e. the vital principal by which the body is animated 2a) the rational spirit, the power by which the human being feels, thinks, decides 2b) the soul 3) a spirit, i.e. a simple essence, devoid of all or at least all grosser matter, and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting 3a) a life giving spirit 3b) a human soul that has left the body 3c) a spirit higher than man but lower than God, i.e. an angel 3c1) used of demons, or evil spirits, who were conceived as inhabiting the bodies of men 3c2) the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ 4) the disposition or influence which fills and governs the soul of any one 4a) the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc. 5) a movement of air (a gentle blast) 5a) of the wind, hence the wind itself 5b) breath of nostrils or mouth

uiJov"	huios	5207 (5626)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	382 (377)
	1) a son 1a) rarely used for the young of animals 1b) generally used of the offspring of men 1c) in a restricted sense, the male offspring (one born by a father and of a mother) 1d) in a wider sense, a descendant, one of the posterity of any one, 1d1) the children of Israel 1d2) sons of Abraham 1e)) used to describe one who depends on another or is his follower 1e1) a pupil 2) son of man 2a) term describing man, carrying the connotation of weakness and mortality 2b) son of man, symbolically denotes the fifth kingdom in Daniel 7:13 and by this term its humanity is indicated in contrast with the barbarity and ferocity of the four preceding kingdoms (the Babylonian, the Median and the Persian, the Macedonian, and the Roman) typified by the four beasts. In the book of Enoch (2nd Century) it is used of Christ. 2c) used by Christ himself, doubtless in order that he might intimate his Messiahship and also that he might designate himself as the head of the human family, the man, the one who both furnished the pattern of the perfect man and acted on behalf of all mankind. Christ seems to have preferred this to the other Messianic titles, because by its lowliness it was least suited to foster the expectation of an earthly Messiah in royal splendour. 3) son of God 3a) used to describe Adam (Lk. 3:38) 3b) used to describe those who are born again (Lk. 20:36) and of angels and of Jesus Christ 3c) of those whom God esteems as sons, whom he loves, protects and benefits above others 3c1) in the OT used of the Jews 3c2) in the NT of Christians 3c3) those whose character God, as a loving father, shapes by chastisements (Heb. 12:5-8) 3d) those who revere God as their father, the pious worshippers of God, those who in character and life resemble God, those who are governed by the Spirit of God, repose the same calm and joyful trust in God which children do in their parents (Rom. 8:14, Gal. 3:26 ), and hereafter in the blessedness and glory of the life eternal will openly wear this dignity of the sons of God. Term used preeminently of Jesus Christ, as enjoying the supreme love of God, united to him in affectionate intimacy, privy to his saving councils, obedient to the Father's will in all his acts

Cristov"	Christos	5547 (5986)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	569 (529)
	Christ = "anointed" 1) Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God 2) anointed

wra/	hora	5610 (6052)	BibleStudyTools	BlueLetterBible	108 (106)
	1) a certain definite time or season fixed by natural law and returning with the revolving year 1a) of the seasons of the year, spring, summer, autumn, winter 2) the daytime (bounded by the rising and setting of the sun), a day 3) a twelfth part of the day-time, an hour, (the twelve hours of the day are reckoned from the rising to the setting of the sun) 4) any definite time, point of time, moment

Description of Table Headings:

Greek Word

This is the Greek word as it appears in the Greek alphabet. To view the Greek alphabet, you will need to install a Greek font on your computer. See our Greek font section for further information.

Transliterated

This column lists the Greek word as it is usually listed using characters from the English alphabet. Although the transliterated spelling is useful for introductions to Greek, it is Strongly advised that you learn the actual Greek spellings. Almost all advanced tools, such as concordances, lexicons, and Grammar studies assume a knowledge of the Greek spellings. For example, the word agape in transliterated English is actually based on the following Greek word using the Greek alphabet:
agape

Strong's Number

Each Greek word is listed with its corresponding Strong's number. Since most online tools, like Bible Study Tools and the Blue Letter Bible, use Strong's numbers, this will help you find further information about the word. Some people prefer to use G/K numbers (Goodrick/Kohlenberger) instead of Strong's numbers, which correspond to the updated manuscripts now in use (the manuscripts used to generate the NIV, NASB, and other new translations). The G/K numbers are used in "The Greek English Concordance to the New Testament : With the New International Version" (see our book section). A conversion between G/K numbers and Strong's numbers is found in Mounce's book "The Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament". We will occasionally list the G/K number in parenthesis.

Note: Occasionally, a single G/K number corresponds to several Strong's numbers. There are also single Strong's numbers that correspond to several G/K numbers. For the case of a single G/K number with several Strong's numbers, we will list the Greek word corresponding to the single G/K number as the "lexical form". All lexical forms are listed in yellow. Following the lexical listing, we will list the other Strong's variants after the single G/K word.

Bible Study Tools Link

www.BibleStudyTools.com has a large number of tools on the net for studying God's Word. The tools on the Bible Study Tools site will be used frequently. The Bible Study Tools site is also the source of our Interlinear Verse of the Day, and contains the Greek fonts you will need to view the Greek characters. The main Bible Study Tools site can be reached via the link below:

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Blue Letter Bible Link

The Blue Letter Bible also has a large number of tools on the net for studying God's Word. The Blue Letter Bible is located at www.Blueletterbible.org. The tools at the Blueletterbible site will be used frequently. The main Blueletterbible site can be reached via the link below:

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Word Count

This is the number of times (in all its tenses, cases, etc.) the word is used in the New Testament. The word count comes from the www.BibleStudyTools.com and www.Blueletterbible.org websites. The word count listed in parenthesis comes from Warren Trenchard's book, "Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament". There are 138,162 words in the Greek New Testament (varies a bit, depending on manuscript). If you add all of the word counts for the words listed in the table, and divide by the total number of words, you can get an estimate of the percentage of the New Testament that you can read - a good way to track your progress! The numbers differ, since they use different Greek manuscripts (Trenchard uses the latest corrected UBS 3 version).

Definition (Brief)

A brief definition of the word is given in this column. This information is retrieved from the Definition(s) section of the Blueletterbible.org or BibleStudyTools.com lexicons. The definition is not meant to be exhaustive. For in-depth study, I recommend that you consult the online lexicons, or one of the more detailed lexicons available in book form. If you find a more detailed online lexicon in the public domain, I would love to hear about it! The definitions used by Blueletterbible and BibleStudyTools are based on Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, by Joseph H. Thayer. The "corrected edition" of Thayer's was published in 1889, and is in the public domain.


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