Greek - English Word List

Note: only one or a few representative English words are listed for each Greek word-family.

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Preferred English Translation:

agape, agapao helpful caring, precious, love
aineo, ainos praise
aion, aionios age, eternal, final-age
aitema, aiteo ask, request
aletheia truth
amen Let it be so, it is truly so, truly, amen
anastasis, anistemi arise, rise, raise
aner man, husband
anthropos person, human, humanity
apodekato'o give or collect a tenth, tithe
apokteino kill, execute
apollumi destroy, perish, lose
apoluo dismiss, put away, release
apostello send, send out, delegate
apothnesko die
baptisma immerse
basileia kingdom, kingship, reign
blasphemeo contemptuous speech
boulomai intend, want, will
charis favor, thanks, forgive
charisma gift, gift of favor
chera bereft woman, widow
Christos Anointed One, christian
daimonion demon, evil spirit
de'esis, deomai plea, plead, beg, pray
dekate tenth dekato'o
give or recive a tenth
dekatos tenth
diabolos devil, adversary
diakoneo serve, service, servant
dialegomai discuss
dialektos dialect
diangello widely announce
diatheke agreement, last will
didache, didasko teach, teacher, teaching
dorea gift
douleuo, doulos slave, slave for
doxa magnificence, honor, praise
dunamis can, able, power, powerful
egeiro, egersis arise, rise, raise
ekklesia community, called-ones
eleutheros free, freedom
enteuxis intercession, intercede
episkopos overseer, inspection
epouranios heavenly
ergates, ergazomai, ergon works
euangelizo announce good news
eucharisia, eucharisteo intercession, intercede
euche vow, earnest prayer
exousia authority
gameo marry, wedding celebration
ge earth, land, ground, dirt
ge'enna burning dump
glossa tongue, language
gramma, grapho writing, scribe, letter
gune woman, wife
hades unseen place
hagios, hagnizo pure, purified one, purify
hegeomai lead, governor
hupnos sleepiness, unconsciousness
hupotage yield, subject
kardia heart
katangello publicly announce
katheudo deep sleep
kauchaomai boast
kephale head
kerusso announce
koimaomai sleep, death
kopiao, kopos labor
kosmos, kosmeo human world, adorn, orderly
krima, krino evaluate, condemn, judge
latreia service, godly service
logos message, question, speech
makarios benefit
martur, martureo witness testify
metamelomai regret
metanoeo change of mind and self
miseo despise
misthos reward, wages, payment
moichalis unfaithful, break marriage
nekros, nekro'o dead, put to death
nomos, nomikos law, law expert, legal
onoma name
ouranos heaven
pantote always
paradeisos paradise
paraklesis, parakaleo call for, comfort, encourage
phobeomai fear, awesome respect
phoneuo, phoneus murder, murderer
phos light, illuminate, bright
pisteuo trust, entrust
pneuma spirit
poimen, poimne shepherd, flock
prautes gentle strength
proeuangelizomai good news announced in adance
proistemi lead
prokerusso advance proclamation
prophetes spokesman
proseuche prayer, petition
proskuneo show submission, prostrate self
psuche sensory being, soul, life
rhema a single word
sarx flesh
Satanas Satan
sebomai show devotion
semeion, semaino sign, show by a sign
skotia, skotos dark, darkness
soma, somatikos body, bodily
sozo rescue, heal
teleios complete, perfect, mature
telos end, completion, conclusion
teras amazing thing
thanatos, thanato'o death, put to death, bury
thapto bury
theleutao die, end
thelo desire, want, will
thlibo difficult, hardship
thnesko die, mortal
thuo kill, sacrifice
zoa, zoe life, live, make alive
 

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