English Bible words starting with G
478 meanings beginning with G, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 5. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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give the increase1 word
give the tenth1 word
give to drink1 word
give up5 words
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
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- to forgive: to cancel what is owed, whether a debt or a sin, so it is no longer charged against the person
- to let, allow, or leave alone: to permit something rather than stop or hinder it
- hēsuchazōἡσυχάζωbe quiet/give upnot studied yet
- ekluōἐκλύωto lose strength and give way: the body collapsing from exhaustion, or the resolve going slack under pressure
- apotassōἀποτάσσωto take leave of: to make a clean break, either by saying goodbye to people or by letting go of what you own
- ekkakeōἐκκακέωto lose heart: to let hardship or the absence of visible results wear a person's resolve down until they quit something good.
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
give victory1 word
give way2 words
given in marriage1 word
giver1 word
giving of thanks1 word
glad1 word
gladden2 words
gladly2 words
gladness6 words
- charaχαράjoy: the glad lift of the heart at something genuinely good
- simḥahשִׂמְחָהjoy: gladness felt in the heart and shown openly in celebration, often before God
- agalliasisἀγαλλίασιςexultation: exuberant, celebratory joy, the kind that is sung, shouted, or leapt rather than quietly felt
- sasvonשָׂשׂוֹןexultant joy: glad rejoicing, both the lift of gladness in the heart and the celebration it breaks out into
- masvosמָשׂוֹשׂjoy: glad rejoicing, and by extension the person or place that is someone's delight
glass3 words
gleam2 words
glean3 words
- laqatלָקַטto pick up scattered items one by one, gathering them off the ground or a surface
- alalעָלַלto glean: to go back over a harvested vine or field and strip off what remains
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- to work one's will on a person: to deal harshly with them, to make sport of or abuse them
- to thrust or lay something in the dust, or to defile it there (used only of Job and his horn)
- laqashלָקַשׁto gleannot studied yet
gleaning2 words
glede1 word
glide1 word
glittering1 word
gloat1 word
gloom7 words
- araphelעֲרָפֶלthe dense, dark storm-cloud in which God draws near, present yet hidden from sight
- aphelahאֲפֵלָהthick darkness: dark heavy enough that a person cannot see the way, and the disaster that such dark stands for
- ophelאֹפֶלgloom: darkness, in a rare word Hebrew poets use for the dark of the grave, of hidden violence, and of disaster
- ḥashekhahחֲשֵׁכָהdarkness felt as dread or gloom: the heavy, oppressive dark of terror, judgment, or divine hiddenness rather than plain nightfall
- aphelאָפֵלgloomnot studied yet
gloominess1 word
glorify4 words
- doxazōδοξάζωto praise or honor someone, above all to give glory to God for what he has done
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- to clothe with splendor: to lift someone into a state of radiant honor and glory
- in John's Gospel, to reveal someone's true glory, the way the Father and Son honor each other and the cross becomes the moment of glory
- kavadכָּבֵדto be heavy: to weigh much, whether a literal load, a crushing trouble, or a body part that has grown too heavy to work
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- to be honored: to carry weight in others' eyes, to be held in high regard or shown to be glorious
- to honor: to treat someone as weighty, giving them the regard, deference, or worship their standing deserves
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto make something great: to enlarge or lengthen it, or to make it loom large by acting
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- to declare or acknowledge someone as great: to exalt, extol, or hold in high honor, above all in praising God
- pa'arפָּאַרto make beautiful or glorious: to adorn, to bestow honor, or, of oneself, to display or claim splendor.
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- to go back over the branches of a harvested tree, to strip the boughs a second time.
- doxazōδοξάζωto praise or honor someone, above all to give glory to God for what he has done
glorious5 words
- endoxosἔνδοξοςstanding in glory: honored in others' eyes, or splendid and radiant to look at
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- addirאַדִּירpossessing overwhelming, awe-commanding power; mighty and majestic enough to master every rival
- epiphanēsἐπιφανήςgloriousnot studied yet
- kavodכָּבוֹדgloriousnot studied yet
gloriously1 word
glory14 words
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
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- glorious ones: exalted heavenly beings named with the reverence due to their dignity
- kavodכָּבוֹדweight that makes someone or something count: the visible greatness of God, the honor and standing of a person, or the wealth and splendor that command respect.
- halalהָלַלto boast: to glory in something, whether wrongly in oneself or rightly in God
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- to praise: to publicly celebrate someone, above all God, as worthy of acclaim
- to be mad: to act senselessly, to rave, to make a fool of oneself
- to shine: to give off light
- kauchaomaiκαυχάομαιto boast: to speak with pride about whatever you are counting on, whether that is yourself or God
- tehillahתְּהִלָּהpraise: the open acknowledgment of someone as worthy, whether the act of praising, the deeds that deserve it, or the renown it brings
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
glory in1 word
- 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
- shavaḥשָׁבַחto laud: to declare out loud that God, or something judged good, deserves high regard
glory with1 word
glorying1 word
glutton2 words
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
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- to quake or tremble, said of mountains shaking at God's coming
- phagosφάγοςgluttonnot studied yet
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
gluttons1 word
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
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- a belly in the sense of an appetite: a name thrown at people who live to be fed and will not work
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
gnash2 words
gnashing1 word
gnat2 words
gnats1 word
gnaw2 words
gnawing locust1 word
go14 words
- boבּוֹאto come, go, or enter: to arrive at a destination or move into it
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- to bring, lead in, or carry in: to cause a person or thing to come
- erchomaiἔρχομαιto come or go: to move from one place to another and arrive there
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- to come about: of a time or event, to arrive and become reality
- halakhהָלַךְto go or walk: to move along on foot, and by extension to live a life headed in a particular direction.
- poreuōπορεύωto go, travel, or move from one place to another
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- to conduct oneself, live according to a particular way
- agōἄγωlet us go: to set off or move along, with no one being led but the speakers themselves
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- to lead or bring: to cause a person or thing to move from one place to another, going along with them
- to be led or driven: to be guided, carried along, or controlled by an inward or unseen power
- to keep or reckon (of time): to observe a day, or of a period of time, to be counted as passing
- boבּוֹאto come, go, or enter: to arrive at a destination or move into it
go a whoring1 word
go aboard1 word
go about2 words
go abroad1 word
go ahead1 word
go along1 word
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
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- to be on the way out: in the process of disappearing, already going and soon gone
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
go around4 words
- savavסָבַבto go around: move in a circuit or circle around something, or run around a thing as a rim does
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- to turn: change the direction one is facing or moving, or send something a roundabout way
- to surround: close in around someone or something on every side
- to turn something over: hand it on, transfer it, or change it into something else
- perierchomaiπεριέρχομαιto go aroundnot studied yet
- naqaphנָקַףto go around: to encircle something completely, close a ring around it, or bring a cycle full circle
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- to strike down: to cut down or hack away, as an axe fells standing timber
- periagōπεριάγωto take/go aroundnot studied yet
- savavסָבַבto go around: move in a circuit or circle around something, or run around a thing as a rim does
go astray4 words
- planaōπλανάωto lead someone off the right path, or (when it happens to you) to stray from it: literally to wander, and almost always to be deceived away from the truth.
- ta'ahתָּעָהto stray from the right course: to wander off and lose the way, or to be led off it
- shagahשָׁגָהto go astray: to wander off the right course, whether on a path, in conduct, or through the loss of steady judgment
- shagagשָׁגַגto go astraynot studied yet
go away2 words
go back1 word
go before4 words
- proporeuōπροπορεύωto go beforenot studied yet
- proagōπροάγωto go on ahead, or to lead someone out to the front: motion to the front, whether going before others yourself or bringing another forward
- qadamקָדַםto get out in front of someone or something: to meet or confront them face to face, to go on ahead, or to act ahead of time
- proerchomaiπροέρχομαιto go out in front: to step forward, or to get ahead of the people you are with
go down4 words
- katabainōκαταβαίνωto move downward, from a higher position to a lower one
- yaradיָרַדto go down: to move from a higher place to a lower one, and (with an object) to bring something down
- katerchomaiκατέρχομαιto come down: to travel or move from a higher place, region, or point down to a lower one
- naḥatנָחֵתto go down, descend, and (when force is applied) to sink in, press down, or bring low.
go either way1 word
go forward1 word
go in3 words
- eiserchomaiεἰσέρχομαιto go in, to enter a place
- eisporeuōεἰσπορεύωto go into a place or thing: to enter, come in, pass in
- alalעֲלַלto go in, to enter: to pass inside a place, or into the presence of someone in authority.
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- to bring in: to have a person or thing brought inside, most often into the king's presence.
go into captivity1 word
- galahגָּלָהto uncover what was hidden, so that it is seen or known: to lay bare, expose, or reveal
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- to go away into exile, or to drive a people away into exile: to be deported from one's land
- galahגָּלָהto uncover what was hidden, so that it is seen or known: to lay bare, expose, or reveal
go left1 word
go meet1 word
go on1 word
go on ahead1 word
go out9 words
- yatsaיָצָאto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
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- to bring out: to cause a person or thing to come out, to lead or carry something out from where it was
- exerchomaiἐξέρχομαιto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to leave a place behind
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- to come out of a person: said of an evil spirit driven out, or of healing power going out from someone
- to spread abroad: said of a report, rumor, or message that travels out and reaches people
- to proceed from: said of words and intentions coming out of the mouth or heart, and of a person coming forth from a source or origin
- ekporeuōἐκπορεύωto move out from within something: to go out, come out, or stream forth from a source
- sbennumiσβέννυμιto put out a fire or flame, or (of a fire or lamp) to go out
- kavahכָּבָהof fire or light: to go out, or to put it out
- yatsaיָצָאto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
go over1 word
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
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- to overstep what God commanded: to break a covenant, command, or oath
- to make something cross over: to bring across, hand over, remove, or send through
- to be furious or overbearing: anger that boils over its limits
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
go right1 word
go slowly1 word
go straight1 word
- asharאָשַׁרto go straight ahead on a path, or to lead and direct others along one
+1 more meaning
- to call someone happy, to publicly declare a person fortunate or blessed
- asharאָשַׁרto go straight ahead on a path, or to lead and direct others along one
go through5 words
- dierchomaiδιέρχομαιto go through: to move all the way through or across something, from passing through a place to traveling about and, by extension, to news or death spreading and a blade running someone through
- diaporeuōδιαπορεύωto go throughnot studied yet
- diodeuōδιοδεύωto go throughnot studied yet
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
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- to row: to drive a boat forward with oars
- pasagפָּסַגto go throughnot studied yet
go to1 word
go to and fro1 word
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
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- to row: to drive a boat forward with oars
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
go to meet1 word
go up5 words
- alahעָלָהto go up: to move, or to carry something, from a lower place to a higher one
- anabainōἀναβαίνωto go up, ascend: move to a higher place or destination
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- to arise in the mind: of thoughts, intentions, or realizations that come up in someone's heart
- prosanabainōπροσαναβαίνωto go upnot studied yet
- anerchomaiἀνέρχομαιto go upnot studied yet
- seliqסְלֵקto go up or come up, and in its lifting forms to bring someone up out of a place
go well2 words
- yatavיָטַבto go well, be pleasing: for something to turn out good or to seem good to someone
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- to do good, treat well: to act kindly toward someone or to bring about good for them
- tovטוֹבto be good: to be sound, pleasing, or going well, and (in its causative form) to do good or do well
- yatavיָטַבto go well, be pleasing: for something to turn out good or to seem good to someone
go with2 words
- sunerchomaiσυνέρχομαιto come together into one place: for people to gather or assemble as a group
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- to go along with someone: to accompany a person on a journey or errand
- to come together as husband and wife: for a couple to begin married life
- sumporeuomaiσυμπορεύομαιto go withnot studied yet
- sunerchomaiσυνέρχομαιto come together into one place: for people to gather or assemble as a group
goad1 word
Goah1 word
goal2 words
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
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- a tax or customs duty: a payment owed to a governing authority
- skoposσκοπόςgoalnot studied yet
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
goat5 words
- ezעֵזa goat: the common herd animal, most often the she-goat
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- goats' hair: the coarse spun hair of goats, used as cloth
- sa'irשָׂעִירhe-goat: a male goat, especially the goat offered for sin
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- hairy: covered with hair, shaggy of body
- goat-demon: a shaggy goat-shaped spirit of the waste places, also worshiped as an idol
- attudעַתּוּדan adult male goat, the he-goat that heads the flock
- ya'elיָעֵלgoatnot studied yet
- ezעֵזgoatnot studied yet
- ezעֵזa goat: the common herd animal, most often the she-goat
goat's1 word
goats' hair1 word
- ezעֵזgoats' hair: the coarse spun hair of goats, used as cloth
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- a goat: the common herd animal, most often the she-goat
- ezעֵזgoats' hair: the coarse spun hair of goats, used as cloth
goatskins1 word
Gob1 word
goblet1 word
god9 words
- kuriosκύριοςthe Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
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- a person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
- yahwehיהוהthe personal name of the God of Israel: his own name, the name he gives himself, by which his people are to call on him and know him as the God who is with them.
- theosθεόςGod: the one true God, Maker and Judge of everything there is, named so consistently in the New Testament that the word works almost like a personal name
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- a god: any being or power treated as divine, as distinct from the one true God
- elohimאֱלֹהִיםGod, or a god: any being that belongs to the divine realm. Most often it names the one God of Israel, but the same word also names foreign gods, members of the heavenly court, and even the spirits of the dead.
- yehovihיהוהYHWH/Godnot studied yet
- kuriosκύριοςthe Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
god forbid1 word
god-breathed1 word
god-fearing2 words
- yareיָרֵאGod-fearing: holding God in reverent awe, so that one lives faithfully and obediently
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- afraid: frightened of a threat or danger
- sebomaiσέβομαιto worship: to hold a god in awe and give that god one's settled devotion
- yareיָרֵאGod-fearing: holding God in reverent awe, so that one lives faithfully and obediently
God-hating1 word
God-loving1 word
goddess1 word
godless2 words
godlessness1 word
godliness1 word
godly3 words
- hosiosὅσιοςkeeping faith with God: reverently loyal to him and to what he has pledged
- ḥasidחָסִידthe faithful, godly person: someone bound to God in loyal love and known for living it out
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- faithful, kind: said of God himself as one who keeps his loyal love
- theosebēsθεοσεβήςgodlynot studied yet
gods1 word
Gog2 words
going down1 word
going forth1 word
going out1 word
going to1 word
going up1 word
going without food1 word