English Bible words starting with E
525 meanings beginning with E, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 6. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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everywhere2 words
Evi1 word
eviction1 word
evidence2 words
evident2 words
evil11 words
- raרַעmorally evil: conduct, intent, or persons that are wrong in the sight of God, the opposite of what is good
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- bad: failing the standard of what it should be, whether defective, harmful, or unpleasant, with no question of sin
- calamity: disaster, ruin, or affliction that falls on a person or nation, the trouble that is the opposite of well-being
- ponērosπονηρόςevil, wicked: bad in a way that actively works harm
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- the evil one: a title for Satan, the personal source of evil
- kakosκακόςbad: the ordinary, all-purpose opposite of good, covering a corrupt character, a wrongful act, and plain harm alike
- akathartosἀκάθαρτοςunclean: defiled and unfit to come near what is holy, the opposite of pure.
- kakiaκακίαbadness inside a person: above all ill will toward others, and more broadly a corrupt character and the wrongs it produces.
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- trouble: the hardship or misfortune that a day brings with it.
- raרַעmorally evil: conduct, intent, or persons that are wrong in the sight of God, the opposite of what is good
evil gossip1 word
evil intent1 word
evil report1 word
evil spirit1 word
- daimonionδαιμόνιονan evil spirit: a real, personal, malevolent being that works under Satan and is driven out by Jesus
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- a lesser divine being, a deity or god of the kind the Greeks recognized
- daimonionδαιμόνιονan evil spirit: a real, personal, malevolent being that works under Satan and is driven out by Jesus
Evil-merodach1 word
ewe1 word
ewe lamb1 word
ewe-lamb1 word
exact2 words
exact imprint1 word
exact representation1 word
exactly1 word
exactor1 word
exalt8 words
- nasaנָשָׂאto lift or raise something up: to take it from where it rests and hold it higher
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- to carry or bear a load: to hold up what has been lifted and move it
- to bear guilt or its punishment: to carry the weight of a wrong
- to forgive: to lift guilt off a person so it no longer rests on them
- hupsoōὑψόωto lift up: to raise on high, and so to exalt someone to a high position of honor, status, or power
- rumרוּםto be high or rise up, and to lift, raise, or exalt someone or something to a higher place or status
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- to breed worms and go foul, of food that has rotted
- gadalגָּדַלto make great: to raise a child, promote a person, or exalt and praise God
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- to grow up: to increase in size or to pass from childhood toward adulthood
- to become great: to grow in wealth, power, or standing until one is important
- to magnify oneself: to boast or act arrogantly, often defiantly against God or others
- huperupsoōὑπερυψόωto exaltnot studied yet
- nasaנָשָׂאto lift or raise something up: to take it from where it rests and hold it higher
exalt oneself1 word
- epairōἐπαίρωto exalt oneself: to rise up in pride or opposition
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- to lift up or raise: to move the eyes, head, hands, voice, or an object upward
- epairōἐπαίρωto exalt oneself: to rise up in pride or opposition
exalted1 word
examination1 word
examine7 words
- dokimazōδοκιμάζωto put something to the test to find out whether it is genuine, and so to prove and approve it
- baḥanבָּחַןto examine something closely to find out whether it is genuine, the way an assayer tests metal
- ḥaqarחָקַרto search out thoroughly: to probe something to its farthest reach in order to uncover what is hidden, whether a place, a legal case, a mystery, or a person's inner life
- anakrinōἀνακρίνωto look into something closely in order to size it up: to investigate, question, or weigh it toward a verdict
- ereunaōἐρευνάωto search something through: to go over the whole of it closely, part by part, until what is inside comes to light
example5 words
- tuposτύποςa formed impression and whatever corresponds to it: a mark, a model or pattern, an example to copy, or a foreshadowing of what is to come
- hupodeigmaὑπόδειγμαan example: a particular case put on display so that others copy it or take warning from it
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- a copy: something built to stand in for a greater original it represents
- hupogrammosὑπογραμμόςexamplenot studied yet
- hupotupōsisὑποτύπωσιςexamplenot studied yet
- deigmaδεῖγμαexamplenot studied yet
exceed1 word
exceeding1 word
exceedingly4 words
- me'odמְאֹדmuchness pushed to the limit: the quality of being abundant or forceful, used almost always to mean very or exceedingly
- saggiשַׂגִּיאmuch, many, great: a lot of something, measuring how much there is rather than how high it ranks
- huperbolēὑπερβολήa degree that has run past the normal scale: surpassing greatness, or, as a phrase, beyond all measure
- yattirיַתִּירpast the normal measure: extraordinary, surpassing, or, attached to another word, exceedingly.
excel2 words
excellence2 words
- aretēἀρετήmoral excellence: the quality that makes a person or a thing genuinely admirable and worth commending.
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- praiseworthy greatness: the mighty acts and displayed splendor of God, the kind of thing his people are meant to announce out loud.
- megedמֶגֶדthe choicest yield: the best of what the sky, the soil, or a season brings forth
- aretēἀρετήmoral excellence: the quality that makes a person or a thing genuinely admirable and worth commending.
excellency3 words
- yeterיֶתֶרwhat is left over: the rest, remainder, or surplus of something
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- a cord or bowstring: a length of twisted fiber, often the string of a bow
- ga'onגָּאוֹןmajesty: the towering greatness and splendor that belong to God.
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- splendor: the glory or grandeur of a land, a nation, or a thing in nature.
- arrogance: the swollen self-importance of a person or people who lift themselves up wrongly.
- yitronיִתְרוֹןgain that is really left over: the surplus or edge that remains once the full cost of the effort has been counted
- yeterיֶתֶרwhat is left over: the rest, remainder, or surplus of something
excellent4 words
- diapherōδιαφέρωto carry something through or across a place, or to be carried along by an outside force
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- to differ from something else, to be unlike it
- to be worth more than something else, to surpass it in value or importance
- addirאַדִּירpossessing overwhelming, awe-commanding power; mighty and majestic enough to master every rival
- yattirיַתִּירpast the normal measure: extraordinary, surpassing, or, attached to another word, exceedingly.
- kratistosκράτιστοςmost excellent: a formal title of respect used to address a person of high rank or standing
- diapherōδιαφέρωto carry something through or across a place, or to be carried along by an outside force
excellent things2 words
- shalishשָׁלִישׁa top-ranking officer: a soldier of the highest grade, serving with a king's chariot force or at the king's own side.
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- a third: a measuring vessel holding a third of some larger unit, used for scooping out dry goods or drink.
- a musical instrument played in a victory celebration; which instrument it was is not known.
- ge'utגֵּאוּתa rising up high: the majesty God wears, the swollen pride of anyone who claims it, or the literal surge of sea and smoke
- shalishשָׁלִישׁa top-ranking officer: a soldier of the highest grade, serving with a king's chariot force or at the king's own side.
except11 words
- kiכִּיbut rather, except, only: after a denial, it names what holds instead
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- because, for: it attaches the reason or the grounds behind what has just been said
- that: it introduces the content of what someone sees, knows, hears, or says
- when, if: it frames the circumstance or the case the main statement answers to
- imאִםexcept, but rather: joined to the word for "that", it carves out the one case a denial does not cover
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- if: it sets a condition, so that what follows depends on whether that thing is so
- in an oath: a flat denial, or, when the word for "not" is added, a flat promise
- or, whether: it opens the second half of a two way question, or names the thing being asked about
- plēnπλήνexcept, besides, save: marks an exception, the one thing left out of an otherwise complete statement
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- but, nevertheless, only: a word that sets aside what comes before and points the reader to what really matters
- parektosπαρεκτόςexceptnot studied yet
- akhאַךְa small focusing particle that singles out its clause, either to insist on it (surely, indeed) or to fence it off from what came before (only, but, however)
- kiכִּיbut rather, except, only: after a denial, it names what holds instead
exception1 word
excess4 words
excess fat1 word
excessive1 word
- perissosπερισσόςover and above: what goes past the ordinary measure, whether as an extra one side has that another does not or as a supply beyond what is needed
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- more than is needed: unnecessary, and so better left out
- perissosπερισσόςover and above: what goes past the ordinary measure, whether as an extra one side has that another does not or as a supply beyond what is needed
excessively2 words
exchange4 words
exchanged1 word
exclaim2 words
exclude2 words
excluded1 word
excommunicated1 word
excrement2 words
excuse3 words
- paraiteomaiπαραιτέομαιto press a personal request in order to get, escape, or turn something away: to ask for, beg off, decline, refuse, or avoid
- apologeomaiἀπολογέομαιto make a defense in words: to answer an accusation or a challenge by stating one's case
- prophasisπρόφασιςa stated reason put forward for an action, as opposed to the true motive behind it
execration1 word
- alahאָלָהa binding oath: a sworn pledge that seals a promise or covenant by invoking a curse on whoever breaks it
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- a curse: an invoked doom pronounced on the guilty or on those who break a sworn covenant
- alahאָלָהa binding oath: a sworn pledge that seals a promise or covenant by invoking a curse on whoever breaks it
execute judgment1 word
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
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- to render a judgment: to step between two sides and settle a case, or to size up how a matter stands
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
executioner2 words
exercise authority1 word
exercise authority over2 words
exercise dominion over1 word
exhalation1 word
exhort1 word
exhortation1 word
exile1 word
exiles2 words
exist2 words
existence1 word
exit1 word
exorcist1 word
expanded1 word
expanse1 word
expect6 words
- elpizōἐλπίζωto look ahead to something good with expectation, ranging from ordinary anticipation to settled trust in God
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
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- to render a judgment: to step between two sides and settle a case, or to size up how a matter stands
- prosdokaōπροσδοκάωto wait for or expect something one is sure is coming: to look ahead to a person's arrival or an event's outcome
- ekdechomaiἐκδέχομαιto wait for someone or something, staying put in the settled expectation that what is awaited will actually come.
- apekdechomaiἀπεκδέχομαιto wait for something eagerly: to keep looking for what has been promised and is certain to come, but is not here yet
expectation6 words
- elpisἐλπίςhope: confident, forward-looking expectation of a good outcome
- tiqvahתִּקְוָהhope: the expectation of a future good, and the thing hoped for itself.
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- cord: a length of rope or line.
- prosdokiaπροσδοκίαexpectationnot studied yet
- toḥeletתּוֹחֶלֶתhope held as waiting: the expectation a person keeps counting on while what they are waiting for has not yet come
- mabbatמַבָּטexpectationnot studied yet
expedient1 word
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
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- to be good for someone: to be beneficial, advantageous, or better
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
expel4 words
- exairōἐξαίρωto expelnot studied yet
- ekballōἐκβάλλωto drive, throw, or force out: removing someone or something from a place by power or compulsion
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- to send out or dispatch: commissioning someone to go forth for a purpose
- to bring out or produce: drawing something from within a container, source, or inner resource
- exōtheōἐξωθέωto expelnot studied yet
- hadaphהָדַףto push someone or something away by force, shoving it out of the place it held
expend2 words
expensive1 word
experience3 words
- theōreōθεωρέωto look at something attentively, and so to take it in: to watch, observe, and perceive
- paschōπάσχωto experience or undergo something, without saying whether it was good or bad
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- to suffer: to be on the receiving end of pain, hardship, harm, or death
- dokimēδοκιμήgenuineness proved by testing: the ordeal that proves, the tried quality it produces, or the proof it yields
expert in1 word
expert in the law1 word
- nomikosνομικόςan expert in the law: a scholar trained to interpret and rule on it
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- relating to the law: concerning legal matters
- nomikosνομικόςan expert in the law: a scholar trained to interpret and rule on it
expiation2 words
- hilastēriosἱλαστήριοςthe place where atonement is made: the gold cover over the ark where sacrificial blood was applied, and so the means by which sin is dealt with and fellowship with God restored
- hilasmosἱλασμόςatoning sacrifice: the God-provided means by which sin is dealt with and the judgment it deserves is turned aside
expire3 words
explain8 words
- dianoigōδιανοίγωto open all the way: to take something firmly shut and lay it open, so that what was closed off can now be entered, seen, or understood
- ektithēmiἐκτίθημιto explain/exposenot studied yet
- diasapheōδιασαφέωto explainnot studied yet
- diermēneuōδιερμηνεύωto make an obscure or foreign utterance intelligible: to translate it, explain it, or interpret it so a hearer can understand
- ḥavahחָוָהto explainnot studied yet
explanation3 words
exploit1 word
explore2 words
- ḥaqarחָקַרto search out thoroughly: to probe something to its farthest reach in order to uncover what is hidden, whether a place, a legal case, a mystery, or a person's inner life
- turתּוּרto explore or search something out by moving through it, whether scouting a land on foot or searching a matter out in the mind
expose4 words
- elegchōἐλέγχωto bring a hidden wrong into the open so the wrongdoer must face it, whether by exposing the deed, proving the guilt, rebuking the person, or correcting them in love
- ektithēmiἐκτίθημιto explain/exposenot studied yet
- deigmatizōδειγματίζωto expose someone to public view in a way that brings shame: to hold a person, or a defeated enemy, up as an open spectacle
- theatrizōθεατρίζωto exposenot studied yet
exposed1 word
exposing1 word
expound3 words
- dianoigōδιανοίγωto open all the way: to take something firmly shut and lay it open, so that what was closed off can now be entered, seen, or understood
- diermēneuōδιερμηνεύωto make an obscure or foreign utterance intelligible: to translate it, explain it, or interpret it so a hearer can understand
- epiluōἐπιλύωto resolve what is unresolved: to make a puzzle plain by explaining it, or to bring a matter to a settled decision
expounded1 word
- exēgeomaiἐξηγέομαιto recount in detail, to relate what happened
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- to make known, to reveal: to disclose what was hidden
- exēgeomaiἐξηγέομαιto recount in detail, to relate what happened
express image1 word
expressly1 word
extend5 words
exterminate2 words
extinguish3 words
extinguished1 word
extol3 words
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto declare or acknowledge someone as great: to exalt, extol, or hold in high honor, above all in praising God
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- to make something great: to enlarge or lengthen it, or to make it loom large by acting
- salalסָלַלto heap earth and stone up high: to build a raised road or ramp, or to pile something into a mound
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- to lift someone or something high: to prize it, or to set yourself up over another
- shavaḥשָׁבַחto laud: to declare out loud that God, or something judged good, deserves high regard
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- to still: to force raging water or a flaring temper to be quiet
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto declare or acknowledge someone as great: to exalt, extol, or hold in high honor, above all in praising God
extolling1 word
extort3 words
extortion3 words
- pleonexiaπλεονεξίαgrasping for more: the restless drive to have more than one's fair share, always at someone else's expense
- osheqעֹשֶׁקextortion: the wrong of using power over someone weaker to squeeze gain out of them, by force, by fraud, or by withholding what is owed, and the goods so taken
- harpagēἁρπαγήforcible taking: the act of robbing, the goods that are seized, or the grasping greed that reaches out to grab what belongs to someone else
extortioner1 word
extract1 word
extraordinary2 words
extreme1 word
extreme age1 word