Greek words starting with alpha
2,593 words in the Bible begin with alpha (α), listed most frequent first. This is page 2 of 13. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- arithmeōἀριθμέωto numbernot studied yet
- atimazōἀτιμάζωto dishonor someone: to publicly deny a person the honor they are owed, treating them as worth nothing
- AchazἈχάζAhaznot studied yet
- akrisἀκρίςlocustnot studied yet
- alēthōsἀληθῶςtruly, really: marking that something genuinely matches the truth or the facts
- ammosἄμμοςsandnot studied yet
- arestosἀρεστόςpleasingnot studied yet
- arneomaiἀρνέομαιto deny: to say no, refusing a claim, disowning a person, or turning down an obligation.
- archaiosἀρχαῖοςfrom the beginning: belonging to the time when the thing in view started, whether that is the far past or simply the first days of something recent
- AderΑδερAder; Athernot studied yet
- anabasisἀνάβασιςgoing up; mountingnot studied yet
- aphairemaἀφαίρεμαchoice offering; portionnot studied yet
- apokalupsisἀποκάλυψιςan uncovering: the moment something hidden is brought out into the open, especially something God had kept concealed
- arēnἀρήνlambnot studied yet
- asebeōἀσεβέωbe ungodlynot studied yet
- adunatosἀδύνατοςpowerless: lacking the strength or ability to do something, said of a person
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- impossible: something that cannot be done or cannot happen
- aperitmētosἀπερίτμητοςuncircumcisednot studied yet
- apoleipōἀπολείπωto leave a person or thing behind and go on without it, so that what is left stays where it is
- 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.
- apodidraskōἀποδιδράσκωrun awaynot studied yet
- akrobustiaἀκροβυστίαthe state of being uncircumcised; by extension, the uncircumcised taken as a people (the Gentiles)
- anōthenἄνωθενfrom above: from a higher place, and so from heaven or from God
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- from the beginning: from far back in time, from the start of a matter
- again: over again, starting afresh from the top
- arnionἀρνίονa lamb, a young sheep; in the New Testament almost always used as a figure, above all as Revelation's title for the slain and reigning Christ
- archēgosἀρχηγόςthe founding leader: the one who begins something and then leads others into it as its head, having gone the way first himself
- aphēgeomaiἀφηγέομαιlead fromnot studied yet
- astrapēἀστραπήlightning: a sudden burst of brilliant light, seen rather than heard, that lights up everything at once.
- haliskōἁλίσκωtakennot studied yet
- aetosἀετόςeaglenot studied yet
- adelphidosἀδελφιδόςnephew; brother’s sonnot studied yet
- anomeōἀνομέωact lawlesslynot studied yet
- ArtaxerxēsἈρταξέρξηςArtaxerxēs; Artakserksisnot studied yet
- AithiopsΑἰθίοψEthiopiannot studied yet
- AlexandrosἈλέξανδροςAlexandernot studied yet
- apoikizōἀποικίζωsend away from homenot studied yet
- agnoiaἄγνοιαignorancenot studied yet
- anathemaἀνάθεμαaccursed: a person or thing handed over to God for destruction and cut off forever from his people
- anthraxἄνθραξcharcoalnot studied yet
- AntiocheiaἈντιόχειαAntiochnot studied yet
- araἀράcursenot studied yet
- aspisἀσπίςaspnot studied yet
- anchisteuōἀγχιστεύωnext of kinnot studied yet
- anapoieōἀναποιέωmake up; preparenot studied yet
- aposkeuēἀποσκευήbaggagenot studied yet
- agriosἄγριοςwildnot studied yet
- anechōἀνέχωto bear with someone or something: to put up with, tolerate, or endure patiently instead of reacting against it
- anthosἄνθοςflowernot studied yet
- apechōἀπέχωto have received in full: to hold in hand the whole of what was owed, with nothing left outstanding
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- to be far off: to lie at a distance in space, or to be far away in heart
- to abstain: to hold oneself back and deliberately stay away from something
- it is enough: an abrupt exclamation whose exact force is uncertain
- apotinōἀποτίνωto repaynot studied yet
- astheneiaἀσθένειαweakness: a lack of strength, whether in a sick or failing body, in the frailty of human life, or in a position of no power
- akraἄκραheadland; forelandnot studied yet
- AmnōnΑμνωνAmnōn; Amnonnot studied yet
- apoikiaἀποικίαsettlement far from home; colony settlementnot studied yet
- AbiatharἈβιαθάρAbiatharnot studied yet
- ahiretizōαἱρετίζωto choosenot studied yet
- aleiphōἀλείφωto rub or smear oil or scented ointment onto skin, a body, or an object: the ordinary, physical act of applying oil
- AminadabἈμιναδάβAmminadabnot studied yet
- anakaluptōἀνακαλύπτωto unveilnot studied yet
- anabatēsἀναβάτηςridernot studied yet
- anupsoōἀνυψόωraise up; exaltnot studied yet
- apotrechōἀποτρέχωrun offnot studied yet
- AzōtosἌζωτοςAzotusnot studied yet
- aichmalōtizōαἰχμαλωτίζωto capturenot studied yet
- anabathmosἀναβαθμόςstairsnot studied yet
- anagkazōἀναγκάζωto compel: to bring pressure on someone so that they act, whether by force, by authority, or by sheer insistence
- AsiaἈσίαAsianot studied yet
- ArnōnΑρνωνArnōn; Arnonnot studied yet
- aisthēsisαἴσθησιςinsightnot studied yet
- allēlouiaἀλληλουϊαhallelujahnot studied yet
- anamimnēskōἀναμιμνήσκωto remindnot studied yet
- anachōreōἀναχωρέωto withdraw: to leave a place and pull back, often as a deliberate retreat from a threat
- anudrosἄνυδροςwaterlessnot studied yet
- apokruphosἀπόκρυφοςconcealednot studied yet
- askosἀσκόςa wineskin: a whole animal hide, usually a goat's, sewn shut and sealed to hold liquids, especially wine
- abatosἄβατοςuntrodden; impassablenot studied yet
- agathunōἀγαθύνωcheer; make goodnot studied yet
- AbiaἈβιάAbijahnot studied yet
- adikōsἀδίκωςunjustlynot studied yet
- aichmalōtosαἰχμάλωτοςcaptivenot studied yet
- hamaxaἅμαξαcarriagenot studied yet
- andrizōἀνδρίζωto act like a mannot studied yet
- apeilēἀπειλήthreatnot studied yet
- apistosἄπιστοςwithout faith: not believing, whether of a person who fails to trust or, as a noun, of someone who stands outside the faith
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- incredible: not to be believed, too much for the hearer to accept
- AilamΑιλαμAilam; Elamnot studied yet
- anasōzōἀνασώζωreturn safely; recovernot studied yet
- angeionἀγγεῖονjarnot studied yet
- halasἅλαςsalt: the everyday mineral used to season and preserve food, and a rich image for what preserves, purifies, binds, and lasts.
- AmōsἈμώςAmosnot studied yet
- anaptōἀνάπτωto set firenot studied yet
- aporeōἀπορέωto be at a loss: to find no way through a difficulty, and so not know what to think or do
- apotithēmiἀποτίθημιto take off and lay aside a garment: to remove what you are wearing and set it down
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- to put someone in custody: to place a person under guard, in prison
- to rid oneself of something: to strip off a vice, a sin, or a former way of life the way you strip off dirty clothes
- AbdenagōΑβδεναγωAbdenagō; Avthenagonot studied yet
- AbessaΑβεσσαAbessa; Avessanot studied yet
- apantēἀπαντήmeeting withnot studied yet
- AōdΑωδAōd; Aothnot studied yet
- agalliasisἀγαλλίασιςexultation: exuberant, celebratory joy, the kind that is sung, shouted, or leapt rather than quietly felt
- antapodomaἀνταπόδομαrepaymentnot studied yet
- antilogiaἀντιλογίαopposition set against someone or something: from a spoken objection, through a formal dispute, to open rebellion against rightful authority.
- apobainōἀποβαίνωto get outnot studied yet
- achuronἄχυρονchaffnot studied yet
- AzaēlΑζαηλAzaēl; Azelnot studied yet
- akoustosἀκουστόςheardnot studied yet
- AmasiasΑμασιαςAmasiasnot studied yet
- amnasἀμνάςlambnot studied yet
- andreiosἀνδρεῖοςfor a mannot studied yet
- archistratēgosἀρχιστράτηγοςcommander-in-chiefnot studied yet
- agoraἀγοράthe open public square at the heart of a town: the one place where people bought and sold, gathered, waited, argued, and were seen
- antikeimaiἀντίκειμαιto be set against someone or something: to stand opposed, resist, or run contrary
- asphaleiaἀσφάλειαsecurity: the state of being safe and impossible to overthrow, whether shut up so firmly nothing can break in or simply out of harm's reach
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- certainty: the firm, well-grounded reliability of a claim or teaching, such that a person can safely rest their confidence on it
- agalliamaἀγαλλίαμαjoy; rejoicingnot studied yet
- AdōniasΑδωνίαςAdōnias; Athoniasnot studied yet
- amētosἄμητοςreapingnot studied yet
- archimageirosἀρχιμάγειροςchief cook; dignitarynot studied yet
- AskalōnἈσκαλώνAskalōn; Askalonnot studied yet
- agōnἀγώνa strenuous struggle: a hard, sustained contest against opposition, often carried on in public and pictured as an athletic match run toward a prize.
- adikēmaἀδίκημαcrimenot studied yet
- aeiἀείalwaysnot studied yet
- anakrinōἀνακρίνωto look into something closely in order to size it up: to investigate, question, or weigh it toward a verdict
- analiskōἀναλίσκωto consumenot studied yet
- anthrōpinosἀνθρώπινοςhuman: belonging to people rather than to God, and so bounded by what people can make, judge, or bear
- AnnaἌνναAnnanot studied yet
- anoikodomeōἀνοικοδομέωto rebuildnot studied yet
- apokruptōἀποκρύπτωto concealnot studied yet
- AkkarōnΑκκαρωνAkkarōn; Akkaronnot studied yet
- alalazōἀλαλάζωto wailnot studied yet
- amemptosἄμεμπτοςblamelessnot studied yet
- anadeiknumiἀναδείκνυμιto appointnot studied yet
- arōmaἄρωμαspicesnot studied yet
- AnchousΑγχουςAnchous; Angghusnot studied yet
- AdarΑδαρAdar; Atharnot studied yet
- AdraazarΑδρααζαρAdraazar; Athraazarnot studied yet
- antigraphonἀντίγραφονtranscriptnot studied yet
- ateknoōἀτεκνόωmake childlessnot studied yet
- aulaiaαὐλαίαcurtainnot studied yet
- AchiaΑχιαAchia; Akhianot studied yet
- anakrazōἀνακράζωto yellnot studied yet
- analuōἀναλύωto departnot studied yet
- anapiptōἀναπίπτωto recline at a meal: to settle back into the propped-on-one-elbow posture people took at a formal ancient banquet
- argurosἄργυροςsilvernot studied yet
- arkeōἀρκέωto be enough: for a supply to cover the need, and so, of a person, to treat what one already has as enough
- antilēptōrἀντιλήπτωρhelper; protectornot studied yet
- AchitophelΑχιτοφελAchitophel; Akhitofelnot studied yet
- agathōsunēἀγαθωσύνηgoodness: an upright moral character that shows itself in actively doing good to others
- hagiasmosἁγιασμόςconsecration to God: being set apart to him as holy, and the holy life that follows from it
- hagnosἁγνόςpure and undefiled: morally clean and free from anything that would disqualify a person from coming before God, often with an overtone of chastity or sincerity
- akakosἄκακοςinnocentnot studied yet
- anathematizōἀναθεματίζωto place under a curse: to declare in solemn words that someone, most often the speaker himself, is handed over to God for destruction
- anakamptōἀνακάμπτωto returnnot studied yet
- anaplēroōἀναπληρόωto fill up what is still missing, until a measure, a place, or an obligation is complete
- anorthoōἀνορθόωto restorenot studied yet
- apaideutosἀπαίδευτοςuninstructednot studied yet
- apodokimazōἀποδοκιμάζωto look someone or something over, judge it not good enough, and turn it away
- ainetosαἰνετόςpraiseworthynot studied yet
- ApollōniosἈπολλώνιοςApollōnios; Apolloniosnot studied yet
- apostrophēἀποστροφήrecoursenot studied yet
- AbelἌβελAbelnot studied yet
- agelēἀγέληa herd: a sizeable body of grazing animals kept together and driven about as one group
- aitēmaαἴτημαrequestnot studied yet
- halsἅλςsaltnot studied yet
- antilegōἀντιλέγωto speak against someone or something: to contradict, deny, or set oneself in opposition.
- antilēpsisἀντίληψιςacts of practical help: Spirit-enabled deeds that come to the aid of people in need in the church
- apallassōἀπαλλάσσωto releasenot studied yet
- apothēkēἀποθήκηstorehousenot studied yet
- arktosἄρκτοςbearnot studied yet
- arotriaōἀροτριάωto plownot studied yet
- asunetosἀσύνετοςsenselessnot studied yet
- athōoōἀθῳόωhold guiltlessnot studied yet
- anaphoreusἀναφορεύςbearer; carrying polenot studied yet
- AroērΑροηρAroēr; Arirnot studied yet
- harpagmaἅρπαγμαbooty; preynot studied yet
- AsōrΑσωρAsōr; Asornot studied yet
- aērἀήρthe air: the open lower atmosphere we breathe and move through, the region between the ground and the sky.
- anakeimaiἀνάκειμαιto recline at a table to dine; more basically, to lie stretched out
- anoētosἀνόητοςunthinking, senseless: failing to use the mind one has, so that what should be plain is never put together
- antapodosisἀνταπόδοσιςrewardnot studied yet
- apokrisisἀπόκρισιςanswernot studied yet
- atenizōἀτενίζωto look intently: to fix the eyes on someone or something with concentrated, deliberate attention
- AimanΑιμανAiman; Emannot studied yet
- anazeugnuōἀναζευγνύωbreak camp; return tonot studied yet
- AnanΑνανAnannot studied yet
- AsaēlΑσαηλAsaēl; Aselnot studied yet
- AgarἌγαρHagarnot studied yet
- agōnizomaiἀγωνίζομαιto contend with all your strength: to throw everything you have into a contest you mean to win
- adunateōἀδυνατέωbe impossiblenot studied yet
- aleuronἄλευρονflournot studied yet
- AmōnἈμώνAmōn; Amonnot studied yet
- apodeiknumiἀποδείκνυμιto displaynot studied yet
- apolambanōἀπολαμβάνωto receive what is coming to you: to get back what was yours, or be handed what your work has earned or a promise has set aside for you
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- to take someone aside, drawing them away from a crowd for a private moment
- ArapsἌραψArabiannot studied yet
- AithiopiaΑἰθιοπίαAithiopia; Ethiopianot studied yet
- ailammōαιλαμμωits porchnot studied yet
- akousiōsἀκουσίωςinvoluntarilynot studied yet
- algēdōnἀλγηδώνsense of pain; painnot studied yet
- AmbriΑμβριAmbri; Amvrinot studied yet
- AmessiasΑμεσσιαςAmessiasnot studied yet
- antheōἀνθέωblossom; bloomnot studied yet
- asēptosἄσηπτοςnot liable to decaynot studied yet
- AchitōbΑχιτωβAchitōb; Akhitovnot studied yet
- AbioudἈβιούδAbiudnot studied yet
- angeliaἀγγελίαmessagenot studied yet
- agrupneōἀγρυπνέωto keep watch without sleeping: to give up rest in order to stay alert to something that matters.