Greek words starting with epsilon
2,066 words in the Bible begin with epsilon (ε), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 11. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- enἐνin/on/amongnot studied yet
- eimiεἰμίto be: the plain verb of being, used to link a subject to what is said about it, to say that something exists, and to say where someone is.
- eisεἰςtowardnot studied yet
- epiἐπίupon/to/againstnot studied yet
- egōἐγώI/wenot studied yet
- eiponεἶπονsaid: to put something into words on a particular occasion, the simple past of "to say"
- ekἐκout fromnot studied yet
- 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
- heōsἕωςuntilnot studied yet
- eanἐάνifnot studied yet
- ehisεἷςone: the number one, and from it the idea of being a single thing, or being unified into one.
- eiεἰifnot studied yet
- echōἔχωto have: to hold something as one's own, on oneself, or within one's situation, whether a possession, a relationship, an inner reality, or a state one is in.
- ethnosἔθνοςa people group bound together as a body: a nation; in the plural and from a Jewish vantage point, the other nations, that is, the Gentiles
- ekeinosἐκεῖνοςthatnot studied yet
- heautouἑαυτοῦthemselfnot studied yet
- 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
- eiserchomaiεἰσέρχομαιto go in, to enter a place
- ekeiἐκεῖthere: in or to that place, pointing away from the speaker to a spot already in view
- ehuriskōεὑρίσκωto find: to come upon someone or something, whether after looking for it or by simply meeting it
- eidōεἴδωto see: to take something in through the eyes, and so to notice or realize it
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- to know: to have something firmly in mind, whether a fact, a person, or how to do something
- ergonἔργονa work: something a person does and the result it produces, whether a single deed, a life's labor, or the thing made
- etosἔτοςa year: one full cycle of twelve months as a unit for measuring time
- enōpionἐνώπιονbeforenot studied yet
- etiἔτιstill, yet: a situation is going on now (or was going on then) and has not ended
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- further, in addition, besides: one more item, degree, or step beyond what is already there
- epistrephōἐπιστρέφωto turn: to change direction so as to face or move toward something, whether a body turning around, a person going back to a place, or a heart turning to God
- eulogeōεὐλογέωto bless: to speak a good word over someone or something, whether praising God, calling down God's favor on a person, or actually granting that favor
- erōἐρῶto say or speak: to put something into words, whether words still to come or words already spoken and standing on record
- echthrosἐχθρόςan enemy: someone or something set in hostility against another
- heptaἑπτάseven: the cardinal number 7
- emouἐμοῦmynot studied yet
- hekastosἕκαστοςeach one, every single member of a group considered one at a time
- entellōἐντέλλωto lay a binding charge on someone: to command or commission, entrusting a directive that is meant to be carried out
- enantionἐναντίονin front ofnot studied yet
- erēmosἔρημοςdeserted: empty of people, whether a wild stretch of country, a quiet out-of-the-way spot, or a place or person left forsaken.
- esthiōἐσθίωto eat: to take in food
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- to consume, devour: of fire that eats up what it burns
- eirēnēεἰρήνηpeace: a whole, rightly-ordered, flourishing life, above all the mended relationship with God
- eleosἔλεοςmercy: undeserved kindness toward someone in trouble, shown not as a mere feeling but as help actually given
- heterosἕτεροςanother one: a further or second member of the same kind or group
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- of a different kind: another that is not the same in nature, strange or foreign
- next, following: the next day in a sequence of days
- entolēἐντολήan authoritative directive: a binding order from someone with the right to give it
- epitithēmiἐπιτίθημιto put or set one thing on top of another, whether a hand, an object, a burden, or a blow
- eikosiεἴκοσιtwentynot studied yet
- exapostellōἐξαποστέλλωto send someone or something out and away: to dispatch a person or a message off to somewhere else.
- emoiἐμοίmenot studied yet
- euphrainōεὐφραίνωfestive gladness: to celebrate and make merry, or to fill another person with such joy
- hekatonἑκατόνone hundred (100): the cardinal number, used both for exact counts and, loosely, as a round figure for a large or complete quantity
- enantiἔναντιbeforenot studied yet
- eisakouōεἰσακούωto listen tonot studied yet
- emeἐμέmenot studied yet
- exagōἐξάγωto lead someone out: to conduct another person or creature from inside a place to outside it
- exairōἐξαίρωto expelnot studied yet
- EphraimἘφραίμEphraimnot studied yet
- egeirōἐγείρωto wake someone up, or to get up oneself, from sleep
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- to get up, or to lift someone up onto their feet
- to bring someone or something onto the scene, to raise up or cause to appear
- to raise the dead, or to be raised back to life
- exolothreuōἐξολοθρεύωto root outnot studied yet
- ekklēsiaἐκκλησίαan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered as a group, whether a town's citizens, the people of Israel, or a community of believers in Jesus.
- epikaleōἐπικαλέωto call upon: to address someone directly, above all to invoke God or the Lord by name in prayer and worship
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- to name or nickname: to give someone an added name, or (in the passive) to be known by that name
- to appeal: to formally invoke the judgment of a higher authority, above all a Roman citizen's appeal to Caesar
- hetoimazōἑτοιμάζωto make ready in advance, so that a person or event will be properly received when it arrives
- emprosthenἔμπροσθενin front of, or in the presence of: it sets one person or thing facing another, reaching from a physical spot all the way to standing before God himself
- elaionἔλαιονolive oil: the plain oil pressed from olives, the everyday staple burned in lamps, rubbed on the body, and traded by the jarful
- eschatosἔσχατοςlast: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
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- lowest in rank or standing: least, the bottom place, the opposite of greatest
- farthest in space: the remotest point, the far edge
- ekporeuōἐκπορεύωto move out from within something: to go out, come out, or stream forth from a source
- engizōἐγγίζωto come near: to close the gap in space, in time, or in relationship until something is right at hand.
- ekleipōἐκλείπωto failnot studied yet
- egkataleipōἐγκαταλείπωto abandon someone: to walk away and leave a person stranded in the very trouble they needed you for
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- to leave someone or something remaining: to let a survivor or a remainder be left when the rest is gone
- epiginōskōἐπιγινώσκωto recognize or make out who or what someone is, or to find out the facts of a matter
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- to know fully or to acknowledge; to recognize a truth, a person, or God and take a stand on it
- eisporeuōεἰσπορεύωto go into a place or thing: to enter, come in, pass in
- exousiaἐξουσίαrightful authority: the freedom or power to act that has been granted, so the action is legitimate and cannot rightly be challenged
- 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
- episkeptomaiἐπισκέπτομαιto come to someone and take a close look, meaning to act on what is found: to visit and help, to look after, to pick out
- ekeithenἐκεῖθενfrom that place: pointing back to a place already in view, most often as the spot someone or something moves away from
- eisagōεἰσάγωto take someone or something inside: to lead, escort, or usher into a place
- exōἔξωout/outside(r)not studied yet
- euphrosunēεὐφροσύνηjoynot studied yet
- eleeōἐλεέωto show mercy: to be moved by someone's misery and act to relieve it
- elpisἐλπίςhope: confident, forward-looking expectation of a good outcome
- ekcheōἐκχέωto pour out: to empty something out of its container so it spills freely, whether liquid, contents, blood, or a gift given without stint
- eniautosἐνιαυτόςa year: a full twelve-month period, thought of as a complete annual cycle
- ekteinōἐκτείνωto stretch out: to extend a hand or object outward so that it reaches
- empimplēmiἐμπίμπλημιto fill upnot studied yet
- heneka, ehinekenἕνεκαbecause ofnot studied yet
- ekklinōἐκκλίνωto turn fromnot studied yet
- eklegōἐκλέγωto pick out for oneself: to single certain people or things out of a larger group and claim them as one's own
- exaireōἐξαιρέωto take something out and be rid of it: to pull a part out of the place where it sits
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- to rescue someone by pulling them out: to get a person clear of the grip or the situation holding them
- ergazomaiἐργάζομαιto work: to put out sustained effort that produces a result, whether earning a living, doing a deed, or carrying on a trade
- epagōἐπάγωto bring uponnot studied yet
- heortēἑορτήa religious festival: one of Israel's appointed sacred feasts, kept at its set time each year
- epanōἐπάνωabovenot studied yet
- elpizōἐλπίζωto look ahead to something good with expectation, ranging from ordinary anticipation to settled trust in God
- exomologeomaiἐξομολογέομαιto confess: to say out loud, before others, the wrong one has done
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- to acknowledge God openly: to declare in public what is true about God, whether in praise or in homage
- to agree: to consent to a proposal or strike a deal
- hexἕξsixnot studied yet
- enduōἐνδύωto put on clothing; to dress someone or get dressed oneself, and by extension to take something on as if slipping into a garment.
- hebdomosἕβδομοςseventhnot studied yet
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
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- to require a reckoning: to demand that blood already shed be traced back and answered for
- EzekiasἘζεκίαςHezekiahnot studied yet
- erōtaōἐρωτάωto ask: to put a question to someone, or to ask someone to do something
- hesperaἑσπέραeveningnot studied yet
- eperōtaōἐπερωτάωto put a question to someone: to ask, inquire, or question a person directly
- hebdomēkontaἑβδομήκονταseventynot studied yet
- epilanthanōἐπιλανθάνωto forget: to let someone or something drop out of mind and care, ranging from a simple lapse of memory to deliberate disregard
- eklektosἐκλεκτόςchosen: singled out and picked from among others, above all those God has selected as his own
- epithumiaἐπιθυμίαa strong desire: an intense reaching of the heart toward something, which is good or evil depending on what it reaches for
- eperchomaiἐπέρχομαιto come upon: to arrive at, move onto, or bear down on a person or place
- epiblepōἐπιβλέπωto look upon/atnot studied yet
- eulogiaεὐλογίαblessing: praise offered up to God, or the favor, benefit, or generous gift bestowed on a person
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- flattery: fine-sounding, smooth speech used to win people over and deceive them
- emosἐμόςmine; my ownnot studied yet
- enupnionἐνύπνιονdreamnot studied yet
- eutheōsεὐθέωςimmediately: marking that one thing follows another with no delay, from a strict instant to a simple narrative "and then"
- eulogētosεὐλογητόςworthy to be praised: said of God as the one people bless, not of a person who has been blessed
- exilaskomaiἐξιλάσκομαιatone for; appeasenot studied yet
- eispherōεἰσφέρωto carry in: to bring a person or thing from outside to inside, or to put someone into a situation
- eidōlonεἴδωλονan idol: a false god, or the man-made figure of one, treated as divine and given the worship that belongs to God alone
- epakouōἐπακούωto listen tonot studied yet
- epairōἐπαίρωto lift up or raise: to move the eyes, head, hands, voice, or an object upward
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- to exalt oneself: to rise up in pride or opposition
- ElisaieΕλισαιεElisaie; Eliseenot studied yet
- ekdikeōἐκδικέωto see justice done: to carry out what a wrong requires, whether by securing the wronged party's rights or by exacting the penalty from the wrongdoer
- ekpherōἐκφέρωto carry out: to move a person or thing from inside a place to outside it, and, of ground, to send up what grows in it
- euchēεὐχήa vow/prayernot studied yet
- engusἐγγύςnearnot studied yet
- euchomaiεὔχομαιto pray: to speak to God in earnest petition, often on someone else's behalf
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- to wish: to long for something the speaker knows lies beyond their power to bring about
- ephistēmiἐφίστημιto come up and take a position right at a person, place, or moment: to arrive and stand by, or to come upon, often suddenly
- exegeirōἐξεγείρωto raisenot studied yet
- hexēkontaἑξήκονταsixtynot studied yet
- existēmiἐξίστημιto be knocked out of your normal state of mind: overwhelmed with amazement, or, at the far edge, out of your senses.
- ekdikēsisἐκδίκησιςjustice carried out on a wrong: the redress the wronged party is granted and the penalty the wrongdoer is dealt, as two sides of one act
- epiballōἐπιβάλλωto throw or lay something onto something; to lay hands on a person, that is, to seize or arrest
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- (without an object) to come upon or fall to: of waves, to beat over something; of a share, to fall to someone as their due
- emballōἐμβάλλωto throw innot studied yet
- epistolēἐπιστολήa letter: a written message sent to a reader who is somewhere else, in the New Testament usually one that carries the sender's authority.
- eleēmosunēἐλεημοσύνηalmsgiving: mercy put into action as a gift to the poor
- euodoōεὐοδόωto get along wellnot studied yet
- 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
- enthadeἐνθάδεin/to this placenot studied yet
- EleazarἘλεάζαρEleazarnot studied yet
- hexakosioiἑξακόσιοιsix hundrednot studied yet
- erēmoōἐρημόωto lay wastenot studied yet
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
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- to look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
- enantiosἐναντίοςset on the other side and facing you: a wind coming head-on, a person standing across from you, or someone whose stance is against you.
- epistamaiἐπίσταμαιto know: to hold a fact, a matter, or a person firmly in mind, whether by being aware of it, grasping it, or being acquainted with it
- eikōnεἰκώνimage: a representation that not only resembles its original but actually brings it to presence
- hetoimosἕτοιμοςready: prepared and in place, so that nothing more needs to be done before the moment arrives
- euangelizomaiεὐαγγελίζομαιto announce good news; in the New Testament, above all to proclaim the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ
- euangelionεὐαγγέλιονthe good news: God's saving announcement that, in Jesus Christ, he has acted to rescue and to reign
- euthusεὐθύςstraight: running without bends or detours, whether it is a road or a life
- eiteεἴτεwhethernot studied yet
- endoxosἔνδοξοςstanding in glory: honored in others' eyes, or splendid and radiant to look at
- exodosἔξοδοςdeparturenot studied yet
- epithumeōἐπιθυμέωto set one's heart on something and reach for it with strong desire
- epilambanōἐπιλαμβάνωto take hold of: to reach out and grasp a person or thing, usually by the hand, taking it into one's grip
- eusebeiaεὐσέβειαgodliness: a life of genuine devotion to God that shows itself in how a person actually lives.
- epibainōἐπιβαίνωto mount/boardnot studied yet
- enischuōἐνισχύωto strengthennot studied yet
- epeiἐπείsincenot studied yet
- epipiptōἐπιπίπτωto fall on someone: to come down onto a person bodily, or to sweep over them suddenly from outside.
- euεὖwell/well done!not studied yet
- eidosεἶδοςappearancenot studied yet
- epistēmēἐπιστήμηacquaintance withnot studied yet
- ekkoptōἐκκόπτωto cut off or cut down: to sever something from what it grew on or belonged to, and be rid of it
- exōthenἔξωθενoutsidenot studied yet
- euōdiaεὐωδίαaromanot studied yet
- empiptōἐμπίπτωto fall into something that closes around you: to land inside a pit, inside another's grip, or inside a ruined condition you cannot simply step back out of
- epangeliaἐπαγγελίαa promise: a binding pledge to do something, above all God's pledge to his people, and by extension the very thing he has pledged to give.
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- an agreement or consent: a person's word that they will go along with a plan.
- episkepsisἐπίσκεψιςinspection; visitationnot studied yet
- emautouἐμαυτοῦmyselfnot studied yet
- EdōmΕδωμEdōm; Ethomnot studied yet
- epitēdeumaἐπιτήδευμαpursuitnot studied yet
- eurosεὖροςbreadth; widthnot studied yet
- eisodosεἴσοδοςentrynot studied yet
- ekkaiōἐκκαίωbe enflamednot studied yet
- entrepōἐντρέπωto pull someone up short with the sting of being in the wrong, or to be pulled up short that way
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- to let another person's standing weigh on you enough to change what you do: to respect, to defer to
- exaleiphōἐξαλείφωto blot outnot studied yet
- eniausiosἐνιαύσιοςof a year; one year oldnot studied yet
- exoudenoōἐξουδενόωbe rejectednot studied yet
- episunagōἐπισυνάγωto gather together into one place, drawing in what was spread out on every side
- ektribōἐκτρίβωrub out; wipe outnot studied yet
- hektosἕκτοςsixthnot studied yet
- empurizōἐμπυρίζωset on fire; burnnot studied yet
- eirēnikosεἰρηνικόςpeacefulnot studied yet
- eleutherosἐλεύθεροςfree: belonging to no master and bound by no claim, whether in legal standing (not a slave) or in relation to a law, tie, or power
- ergasiaἐργασίαworknot studied yet
- epikataratosἐπικατάρατοςcursednot studied yet
- ekluōἐκλύωto lose strength and give way: the body collapsing from exhaustion, or the resolve going slack under pressure
- episkopēἐπισκοπήvisitation: the moment God comes near to attend to his people, whether to rescue or to hold them to account
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- office of oversight: an appointed charge to watch over and care for others
- epitassōἐπιτάσσωto order someone whose place is to obey: to lay a directive on a person by the authority of one's position
- ekporneuōἐκπορνεύωto fornicatenot studied yet
- enneaἐννέαninenot studied yet
- epaulisἔπαυλιςresidencenot studied yet
- herpetonἑρπετόνreptilenot studied yet
- heptakosioiἑπτακόσιοι700not studied yet
- enoikeōἐνοικέωto dwell in/withnot studied yet
- eunouchosεὐνοῦχοςa man who does not father children, whether castrated, born unable to, or unmarried by choice; also a title for a senior officer of a royal court
- rheō, ereōἐρέωto saynot studied yet
- HebraiosἙβραῖοςHebrewnot studied yet
- epanistēmiἐπανίστημιto rebel againstnot studied yet
- EsthērΕσθηρEsthēr; Esthirnot studied yet
- euthēsεὐθήςstraightforward; rightnot studied yet
- enteuthen, enthenἐντεῦθεν, ἔνθενfrom herenot studied yet
- exanistēmiἐξανίστημιto raise upnot studied yet
- epaurionἐπαύριονon the next day: the day after the one the account has just described
- eucharisteōεὐχαριστέωto give thanks: to express gratitude, most often to God
- HellēnἝλληνa Greek: a person of the Greek-speaking world, and so, from a Jewish standpoint, any non-Jew
- empaizōἐμπαίζωto mock: to make sport of someone, treating them with scorn as an object of ridicule