Greek words starting with alpha
2,593 words in the Bible begin with alpha (α), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 13. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- autosαὐτόςthe everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
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- used to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
- the same: one and the same person, thing, or place as the one already named
- apoἀπόaway fromnot studied yet
- anērἀνήρa man: an adult male human, as distinct from a woman or a child
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- a husband: the male partner in a marriage
- anthrōposἄνθρωποςa human being; a person of either sex, as distinct from God, angels, or animals.
- akouōἀκούωto take in something with the ears: to hear it, and from there to understand it, heed and obey it, or learn of it by report
- adelphosἀδελφόςbrother: a male who shares your bond, from a born sibling out to a fellow member of God's family
- allaἀλλάa strong contrasting word that does not merely set two things side by side but cancels the first and puts the second in its place: but, rather, on the contrary
- hagiosἅγιοςholy: belonging to God and set apart from common, everyday use, and so pure and worthy of reverence
- aiōnαἰώνan age: a stretch of time, from a bounded era to unending duration, and the world seen as the present order running its course
- anἄνifnot studied yet
- apostellōἀποστέλλωto send someone or something off with a commission, on behalf of and under the authority of the one who sends.
- 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
- hamartiaἁμαρτίαsin: an offense against God, whether the wrong deed itself or the guilt it leaves behind
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- Sin as a ruling power: a force that masters, enslaves, and brings death to those under it
- a sin-offering: the sacrifice presented to deal with sin
- apothnēskōἀποθνήσκωto die: to come to the end of life, whether of the body, in sin, or to an old way of living.
- archōnἄρχωνa ruler: someone who holds authority over others, whether a human official or a spiritual power.
- AiguptosΑἴγυπτοςEgyptnot studied yet
- agathosἀγαθόςgood: the ordinary word for what is sound, worthwhile, and beneficial, whether a person, a thing, an action, or a gift
- anistēmiἀνίστημιto get up: to come up from a sitting, lying, or kneeling position, and by extension to set out or to step forward to act
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- to rise from the dead, or to raise someone from the dead: to come back to bodily life, or to bring the dead back to life
- angelosἄγγελοςan angel: a heavenly being who serves and speaks for God
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- a messenger: a person sent to carry word or do an errand
- apokrinōἀποκρίνωto answer: to speak in reply, whether responding to a question or speaking up to address what someone has said or done
- ahimaαἷμαblood: the life-fluid of a body, and by extension a life violently taken or a death that brings cleansing
- apolluōἀπολλύωto destroy: to put to death or bring to ruin so that something or someone is wiped out
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- to perish: to come to one's own ruin, to die, to be lost
- apostrephōἀποστρέφωto turn away or turn back: to send a person or thing away from what it was facing, and so to remove it, put it back, or refuse it
- argurionἀργύριονsilver: the precious metal, and the money and coins made from it
- agapaōἀγαπάωto love: to value someone or something so highly that you act for their good and hold to them
- antiἀντίfornot studied yet
- artosἄρτοςbread: the baked loaf that was the everyday staple food, and by extension food and the meal itself
- airōαἴρωto lift something up off the ground or raise it higher
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- to pick something up and carry it
- to take something away, remove it, or carry it off
- anaἀνάeachnot studied yet
- AarōnἈαρώνAaronnot studied yet
- aperchomaiἀπέρχομαιto go away from a place: to leave where one is and move off, often toward somewhere else
- agōἄγωto lead or bring: to cause a person or thing to move from one place to another, going along with them
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- to be led or driven: to be guided, carried along, or controlled by an inward or unseen power
- let us go: to set off or move along, with no one being led but the speakers themselves
- to keep or reckon (of time): to observe a day, or of a period of time, to be counted as passing
- allophulosἀλλόφυλοςforeignnot studied yet
- apokteinōἀποκτείνωto kill: to put someone to death, or to destroy something so completely that it no longer has any life in it
- alētheiaἀλήθειαtruth: what really is the case, told and lived reliably, rather than concealed, faked, or false
- hamartanōἁμαρτάνωto sin: to do what is morally wrong, failing the standard God or another person has a right to expect
- apangellōἀπαγγέλλωto bring word to someone: to report what has happened or to announce a message, carrying it from its source to a listener
- archēἀρχήbeginning: the point in time where something starts
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- origin: the source from which something comes, the one in whom it starts
- ruler or realm of authority: those who hold power, or the office and sphere they hold
- corner or end: the outermost edge of a physical object
- AbraamἈβραάμAbrahamnot studied yet
- archōἄρχωto rule, to be first in authority over others
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- to begin, to start doing something
- 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
- agrosἀγρόςa piece of land outside the town: a field, the open country, or the land a person owns there.
- anangellōἀναγγέλλωto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or proclaim news or a message to others
- allosἄλλοςanother, other: one more besides the one already in view, of the same general kind
- apodidōmiἀποδίδωμιto give back what is owed or due: to pay, repay, return, or render to someone what belongs to them
- anoigōἀνοίγωto open: to make something shut or closed accessible, whether a door, the mouth, the eyes, or the heavens
- adikiaἀδικίαunrighteousness: wrongdoing measured against what is right, the opposite of righteousness
- asebēsἀσεβήςgodless: giving God none of the reverence he is owed, and living with no regard for his claim
- aphistēmiἀφίστημιto move away from a place, person, or commitment: to depart, withdraw, or fall away
- anomiaἀνομίαlawlessness: conduct or a condition set against God's law and rightful order
- aiōniosαἰώνιοςbelonging to the age to come, and so without end: everlasting, eternal
- hamartōlosἁμαρτωλόςsinful, a sinner: a person whose life falls short of God's standard, or the quality of being marked by sin
- hagiazōἁγιάζωto set someone or something apart from ordinary use and give it over to God, so that it becomes holy; also, to honor as holy what already is
- anatolēἀνατολήeast: the quarter of the world where the sun comes up, and the lands lying that way
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- a rising: the moment a star or the sun climbs into view, and the light that comes up with it
- aulēαὐλήan enclosed open-air space: the walled yard of a house, the court around a temple, or a pen that holds sheep.
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- a large walled residence taken as a whole: a great house, a palace, or an official's headquarters, and not merely its yard.
- arithmosἀριθμόςa number: the total reached by counting, whether the size of a group or a specific figure that stands for something.
- akathartosἀκάθαρτοςunclean: defiled and unfit to come near what is holy, the opposite of pure.
- harmaἅρμαchariotnot studied yet
- anapherōἀναφέρωto carry or lead someone or something up to a higher place
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- to offer something up to God as a sacrifice
- to take the weight of other people's sins onto oneself and carry it
- allotriosἀλλότριοςbelonging to someone else: another's, not one's own
- aphaireōἀφαιρέωto take away or remove something, whether by cutting it off, stripping it from someone, or doing away with it entirely
- amēnἀμήνso be it: a word of response that seals a prayer, praise, or blessing with the agreement of all who hear it
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- truly: a word Jesus speaks before his own statements to mark them as certain and carrying his own authority
- the Amen: a title for Christ in Revelation, marking him as the one in whom God's complete reliability is made personal
- archiereusἀρχιερεύςthe high priest: the supreme officeholder of the Israelite/Jewish priesthood, or in the plural the chief priestly aristocracy who held authority over the temple
- aiteōαἰτέωto ask for something, to request: to put in a claim for a thing one wants and expects to receive
- amphoterosἀμφότεροςboth: the complete set already in view, taken together as a unit, normally a pair of people or things.
- aineōαἰνέωto praise God: to voice glad, public praise to God for who he is and what he has done
- allēlōnἀλλήλωνone another, each other: the members of a group acting reciprocally, each toward the others and back again.
- adelphēἀδελφήa sister: a female sibling, and by extension a woman who belongs to the same spiritual family
- aphrōnἄφρωνfoolish, senseless: lacking the sound sense that comes from reckoning with God, so that a person's thinking and living both go wrong
- AssuriosἈσσύριοςAssyrios; Assiriosnot studied yet
- AiguptiosΑἰγύπτιοςEgyptiannot studied yet
- aichmalōsiaαἰχμαλωσίαcaptivitynot studied yet
- apōleiaἀπώλειαruin, destruction, loss: the wrecking or wasting of something, and in most of the New Testament the final doom of the ungodly
- adikosἄδικοςunjust, unrighteous: failing to do what is right, the opposite of the righteous person
- anagōἀνάγωto bring or lead someone or something up, from a lower place to a higher one
- AmmōnΑμμωνAmmōn; Ammonnot studied yet
- agapēἀγάπηlove: warm regard and committed care for another, shown in action.
- hamaἅμαtogethernot studied yet
- haptomaiἅπτομαιgrasp; touchnot studied yet
- ampelōnἀμπελώνa vineyard: an enclosed plot of ground planted with grapevines and worked for its grape harvest
- AbimelechΑβιμελεχAbimelech; Avimelekhnot studied yet
- apairōἀπαίρωto take awaynot studied yet
- anastrephōἀναστρέφωto conduct yourself: to go about your life among other people in a particular manner
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- to go back: to turn around and return to the place you came from
- Hadēsᾍδηςthe realm of the dead: where everyone goes when they die, pictured as a temporary holding place until the resurrection
- apokaluptōἀποκαλύπτωto take the covering off something hidden so it can be known: to reveal, disclose, or bring to light
- anomosἄνομοςoutside the law of Moses: not living under Israel's law, and so a Gentile
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- lawless: setting God's law aside, and so wicked or criminal
- AbessalōmΑβεσσαλωμAbessalōm; Avessalomnot studied yet
- astheneōἀσθενέωto be sick: to suffer bodily illness or disease
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- to be weak: to lack strength, standing, or capacity, whether in faith, in conscience, in resources, or in power
- anaireōἀναιρέωto do away with entirely: to kill a person, or abolish an institution
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- to take up a child and raise it as one's own: to adopt
- hapasἅπαςall, without exception: the complete number of persons or things, or a single thing in its entirety
- analambanōἀναλαμβάνωto take up: to lift or receive something upward, or to pick a person or thing up and take it along
- amnosἀμνόςlambnot studied yet
- akoloutheōἀκολουθέωto follow: to come along behind someone, and so to attach yourself to them as a disciple
- AmorraiosἈμορραῖοςAmorraios; Amorreosnot studied yet
- apenantiἀπέναντιoppositenot studied yet
- apoluōἀπολύωto let someone go: to set a person loose from a hold, a duty, or a relationship and send them on their way
- aischunōαἰσχύνωto be ashamed; to be put to shame: to feel disgrace, or to be publicly exposed as having trusted or hoped wrongly
- adikeōἀδικέωto do wrong: to violate what is just by treating a person unfairly or by inflicting injury on someone or something.
- anaginōskōἀναγινώσκωto read: to take in the meaning of a written text
- anemosἄνεμοςwind: naturally moving air, from a light breeze to a driving gale
- akronἄκρονendnot studied yet
- argureosἀργύρεοςsilvernot studied yet
- aphanizōἀφανίζωto make something no longer visible: to spoil how it looks, ruin it away to nothing, or (of the thing itself) fade from sight
- aphorizōἀφορίζωto draw a line that marks someone or something off from the rest, either to shut them out or to designate them for a purpose
- antapodidōmiἀνταποδίδωμιto give back in return: to settle an account by handing back what someone's own action has earned, whether a kindness answered or a wrong punished.
- AchaabΑχααβAchaab; Akhaavnot studied yet
- amōmosἄμωμοςwithout blemish; free of any flaw that would make an offering or a life unfit to be presented to God
- aischunēαἰσχύνηdisgrace before others: the public loss of honor, whether the humiliation of being exposed to it or the shameful thing that brings it on
- araἄραa small word that draws a conclusion from what has just been said, like "so," "then," or "therefore," with a tone that ranges from cool logical consequence to startled realization.
- agapētosἀγαπητόςdearly loved; held as the cherished object of someone's love
- anthistēmiἀνθίστημιto set oneself against someone or something: to oppose, resist, or stand firm against
- agalliaōἀγαλλιάωto exult: to break out in loud, exuberant joy, above all at what God has done
- aparchēἀπαρχήfirstfruits: the opening portion of a harvest handed over to God, which is both his share and the promise of everything still to come.
- anapauōἀναπαύωto give rest or to take rest: to relieve someone from toil and refresh them, or to pause and be refreshed oneself
- aixαἴξgoatnot studied yet
- axiosἄξιοςworthy: weighing as much as something else, and so deserving it, fitting it, or matching it in value
- adōᾄδωto singnot studied yet
- atheteōἀθετέωto set aside what has been established, treating as void something that was meant to stand: to nullify it, reject it, or break faith with it
- apostolosἀπόστολοςone who is sent out with the authority of the one who sent him; a commissioned envoy
- ampelosἄμπελοςa grapevine: the single cultivated plant, stock and branches together, that bears the grapes wine is made from
- apōtheōἀπωθέωto push something away from yourself: to shove a person off, and so to refuse or cast aside
- asebeiaἀσέβειαungodliness: the refusal to give God the reverence he is owed, and the deeds that refusal produces
- aurionαὔριονtomorrow: the day right after the one now in view, and by extension the time ahead that nobody yet holds
- alēthinosἀληθινόςgenuine, real: the authentic thing that fully lives up to what it claims to be, as opposed to a copy, a counterfeit, or an empty appearance
- akoēἀκοήhearing: the capacity to take in sound, the ears that receive it, or the act of listening
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- a report: the news or message that reaches someone by being heard, from a passing rumor to the proclaimed good news
- akatharsiaἀκαθαρσίαfilth: the rot and refuse that makes something physically foul and defiling
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- moral impurity: a defiled condition of life, most often sexual, that is unfit for God's presence
- aspazomaiἀσπάζομαιto greet: to acknowledge another person warmly with a word or gesture of welcome, whether in person or by passing word along
- areskōἀρέσκωto please: to make oneself or one's action acceptable and agreeable to someone
- haphēἁφήjointnot studied yet
- AzariasἈζαρίαςAzariasnot studied yet
- anatellōἀνατέλλωto rise or come up into view: the sun climbs the sky, light breaks over the horizon, a cloud lifts, or a person springs up like a fresh shoot
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- to make something rise: to cause the sun to come up
- aristerosἀριστερόςleftnot studied yet
- apagōἀπάγωto lead or take away: to conduct a person or thing from one place to another, often under compulsion
- hapaxἅπαξonce: a single occurrence in time, either a plain count (one occasion) or a decisive "once for all" that is never repeated
- aphesisἄφεσιςforgiveness: the cancellation of the guilt and penalty of sin, God's pardon that lets the offense go and no longer counts it against the person
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- release: the setting free of captives and the liberty proclaimed for the oppressed
- hagiasmaἁγίασμαsanctuarynot studied yet
- azumosἄζυμοςunleavened: made or kept without yeast
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- the Festival of Unleavened Bread: the seven-day spring festival kept alongside Passover
- ainesisαἴνεσιςvocal praise addressed to God, offered publicly as the thank-offering that takes the place of temple sacrifice
- anapausisἀνάπαυσιςrestnot studied yet
- arrēn, arsēnἄρρην, ἄρσηνmale: of the male sex, whether named as the category set beside female or as a particular male individual
- AbramΑβραμAbram; Avramnot studied yet
- aulizomaiαὐλίζομαιto spend the nightnot studied yet
- AnaniasἈνανίαςAnaniasnot studied yet
- apeitheōἀπειθέωto refuse to be persuaded, and so to withhold obedience: to disobey, or to reject a message by not believing it
- auxanōαὐξάνωto grow or increase; also, with God as the one acting, to make something grow
- axioōἀξιόωto weigh someone or something and give the verdict that it measures up: to count a person worthy of an honor or of a punishment, or to judge that a course of action is the right one
- atimiaἀτιμίαdishonor: the public loss of honor, standing, and respect; disgrace or shame
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- common use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
- AntiochosἈντίοχοςAntiochos; Antiokhosnot studied yet
- anagkēἀνάγκηnecessity: something that must be so or must be done, whether it follows by reason, is owed as a duty, or presses on a person as a compulsion
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- distress: the pressure of hard and painful circumstances; a tight, threatening situation that hems a person in
- arsenikosἀρσενικόςmalenot studied yet
- anablepōἀναβλέπωto look up: to lift the eyes and turn one's gaze upward
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- to receive sight: for a blind person to come to see
- abussosἄβυσσοςthe abyss: the unfathomed depth beneath the earth, pictured as a sealed prison for evil spirits and, once, as the realm of the dead
- aphanismosἀφανισμόςdisappearancenot studied yet
- AbennērΑβεννηρAbennēr; Avennirnot studied yet
- athōosἀθῷοςinnocentnot studied yet
- antilambanōἀντιλαμβάνωto helpnot studied yet
- apokathistēmiἀποκαθίστημιto put someone or something back into the sound condition or rightful place it held before: to restore
- AsaἈσάAsaphnot studied yet
- HamanἉμάνHaman; Amannot studied yet
- agorazōἀγοράζωto buy: to acquire something by paying for it in the marketplace
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- to redeem: to purchase people out of bondage and make them one's own, at the cost of Christ's blood
- harpazōἁρπάζωto seize suddenly and by force: to snatch, grab, or carry someone or something off
- achriἄχριuntilnot studied yet
- AsērἈσήρAshernot studied yet
- AssourΑσσουρAssour; Assurnot studied yet
- AmalēkΑμαληκAmalēk; Amaliknot studied yet
- aneuἄνευwithoutnot studied yet
- antechōἀντέχωto hold fast to: to keep a deliberate grip on a person or a thing and stay committed to it in practice
- apataōἀπατάωto deceive: to lead a person into a false belief or a wrong course by misrepresentation
- alloioōἀλλοιόωmake different; changenot studied yet
- anaboaōἀναβοάωto cry outnot studied yet
- artiἄρτιnow: at this very moment, the present instant as opposed to the past or the future
- asthenēsἀσθενήςwithout strength: lacking the power, health, or standing that would make someone or something able and secure
- alēthēsἀληθήςtrue: in accord with what is real, not false
- allogenēsἀλλογενήςforeignnot studied yet
- anastasisἀνάστασιςresurrection: God raising the dead back to bodily life, never to die again
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- a rising up: being lifted to a higher standing, as opposed to falling
- aporriptōἀπορρίπτωto throw offnot studied yet
- alsosἄλσοςgladenot studied yet
- AsaphἈσάφAsaph; Asafnot studied yet
- allassōἀλλάσσωto make something other than it was: to change it, exchange it for something else, or transform it
- aniēmiἀνίημιto loosen/leavenot studied yet
- anōἄνωabove, upward: the higher position or direction, and so the world overhead where God is
- apantēsisἀπάντησιςa going out to meet someone who is arriving, then accompanying them on their way in
- halōnἅλωνthreshing-floornot studied yet
- astērἀστήρa star: one of the countless points of light in the night sky, as distinct from the sun and moon
- aschēmosunēἀσχημοσύνηindecencynot studied yet
- akanthaἄκανθαa thorn plant: any prickly weed, thistle, or bramble, not one named species
- astronἄστρονstarnot studied yet
- agnoeōἀγνοέωto lack knowledge of something: to be unaware of a fact, fail to grasp what is meant, or fail to recognize what one should know.
- AdamἈδάμAdamnot studied yet
- apantaōἀπαντάωto meetnot studied yet
- haptōἅπτωto reach out and lay hold of a person or thing: purposeful physical contact, not an accidental brush
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- to kindle: to set a lamp or fire alight
- hagnizōἁγνίζωto purify: to wash away what defiles a person, so that nothing stands in the way of coming near to God
- aitiaαἰτίαa charge: the stated ground on which someone is accused, found guilty, or condemned
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- a reason: the ground or cause that answers why something is so or is done
- hamartēmaἁμάρτημαa sinful deed: a single wrong act someone commits, counted as one concrete offense rather than sin as a state or power
- anabibazōἀναβιβάζωto pull upnot studied yet
- aphrosunēἀφροσύνηfoolishnessnot studied yet
- ailamαιλαμporchnot studied yet
- aichmalōteuōαἰχμαλωτεύωto take captivenot studied yet
- apokleiōἀποκλείωto shutnot studied yet
- apopherōἀποφέρωto carry offnot studied yet