Greek words starting with pi
1,400 words in the Bible begin with pi (π), listed most frequent first. This is page 2 of 7. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- perichōrosπερίχωροςthe surrounding country: the open land, farms, and villages lying around a town, lake, or river.
- pikriaπικρίαbitterness of spirit: a settled, resentful temper that nurses a wrong and refuses to be reconciled, along with the cutting speech it produces.
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- a bitter poison: the corrupting, defiling influence of someone or something that turns away from God and threatens to poison the whole community.
- poiēmaποίημαsomething that has been made: a product or piece of work, and in Paul above all the handiwork of God the maker
- prospiptōπροσπίπτωto fall down at someone's feet: to go to the ground in front of a person, out of fear, gratitude, or urgent need
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- to beat against something: of wind and water striking a building
- pollakisπολλάκιςmany times: often, again and again
- prothesisπρόθεσιςGod's purpose: his settled, prior plan to save, set in place before time and carried out in Christ
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- the bread of the Presence: the loaves set out before God on the table in the tabernacle and temple
- ptōmaπτῶμαa corpse: the body of someone struck down, spoken of as a fallen thing rather than as a person
- passalosπάσσαλοςpegnot studied yet
- pezosπεζόςon footnot studied yet
- pulōrosπυλωρόςgate-keeper; wardernot studied yet
- paraluōπαραλύωto paralyzenot studied yet
- plēsmonēπλησμονήgratificationnot studied yet
- prosdokaōπροσδοκάωto wait for or expect something one is sure is coming: to look ahead to a person's arrival or an event's outcome
- plēmmeleōπλημμελέωmake a false note in musicnot studied yet
- parousiaπαρουσίαthe arrival of a person and the presence that follows: someone's coming and being there
- pnoēπνοήwind/breathnot studied yet
- paizōπαίζωto playnot studied yet
- pentakischilioiπεντακισχίλιοιfive thousandnot studied yet
- platunōπλατύνωto widennot studied yet
- poliorkeōπολιορκέωbesiegenot studied yet
- paiōπαίωto strikenot studied yet
- plouteōπλουτέωto be or become rich: to hold, or come into, an abundance, whether of money and possessions or of something else of great value
- pneumatikosπνευματικόςdescribing what belongs to, comes from, or is empowered by the Holy Spirit of God
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- belonging to the unseen realm of spirit-beings
- porneuōπορνεύωto commit sexual immorality: to actually engage in sex that falls outside the boundaries the law of Moses set for marriage
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- to be unfaithful to God by binding oneself to a corrupt power, pictured as sleeping with a prostitute
- praxisπρᾶξιςactionnot studied yet
- proskoptōπροσκόπτωto strike against something physically: to dash the foot against an obstacle and stumble, or for a force to beat violently upon a thing.
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- to be tripped up spiritually: to take offense at something, be repelled by it, and so reject it and fall.
- perikuklōπερικύκλῳround about; all roundnot studied yet
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
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- to be on the way out: in the process of disappearing, already going and soon gone
- pedinosπεδινόςlevelnot studied yet
- plēssōπλήσσωto strikenot studied yet
- prosphoraπροσφοράan offering: something carried to God and presented to him as a gift, or the act of presenting it
- punthanomaiπυνθάνομαιto find something out by asking: to inquire about a matter, or to learn the answer the asking turns up
- ponēreuomaiπονηρεύομαιmalicious; maliciously intendnot studied yet
- pateōπατέωto tramplenot studied yet
- periochēπεριοχήpassagenot studied yet
- patriosπάτριοςbelonging to one's fathernot studied yet
- prothuronπρόθυρονfront doornot studied yet
- proskeimaiπρόσκειμαιplacednot studied yet
- pentekaidekatosπεντεκαιδέκατοςfifteenthnot studied yet
- petomaiπέτομαιto flynot studied yet
- probainōπροβαίνωto advancenot studied yet
- prosochthizōπροσοχθίζωbe angrynot studied yet
- proscheōπροσχέωpour tonot studied yet
- paroikiaπαροικίαsojourningnot studied yet
- perierchomaiπεριέρχομαιto go aroundnot studied yet
- ptōcheiaπτωχείαpovertynot studied yet
- politēsπολίτηςcitizennot studied yet
- porrōπόρρωfar (away)not studied yet
- prausπραΰςgentle, meek: a humble, non-self-asserting manner toward others that rests on trust in God rather than on force
- prautēsπραΰτηςgentlenessnot studied yet
- proereōπροερέωto have said it beforehand: to have already put something into words ahead of time, so that the earlier statement still stands
- proslambanōπροσλαμβάνωto take a person or thing to oneself: to draw someone to your own side, take them along, or welcome them into your own company
- prophthanōπροφθάνωto come beforenot studied yet
- pōlosπῶλοςa colt: the young of an animal, and in every New Testament use a young donkey
- prasisπρᾶσιςsalenot studied yet
- pureionπυρεῖονpieces of woodnot studied yet
- panourgosπανοῦργοςcraftynot studied yet
- paraiteomaiπαραιτέομαιto press a personal request in order to get, escape, or turn something away: to ask for, beg off, decline, refuse, or avoid
- paraskeuazōπαρασκευάζωto preparenot studied yet
- pariēmiπαρίημιto neglectnot studied yet
- pedēπέδηfetternot studied yet
- proskollaōπροσκολλάωto joinnot studied yet
- ptaiōπταίωto stumble: to strike the foot against something and lose one's footing, used for failing morally (sinning) and, at its strongest, for coming to ruin.
- pterugionπτερύγιονpinnaclenot studied yet
- parasiōpaōπαρασιωπάωkeep silentnot studied yet
- plagiosπλάγιοςsidewaysnot studied yet
- pentheraπενθεράmother-in-lawnot studied yet
- proerchomaiπροέρχομαιto go out in front: to step forward, or to get ahead of the people you are with
- prosporeuomaiπροσπορεύομαιto approachnot studied yet
- pareidonπαρεῖδονobserve by the way; noticenot studied yet
- poneōπονέωtoilnot studied yet
- problēmaπρόβλημαproblemnot studied yet
- pōgōnπώγωνbeardnot studied yet
- parenochleōπαρενοχλέωto troublenot studied yet
- periblepōπεριβλέπωto look around: to sweep the eyes over the whole circle of people or things present, rather than fixing them on one point
- pleonexiaπλεονεξίαgrasping for more: the restless drive to have more than one's fair share, always at someone else's expense
- polutelēsπολυτελήςvaluablenot studied yet
- porrōthenπόρρωθενafar offnot studied yet
- pōsπωςhownot studied yet
- perikathizōπερικαθίζωsit around; besiegenot studied yet
- piōnπίωνrichnot studied yet
- pleuronπλευρόνribnot studied yet
- polemikosπολεμικόςof battlenot studied yet
- perikukloōπερικυκλόωto surroundnot studied yet
- PersisΠερσίςPersisnot studied yet
- pikrainōπικραίνωto embitternot studied yet
- prepōπρέπωit is fitting: what is proper and becoming, in keeping with who someone is or what a situation calls for.
- proskommaπρόσκομμαa stumbling block: something lying in the path that a person strikes against and trips over, and so the fall it brings on, an obstacle rather than a trap laid to catch someone.
- poliaπολιάold agenot studied yet
- prōtogenēmaπρωτογένημαfeast of the first fruitsnot studied yet
- pathēmaπάθημαsuffering: a specific affliction or hardship that a person undergoes
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- passion: an inward sinful impulse of the flesh
- paralogizomaiπαραλογίζομαιto deceivenot studied yet
- perisseiaπερισσείαexcessnot studied yet
- pistoōπιστόωbe convincednot studied yet
- planēπλάνηstraying from the truth: the wrong road a person ends up on, and the misleading that puts them there
- ploutizōπλουτίζωto enrichnot studied yet
- proistēmiπροΐστημιto be in charge of something and look after it: to lead, to manage, to take the lead in
- prokeimaiπρόκειμαιto be set before someone: to lie in front of a person, whether as something already on hand, a goal held out ahead, or a public exhibit on display
- prosengizōπροσεγγίζωget close tonot studied yet
- paratrechōπαρατρέχωrun bynot studied yet
- pokosπόκοςwoolnot studied yet
- palaiπάλαιof oldnot studied yet
- paradosisπαράδοσιςteaching, custom, or practice handed down from authoritative teachers and received by the next generation to keep
- paraliosπαράλιοςseasidenot studied yet
- protithēmiπροτίθημιto decide on something in advance and hold to it; to purpose, plan, or intend
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- to place something out in open view; to set forth or display publicly
- parexπαρέξbesidesnot studied yet
- proairesisπροαίρεσιςchoosingnot studied yet
- panopliaπανοπλίαthe complete equipment of a heavily armed soldier: shield, helmet, breastplate, greaves, sword, and spear taken together as one full set
- pantothenπάντοθενfrom all sidesnot studied yet
- parazēloōπαραζηλόωto make enviousnot studied yet
- parrēsiazomaiπαρρησιάζομαιto speak out boldly and openly: to say the thing that must be said, holding nothing back, whatever it costs
- patrikosπατρικόςpaternalnot studied yet
- proēgeomaiπροηγέομαιto go out in front and lead the way; to take the initiative in doing something
- propempōπροπέμπωto send a traveler off well: to go part of the way with them, or to supply what their journey will need
- prōinosπρωϊνόςmorningnot studied yet
- puraπυράfirenot studied yet
- pastophorionπαστοφόριονchambernot studied yet
- perilambanōπεριλαμβάνωembracenot studied yet
- presbusπρέσβυςold mannot studied yet
- panourgiaπανουργίαcraftinessnot studied yet
- parakuptōπαρακύπτωto stoopnot studied yet
- paramenōπαραμένωto continuenot studied yet
- pentherosπενθερόςfather-in-lawnot studied yet
- periagōπεριάγωto take/go aroundnot studied yet
- peribolaionπεριβόλαιονa covering: an outer garment thrown around the body, such as a wrap, cloak, or mantle
- periluposπερίλυποςdeeply grieved: sorrow so intense it overwhelms the whole person, grief pushed to its extreme
- piazōπιάζωto get hold of someone or something so it cannot get away: to grip, seize, or catch
- piotēsπιότηςrichnessnot studied yet
- pleōπλέωto sailnot studied yet
- podērēsποδήρηςfloorlengthnot studied yet
- poterosπότεροςwhethernot studied yet
- proaireōπροαιρέωto predeterminenot studied yet
- proballōπροβάλλωto put forthnot studied yet
- progonosπρόγονοςparent/ancestornot studied yet
- proskartereōπροσκαρτερέωto hold on tenaciously: to keep oneself strongly and steadily fixed on someone or something over time, without letting go
- prophasisπρόφασιςa stated reason put forward for an action, as opposed to the true motive behind it
- prōiaπρωΐαearly morningnot studied yet
- pachosπάχοςthicknessnot studied yet
- pedaōπεδάωbind with fetters; bind fastnot studied yet
- peniaπενίαpoverty; neednot studied yet
- pentēkontarchosπεντηκόνταρχοςcommander of fifty mennot studied yet
- pessōπέσσωcooknot studied yet
- petrosπέτροςstonenot studied yet
- pantōsπάντωςsurelynot studied yet
- parakeimaiπαράκειμαιbe presentnot studied yet
- paranomeōπαρανομέωto break the lawnot studied yet
- paranomiaπαρανομίαlawlessnessnot studied yet
- paratēreōπαρατηρέωto observenot studied yet
- paroimiaπαροιμίαproverbnot studied yet
- patrōosπατρῷοςancestralnot studied yet
- perikephalaiaπερικεφαλαίαhelmetnot studied yet
- peripiptōπεριπίπτωto fall uponnot studied yet
- perissoterōsπερισσοτέρωςmore excessivelynot studied yet
- pornosπόρνοςa sexually immoral man: someone whose sexual conduct falls outside the boundaries God set for marriage
- pronoeōπρονοέωto care fornot studied yet
- paradeigmaπαράδειγμαpatternnot studied yet
- pemmaπέμμαany kind of dressed foodnot studied yet
- pentēkostosπεντηκοστόςfiftiethnot studied yet
- prophulakēπροφυλακήguard in frontnot studied yet
- paraballōπαραβάλλωto arrivenot studied yet
- parakouōπαρακούωto refuse to listen, and so to disregard or disobey
- patriarchēsπατριάρχηςpatriarchnot studied yet
- periistēmiπεριΐστημιto stand aroundnot studied yet
- poiēsisποίησιςdoingnot studied yet
- pronoiaπρόνοιαforesightnot studied yet
- prosanabainōπροσαναβαίνωto go upnot studied yet
- prosdokiaπροσδοκίαexpectationnot studied yet
- prosmenōπροσμένωto stay on with: to keep staying in a place, beside a person, or with something you have committed to, instead of moving on
- prosphōneōπροσφωνέωto lift your voice toward someone: to call out to a person or a crowd, or to call someone over
- pōpoteπώποτεevernot studied yet
- planēsisπλάνησιςmaking to wander; dispersingnot studied yet
- plinthosπλίνθοςbricknot studied yet
- poikiliaποικιλίαmarking with various colours; embroideringnot studied yet
- poluandrionπολυάνδριονplace where many people assemble; place of burial;not studied yet
- polueleosπολυέλεοςvery mercifulnot studied yet
- ponēreuōπονηρεύωact wickedly; intend maliciouslynot studied yet
- prothumeomaiπροθυμέομαιready; willingnot studied yet
- pantachouπανταχοῦeverywherenot studied yet
- parabasisπαράβασιςthe breaking of a command that was already given: stepping across a line someone had clearly drawn
- paralutikosπαραλυτικόςparalytic: a person disabled by paralysis, unable to move part or all of the body
- pardalisπάρδαλιςleopardnot studied yet
- perioikosπερίοικοςneighboringnot studied yet
- perissoterosπερισσότεροςmore excessivenot studied yet
- perissōsπερισσῶςexcessivelynot studied yet
- pneōπνέωto blow: what wind does as it moves across land or sea
- politeiaπολιτείαcitizenshipnot studied yet
- puknosπυκνόςoftennot studied yet
- purrosπυρρόςfiery rednot studied yet
- pachnēπάχνηhoar-frost; rimenot studied yet
- peribolosπερίβολοςenclosurenot studied yet
- perizōmaπερίζωμαapronnot studied yet
- perispasmosπερισπασμόςdistractionnot studied yet
- pleonakisπλεονάκιςmore frequently; oftenernot studied yet
- prosochthismaπροσόχθισμαoffence; provocationnot studied yet
- prōithenπρωΐθενfrom morningnot studied yet
- parabiazomaiπαραβιάζομαιto urgenot studied yet
- paradechomaiπαραδέχομαιto welcomenot studied yet
- parapiptōπαραπίπτωto fall away: to turn aside decisively and deliberately from a commitment one had truly entered, abandoning it
- paraskeuēπαρασκευήPreparationnot studied yet
- parodosπάροδοςpassing bynot studied yet