Greek words starting with mu
892 words in the Bible begin with mu (μ), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 5. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- mouμουof me; minenot studied yet
- mēμήnotnot studied yet
- metaμετάwith/afternot studied yet
- megasμέγαςgreat: far above the ordinary measure of its kind, whether in size, force, amount, or importance
- moiμοιmenot studied yet
- Mōusēs, MōsēsΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMosesnot studied yet
- mesosμέσοςthe middle: the central point of a space, group, or stretch of time, and so the position of being surrounded on all sides
- mētērμήτηρmother: the woman who bore and raised someone, or anything standing in that nurturing, originating role
- menμένon the other handnot studied yet
- mēnμήνa month: a unit of time of about thirty days, reckoned in the biblical world from one new moon to the next
- marturionμαρτύριονthe thing that proves a point: evidence, attested testimony, the content or token of a witness rather than the act of witnessing
- monosμόνοςalone or the only one: present or existing without others, or uniquely singled out to the exclusion of all else
+1 more meaning
- only, merely, just: a limit or restriction placed on a predicate or clause
- mathētēsμαθητήςa person attached to a particular teacher as follower and learner, whose way of life is shaped by that teacher
- moschosμόσχοςcalfnot studied yet
- miseōμισέωto hate: to turn against someone or something with deep ill will, and (in a comparative turn of phrase) to set one thing far below another in love or loyalty
- machairaμάχαιραa sword, specifically a short sword or dagger: the physical weapon, and by extension the killing, the lawful force, the war, and the piercing power that a sword stands for
- mikrosμικρόςsmall or little: low on any scale, whether in size, in standing, or in amount of time.
- menōμένωto remain: to keep on being where, what, or as one is, rather than leaving, ending, or changing
- mēdeμηδέnornot studied yet
- MōabΜωαβMōab; Moavnot studied yet
- merosμέροςa part of a whole: a piece, share, region, or side, as set against the entirety
- ManassēsΜανασσῆςManassehnot studied yet
- mnaomaiμνάομαιremember; mindfulnot studied yet
- mēdeisμηδείςno one, nothing, none: a complete negative that leaves out every person or thing without exception
- merisμερίςpartnot studied yet
- mellōμέλλωto be on the point of doing something, or set to happen: to be about to, be going to, be destined to
- mallonμᾶλλονmore: to a greater degree, more intensely, or in greater measure than before or than something else
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- rather: in preference to something else, instead of it, or as the better choice
- miainōμιαίνωto stainnot studied yet
- mimnēskōμιμνήσκωto remember: to call something back to mind, or to hold someone in mind and act on their behalf
- makariosμακάριοςenviably well off: an outside observer's exclamation that someone's whole situation is genuinely to be envied, usually because of where they stand with God
- mēpoteμήποτεlest; unlessnot studied yet
- misthosμισθόςwages: the pay a worker earns for labor done
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- reward: what God gives back in answer to how a person has lived
- 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
- MadianΜαδιάνMidiannot studied yet
- martusμάρτυςa witness: someone who can testify to what they have seen and know, especially before a court
- martureōμαρτυρέωto bear witness: to declare, on one's own firsthand knowledge, that something is true
- mēkosμῆκοςlengthnot studied yet
- metronμέτρονa measure: the vessel or rod used to measure something, or the amount it holds
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- an allotted portion: the specific amount or share that God or Christ assigns to a person
- a fixed quota that must be filled before judgment falls, as in filling up the measure of guilt
- mechriμέχριup to a limit: the point in time, space, or degree that something reaches and does not pass
- manthanōμανθάνωto learn: to gain knowledge, understanding, skill, or a settled practice, whether by being taught, by finding out, or by experience
- mataiosμάταιοςfutile: empty of any real result, so it cannot deliver what it seems to promise
- mnēmosunonμνημόσυνονmemorialnot studied yet
- makranμακράνfar off: at a distance from someone or something, whether the gap is measured in steps or in standing
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- at length: drawn out over a long stretch of time
- MariaΜαρίαMarynot studied yet
- meliμέλιhoneynot studied yet
- mononμόνονonlynot studied yet
- melosμέλοςa member of a body: a limb or organ of a physical body, and, by extension, a person who belongs to a community pictured as one living body.
- MardochaiosΜαρδοχαῖοςMardochaios; Marthokheosnot studied yet
- mustērionμυστήριονa secret of God's purpose, hidden in past ages and now opened up to his people
- metanoeōμετανοέωto turn your whole life back toward God: a deep change of heart, mind, and direction, not just a feeling of regret
- mataiotēsματαιότηςfutilitynot studied yet
- mnēmeionμνημεῖονa tomb: the place where a dead body is laid to rest
- muriasμυριάςten thousand: the largest counting unit ancient Greek had, used both for that exact amount and, more often, for a crowd past counting
- methuōμεθύωto get drunknot studied yet
- megistanμεγιστάνgreat mannot studied yet
- makrothenμακρόθενfar off: the distant point a person watches from, stands at, or travels from
- mēteμήτεneithernot studied yet
- mōrosμωρόςfoolish: lacking the good sense that leads to right action
- marturiaμαρτυρίαtestimony: the act of bearing witness, or the statement a witness gives.
- merizōμερίζωto divide a whole into parts: to deal them out as shares, or to be left split against itself
- MichaiasΜιχαιαςMichaias; Mikheasnot studied yet
- mnēmoneuōμνημονεύωto hold something in mind so that it shapes what you do: to remember, keep in mind, be mindful of
+1 more meaning
- to make mention of, speak about: to bring something up out loud
- mastixμάστιξa whip, and the flogging carried out with it
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- a severe bodily affliction pictured as a lash falling on a person: a tormenting disease
- mochthosμόχθοςtoilnot studied yet
- mastigoōμαστιγόωto flog: to beat someone with a whip as a punishment ordered by someone in authority
- mērosμηρόςthighnot studied yet
- MerariΜεραριMerarinot studied yet
- mochlosμοχλόςbarnot studied yet
- methistēmiμεθίστημιto movenot studied yet
- mēnμήνcertainlynot studied yet
- mastos, mazosμαστός, μαζόςbreastnot studied yet
- machēμάχηquarrelnot studied yet
- meletaōμελετάωto meditate/plotnot studied yet
- mēketiμηκέτιno longer, no more: an action or state has ended and is not to continue
- megalōsunēμεγαλωσύνηmajestynot studied yet
- ManōeΜανωεManōe; Manoenot studied yet
- MichaΜιχαMicha; Mikhanot studied yet
- mētraμήτραwombnot studied yet
- metaballōμεταβάλλωto change mindnot studied yet
- metanoiaμετάνοιαrepentance: a person's whole-life turning back to God, away from sin, that shows up in changed conduct.
- muronμύρονcostly perfumed ointment: a fragrant oil blended by a perfumer, a luxury product quite different from ordinary olive oil.
- MakkabaiosΜακκαβαῖοςMakkabaios; Makkaveosnot studied yet
- MassēphaΜασσηφαMassēpha; Massifanot studied yet
- makrosμακρόςlong/distantnot studied yet
- MemphibostheΜεμφιβοσθεMemphibosthe; Memfivosthenot studied yet
- merimnaōμεριμνάωto worry, be anxious: to be gripped by fretful, distrustful concern about one's needs or circumstances
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- to care for, attend to: to give focused, active concern to someone or something, devoting attention to their interests
- mesēmbriaμεσημβρίαnoon/southnot studied yet
- metastrephōμεταστρέφωto changenot studied yet
- mnēmaμνῆμαa tomb: a grave or rock-cut burial chamber, named as the lasting marker of the person laid there
- MēdiaΜηδίαMēdia; Mithianot studied yet
- machomaiμάχομαιto quarrelnot studied yet
- moicheuōμοιχεύωto commit adultery: to break a marriage by sexual unfaithfulness to one's spouse.
- makarizōμακαρίζωto blessnot studied yet
- makrunōμακρύνωlengthennot studied yet
- MachirΜαχιρMachir; Makhirnot studied yet
- matēnμάτηνin vainnot studied yet
- MattathiasΜατταθίαςMattathiasnot studied yet
- MēdosΜῆδοςMedenot studied yet
- MisachΜισαχMisach; Misakhnot studied yet
- MakedoniaΜακεδονίαMacedonianot studied yet
- misthōtosμισθωτόςhired workernot studied yet
- mōmosμῶμοςblemishnot studied yet
- machētēsμαχητήςwarrior; fighternot studied yet
- MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαMesopotamianot studied yet
- metatithēmiμετατίθημιto transportnot studied yet
- molunōμολύνωto defile by besmirching: to soil or stain a person or thing so it is disgracefully dirtied and unfit for holy company
- monogenēsμονογενήςone and only: a parent's single or uniquely irreplaceable child, and so of Jesus the only Son of God.
- mousikosμουσικόςmusiciannot studied yet
- mēdamōsμηδαμῶςsurely notnot studied yet
- makrothumosμακρόθυμοςpatientnot studied yet
- megalōsμεγάλωςgreatlynot studied yet
- mnaμνᾶa mina: a fixed weight of silver used as money, worth about a hundred days' wages for an ordinary worker
- mneiaμνείαremembrance: holding a person in mind and naming them, above all before God in prayer
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
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- to get hold of something whole, to come by or find it, as in finding an opportunity
- metamellomaiμεταμέλλομαιto wish undone something you have already done or decided: to be sorry about it, or to take it back
- mētiμήτιsurely notnot studied yet
- mechōnōthμεχωνωθstands; basesnot studied yet
- MisaēlΜισαηλMisaēl; Miselnot studied yet
- MōabitisΜωαβῖτιςMoabitenot studied yet
- makrothumiaμακροθυμίαpatience: holding back anger or judgment over a long stretch of time, whether by not retaliating against those who wrong you or by waiting calmly through a long delay
- megethosμέγεθοςgreatnessnot studied yet
- misthoōμισθόωto hirenot studied yet
- marsipposμάρσιπποςpouchnot studied yet
- malakiaμαλακίαsicknessnot studied yet
- malistaμάλισταmost of all: the word that lifts one part out of a group just named, or ranks one thing above all the rest
- metechōμετέχωto have a real part in something held in common: to take your share of it, or to count as one of those who hold it
- MichaēlΜιχαήλMichaelnot studied yet
- mnēmēμνήμηremembrancenot studied yet
- murioiμύριοιmyriadnot studied yet
- manaaμανααgift; offeringnot studied yet
- makrothumeōμακροθυμέωto be patient and long-tempered: to hold back anger toward a wrongdoer, or to keep waiting in hope for something delayed, rather than retaliate or give up
- merimnaμέριμναanxious care: the weight of worry a person carries, either over their own life or on behalf of people they are answerable for
- metabainōμεταβαίνωto go over from one place or condition to another: to depart, move on, or pass across
- metreōμετρέωto measure: to find the size or amount of something against a standard, and so to mete it out or size it up by that measure
- metōponμέτωπονthe forehead: the bare stretch of a person's face above the eyes
- MelcholΜελχολMelchol; Melkholnot studied yet
- meteōrosμετέωροςraised from the ground; hangingnot studied yet
- magosμάγοςan Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
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- a magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
- megaleiosμεγαλεῖοςmightynot studied yet
- methēμέθηdrunkenness: the state of being drunk, and in the plural the repeated heavy drinking that brings it on
- morphēμορφήformnot studied yet
- muktērizōμυκτηρίζωto mocknot studied yet
- MenelaosΜενέλαοςMenelaosnot studied yet
- mochtheōμοχθέωweary with toil; sore distressednot studied yet
- mannaμάνναmanna: the bread-like food God supplied for Israel to eat during the wilderness years, which the New Testament takes up as the picture of bread from heaven
- melōμέλωto be a care or concern to someone: for a matter to matter to a person
- metallassōμεταλλάσσωto exchangenot studied yet
- metapempōμεταπέμπωto send for someone: to dispatch messengers so that a particular person is brought to you
- misthōmaμίσθωμαrented homenot studied yet
- moichalisμοιχαλίςan adulteress: a wife who betrays her marriage, and by extension a people who betray God
- molisμόλιςhardlynot studied yet
- mandraμάνδραinclosed spacenot studied yet
- manteiaμαντείαprophesying; prophetic powernot studied yet
- meletēμελέτηcare; attentionnot studied yet
- mēchanēμηχανήinstrument; machinenot studied yet
- mitraμίτραbeltnot studied yet
- MooliΜοολιMoolinot studied yet
- manteuomaiμαντεύομαιto divinenot studied yet
- MarthaΜάρθαMarthanot studied yet
- mentoiμέντοιyetnot studied yet
- mestosμεστόςfull: filled to the brim, said of a container holding something you can see, or of a person so steeped in a quality that it is what they are
- metagōμετάγωto turnnot studied yet
- metaxuμεταξύbetween/meanwhilenot studied yet
- metochosμέτοχοςsomeone who holds a share in the same thing as others: a partner, or a person who has come to have a real part in what is shared
- MēdeiaΜηδείαMēdeia; Mithianot studied yet
- MagdalēnēΜαγδαληνήMagdalenenot studied yet
- MakedōnΜακεδώνMacedonianot studied yet
- metadidōmiμεταδίδωμιto sharenot studied yet
- metoikesiaμετοικεσίαdeportationnot studied yet
- metoikizōμετοικίζωto deportnot studied yet
- MesoulamΜεσουλαμMesoulam; Mesulamnot studied yet
- misosμῖσοςhate; hatrednot studied yet
- molibosμόλιβοςleadnot studied yet
- moscharionμοσχάριονlittle calfnot studied yet
- MelchisedekΜελχισεδέκMelchizedeknot studied yet
- meteōrizōμετεωρίζωto worrynot studied yet
- mnēsteuōμνηστεύωto betrothnot studied yet
- mulosμύλοςmillstonenot studied yet
- MaachaΜααχαMaacha; Maakhanot studied yet
- malaμάλαvery; very muchnot studied yet
- MelchaΜελχαMelcha; Melkhanot studied yet
- mērukismosμηρυκισμόςcudnot studied yet
- miarosμιαρόςstainednot studied yet
- mainomaiμαίνομαιto ravenot studied yet
- meizōnμείζωνgreaternot studied yet
- mesonuktiosμεσονύκτιοςmidnightnot studied yet
- mignumiμίγνυμιto mixnot studied yet
- moichosμοιχόςadulterernot studied yet
- mōlōpsμώλωψwoundnot studied yet
- MambrēΜαμβρηMambrē; Mamvrinot studied yet
- megaloprepeiaμεγαλοπρέπειαcharacter of anot studied yet
- mēniaiosμηνιαῖοςmonthlynot studied yet
- monozōnosμονόζωνοςlightly armednot studied yet
- muktērμυκτήρnose; snoutnot studied yet
- MathousalaΜαθουσάλαMethuselahnot studied yet
- margaritēsμαργαρίτηςa pearl: the round, shining gem that grows inside a sea shell, and in the ancient world the costliest small object money could buy
- methermēneuōμεθερμηνεύωto translate a foreign word or saying into the reader's own language, handing over its plain equivalent rather than explaining it
- metakineōμετακινέωto shiftnot studied yet
- mēnuōμηνύωto disclosenot studied yet
- misthiosμίσθιοςhired workernot studied yet