Greek words starting with alpha
2,593 words in the Bible begin with alpha (α), listed most frequent first. This is page 3 of 13. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- aischrosαἰσχρόςshamefulnot studied yet
- anastrophēἀναστροφήa person's whole way of life: the observable, settled pattern of how someone lives and carries themselves, not isolated acts
- anoiaἄνοιαfollynot studied yet
- anteiponἀντεῖπονto contradictnot studied yet
- haplotēsἁπλότηςsingleness of heart: an undivided, sincere inner life with no hidden motive, which in giving overflows as open-handed generosity
- apodechomaiἀποδέχομαιto welcome wholeheartedly: to receive a person or a message gladly and with approval
- apokoptōἀποκόπτωto cut offnot studied yet
- apostereōἀποστερέωto defraud: to keep back or take away from someone what is rightfully owed to them
- apostolēἀποστολήapostleshipnot studied yet
- ArabiaἈραβίαArabianot studied yet
- aristonἄριστονthe earlier of the day's two main meals: a daytime meal, usually around midday, set against the main evening dinner
- atimosἄτιμοςwithout honor: held in low regard, stripped of the esteem or standing one might otherwise have
- aphikneomaiἀφικνέομαιto reachnot studied yet
- habraἅβραfavorite slavenot studied yet
- athroizōἀθροίζωgather roundnot studied yet
- AlkimosἌλκιμοςAlkimosnot studied yet
- AmbakoumΑμβακουμAmbakoum; Amvakumnot studied yet
- anomēmaἀνόμημαtransgression of the law; iniquitynot studied yet
- ArthasasthaΑρθασασθαArthasasthanot studied yet
- asmaᾆσμαsong; lyric odenot studied yet
- AchimaasΑχιμααςAchimaas; Akhimaasnot studied yet
- agathopoieōἀγαθοποιέωto do good: to behave well and act for the good of others, the opposite of doing harm
- ahireōαἱρέωto choosenot studied yet
- anarithmētosἀναρίθμητοςcountlessnot studied yet
- antidikosἀντίδικοςopponentnot studied yet
- apallotrioōἀπαλλοτριόωto alienate: to make (or leave) someone a stranger to something they ought to belong to, whether a people, a relationship, or God.
- apeithēsἀπειθήςdisobedient: describing a person who has been addressed, will not be won over, and so refuses to comply
- atimoōἀτιμόωdishonornot studied yet
- akakiaἀκακίαguilelessnessnot studied yet
- AnathōthΑναθωθAnathōth; Anathothnot studied yet
- anaidēsἀναιδήςshamelessnot studied yet
- arrōsteōἀρρωστέωweak and sicklynot studied yet
- arrōstiaἀρρωστίαweakness; sicknessnot studied yet
- archieunouchosἀρχιευνοῦχοςchief of the eunuchsnot studied yet
- autochthōnαὐτόχθωνsprung from the land itselfnot studied yet
- AchiōrΑχιωρAchiōr; Akhiornot studied yet
- ainosαἶνοςpraisenot studied yet
- ahiresisαἵρεσιςa recognized religious party: a group inside a larger faith, marked out by the teaching and practice it has chosen to hold
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- a faction: a rival grouping that forms inside a community when people push their own line
- aitiosαἴτιοςcausernot studied yet
- alektōrἀλέκτωρa rooster: the male barnyard bird whose crowing announces the end of the night
- hallomaiἅλλομαιto springnot studied yet
- alōpēxἀλώπηξfoxnot studied yet
- anagkaiosἀναγκαῖοςnecessary: something that cannot be done without, or that duty, circumstances, or plain logic require
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- closely bound: an intimate friend or relative, tied to a person by the bonds of kinship or deep friendship
- anatrepōἀνατρέπωto overturnnot studied yet
- AndreasἈνδρέαςAndrewnot studied yet
- antitassōἀντιτάσσωto set oneself against another in active, deliberate opposition, as troops drawn up in a battle line
- apaiteōἀπαιτέωto demandnot studied yet
- apeileōἀπειλέωto threatennot studied yet
- apeimiἄπειμιbe awaynot studied yet
- apisteōἀπιστέωto refuse to believe: to reject a report or message as untrue and withhold trust from it
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- to be unfaithful: to break faith and prove false to a commitment or to God
- apologeomaiἀπολογέομαιto make a defense in words: to answer an accusation or a challenge by stating one's case
- apospaōἀποσπάωto draw awaynot studied yet
- apotassōἀποτάσσωto take leave of: to make a clean break, either by saying goodbye to people or by letting go of what you own
- AramἈράμRamnot studied yet
- argosἀργόςnot working: either having no work to do, or avoiding the work that is yours
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- producing nothing: doing no good and yielding no result
- ArphaxadἈρφαξάδArphaxadnot studied yet
- atmisἀτμίςvapornot studied yet
- aulosαὐλόςflutenot studied yet
- aphtharsiaἀφθαρσίαimperishability: the state of being free from decay, breakdown, and death
- aphnōἄφνωsuddenlynot studied yet
- AbigaiaΑβιγαιαAbigaia; Aviyeanot studied yet
- AermōnΑερμωνAermōn; Aermonnot studied yet
- AmessaiΑμεσσαϊAmessai; Amessenot studied yet
- ArabaἈραβάAraba; Aravanot studied yet
- archierōsunēἀρχιερωσύνηhigh-priesthoodnot studied yet
- AgrippasἈγρίππαςAgrippanot studied yet
- agrupniaἀγρυπνίαsleeplessnessnot studied yet
- aisthanomaiαἰσθάνομαιto perceivenot studied yet
- aloaōἀλοάωto threshnot studied yet
- halusisἅλυσιςa chain of linked metal rings used to bind a person, and so the visible mark of being a prisoner
- amunōἀμύνωto defendnot studied yet
- aneleēmōnἀνελεήμωνmercilessnot studied yet
- anēkōἀνήκωit is fitting: what is proper, becoming, or one's plain duty to do
- aparneomaiἀπαρνέομαιto disown: to state publicly that you have nothing to do with a person, whether someone else or yourself
- apatēἀπάτηdeceit: the deliberate trick or false appeal by which someone is misled into believing or wanting what is not real
- apistiaἀπιστίαunbelief: the failure or refusal to trust God or to receive his messenger and his promise
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- unfaithfulness: breaking faith with God, betraying the loyalty a covenant bond requires
- aporiaἀπορίαperplexitynot studied yet
- 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
- aselgeiaἀσέλγειαshameless excess: unrestrained conduct that openly flouts common decency, sin done in the open rather than hidden
- asphalēsἀσφαλήςsecurenot studied yet
- atoposἄτοποςwrongnot studied yet
- AbdedomΑβδεδομAbdedom; Avthethomnot studied yet
- agapēsisἀγάπησιςlovingnot studied yet
- HangaiosἉγγαῖοςHangaios; Anggeosnot studied yet
- adolescheōἀδολεσχέωmeditatenot studied yet
- AzariaΑζαριαAzarianot studied yet
- AilōnΑιλωνAilōn; Elonnot studied yet
- AimathΑιμαθAimath; Emathnot studied yet
- allagmaἄλλαγμαthat which is givennot studied yet
- AnaΑναAnanot studied yet
- ArmathaimΑρμαθαιμArmathaim; Armathemnot studied yet
- AsomΑσομAsomnot studied yet
- aulōnαὐλώνhollow way; defilenot studied yet
- aphedrosἄφεδροςmenstruationnot studied yet
- aganakteōἀγανακτέωto be indignant: to feel strong, morally charged displeasure at something seen as wrong
- hagionἅγιονthe sanctuary: the space set apart as God's own, where he is present and where worshippers are brought to him
- allōsἄλλωςotherwisenot studied yet
- alogosἄλογοςunreasonablenot studied yet
- anamenōἀναμένωto awaitnot studied yet
- ananeoomaiἀνανεόομαιto renew: to make new again something that already exists, restoring its freshness rather than replacing it
- anatithēmiἀνατίθημιto set beforenot studied yet
- anesisἄνεσιςrestnot studied yet
- antallagmaἀντάλλαγμαin exchangenot studied yet
- hapalosἁπαλόςtendernot studied yet
- apeitheiaἀπείθειαdisobedience toward God: the refusal to be won over by what he has said, which is at once a refusal to obey it and a refusal to believe it
- apolutrōsisἀπολύτρωσιςthe setting of someone free from bondage, above all the release from sin that Christ secured by his death, along with the full freedom still to come
- apopiptōἀποπίπτωto fall fromnot studied yet
- harmozōἁρμόζωto betrothnot studied yet
- achrēstosἄχρηστοςuselessnot studied yet
- AbirōnΑβιρωνAbirōn; Avironnot studied yet
- ankulēἀγκύληloopnot studied yet
- akrotomosἀκρότομοςcut off sharp; abruptnot studied yet
- AmariaΑμαριαAmarianot studied yet
- ananeuōἀνανεύωthrow the head backnot studied yet
- anapēdaōἀναπηδάωleap up; start upnot studied yet
- aniatosἀνίατοςincurablenot studied yet
- axiōmaἀξίωμαthat of which one is thought worthy; honournot studied yet
- aoikētosἀοίκητοςuninhabitednot studied yet
- apokōluōἀποκωλύωhindernot studied yet
- apostatēsἀποστάτηςrunaway slave: a deserter; rebelnot studied yet
- araomaiἀράομαιpray tonot studied yet
- ArranΑρρανArrannot studied yet
- aphorismaἀφόρισμαseparate offering; that which is set apartnot studied yet
- adialeiptōsἀδιαλείπτωςwithout leaving a gap: constantly, on every appropriate occasion, never neglected
- adokimosἀδόκιμοςfailing the test and so rejected: unfit, worthless, or disqualified after being weighed and found wanting
- athanasiaἀθανασίαimmortalitynot studied yet
- ainigmaαἴνιγμαobscure thingnot studied yet
- akarposἄκαρποςunfruitful: yielding none of the fruit that was due, whether on a tree or in a person's life, and so producing nothing of benefit
- anathallōἀναθάλλωto renewnot studied yet
- antleōἀντλέωto drawnot studied yet
- axinēἀξίνηaxenot studied yet
- apographōἀπογράφωto registernot studied yet
- apodekatoōἀποδεκατόωto pay a tithe of something: to hand over a tenth of one's produce or income as a sacred due
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- to collect a tithe from someone: to take a tenth from another person or their property as a required levy
- ApollōsἈπολλῶςApollosnot studied yet
- aspasmosἀσπασμόςa greeting: the words or act of hailing someone, whether spoken face to face or written at the end of a letter
- aphthartosἄφθαρτοςnot subject to decay or death; imperishable, beyond the reach of ruin
- aphormēἀφορμήan opening to work from: the occasion, foothold, or grounds that make a course of action possible
- AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaianot studied yet
- AbdiouΑβδιουAbdiou; Avthiunot studied yet
- aithriosαἴθριοςclear; brightnot studied yet
- aileuαιλευits doorpostnot studied yet
- AinanΑινανAinan; Enannot studied yet
- akrosἄκροςat the furthest pointnot studied yet
- AmbramΑμβραμAmbram; Amvramnot studied yet
- AnaniΑνανιAnaninot studied yet
- apoloiposἀπόλοιποςremaining over; left behindnot studied yet
- ArabōthἈραβώθArabōth; Aravothnot studied yet
- arsisἄρσιςraisingnot studied yet
- AstarōthΑσταρωθAstarōth; Astarothnot studied yet
- AunanΑυνανAunan; Avnannot studied yet
- aphagnizōἀφαγνίζωpurifynot studied yet
- AchikamΑχικαμAchikam; Akhikamnot studied yet
- adelphotēsἀδελφότηςbrotherhoodnot studied yet
- athumeōἀθυμέωbe discouragednot studied yet
- akuroōἀκυρόωto nullifynot studied yet
- alazoneiaἀλαζονείαempty, self-inflating boasting: a pretentious confidence whose claim to control or security outruns what is really true
- halieusἁλιεύςfishermannot studied yet
- halukosἁλυκόςsaltynot studied yet
- amiantosἀμίαντοςpurenot studied yet
- anamnēsisἀνάμνησιςa memorial: a shared act of remembrance that calls a person or event to mind in worship
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- a reminder: something that brings a fact back to mind and keeps it in view
- anosiosἀνόσιοςunholynot studied yet
- axiōsἀξίωςappropriatelynot studied yet
- apoblepōἀποβλέπωto look aheadnot studied yet
- apologiaἀπολογίαa reasoned spoken defense: the reply you make to clear yourself or your cause when you are challenged or accused
- apoplanaōἀποπλανάωto misleadnot studied yet
- apophthengomaiἀποφθέγγομαιto declarenot studied yet
- archisunagōgosἀρχισυνάγωγοςthe head of a synagogue: a leading lay member who presided over a local Jewish congregation, its gatherings for worship, and often its building
- asteiosἀστεῖοςbeautifulnot studied yet
- asphalōsἀσφαλῶςsecurelynot studied yet
- ateknosἄτεκνοςchildlessnot studied yet
- autouαὐτοῦtherenot studied yet
- AdaΑδαAda; Athanot studied yet
- hadrunōἁδρύνωripennot studied yet
- alalagmosἀλαλαγμόςshoutingnot studied yet
- AmmanitēsΑμμανίτηςAmmanitēs; Ammanitisnot studied yet
- anamignumiἀναμίγνυμιmix up; mix togethernot studied yet
- antanaireōἀνταναιρέωtake away from the opposite sides of an account; cancelnot studied yet
- apartiaἀπαρτίαwhat is moved; baggagenot studied yet
- apereidōἀπερείδωrest; fixnot studied yet
- AradΑραδArad; Arathnot studied yet
- AriōchΑριωχAriōch; Ariokhnot studied yet
- archioinochoosἀρχιοινοχόοςchief cup-bearernot studied yet
- AsabiaΑσαβιαAsabia; Asavianot studied yet
- automoleōαὐτομολέωdesertnot studied yet
- AphekΑφεκAphek; Afeknot studied yet
- AchiacharosἈχιάχαροςAchiacharos; Akhiakharosnot studied yet
- hagiōsunēἁγιωσύνηholinessnot studied yet
- agnoēmaἀγνόημαerrornot studied yet
- akribōsἀκριβῶςexactlynot studied yet
- ameleōἀμελέωto neglectnot studied yet
- anaitiosἀναίτιοςinnocentnot studied yet
- anaphainōἀναφαίνωto appearnot studied yet
- anapsuchōἀναψύχωto refreshnot studied yet
- anthomologeomaiἀνθομολογέομαιto praisenot studied yet
- anupokritosἀνυπόκριτοςgenuine, with no act put on: a quality that is really there rather than staged for the people watching.
- anōterosἀνώτεροςhighernot studied yet
- aoratosἀόρατοςinvisiblenot studied yet
- apekdechomaiἀπεκδέχομαιto wait for something eagerly: to keep looking for what has been promised and is certain to come, but is not here yet
- apographēἀπογραφήcensusnot studied yet
- apokeimaiἀπόκειμαιto lay upnot studied yet