Greek words starting with sigma
1,506 words in the Bible begin with sigma (σ), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 8. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- souσοῦof you; yournot studied yet
- suσύyounot studied yet
- seσέyounot studied yet
- soiσοίyounot studied yet
- stomaστόμαthe mouth: the opening in the face through which a person or animal eats, drinks, and breathes
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- the mouth as the source of speech: a person's words, testimony, or what is said through them
- the edge of a sword: the cutting point of a blade, by which people are killed
- sōzōσῴζωto bring someone safely through a threat into wholeness: to rescue, heal, or save
- skēnēσκηνήa tent or booth: a temporary shelter of cloth or animal skins that people pitch and later take down
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- the tabernacle: the portable tent-sanctuary where God lived among Israel in the wilderness, and the heavenly sanctuary it stood for
- a dwelling place: an enduring home, above all God's dwelling with his people and the eternal home of the redeemed
- sunagōσυνάγωto gather, to bring together into one place
+1 more meaning
- to take someone in, to welcome a stranger as a guest
- sphodraσφόδραverynot studied yet
- SaoulΣαούλSaulnot studied yet
- sarxσάρξflesh: the soft tissue of a body, and by extension a human being in creaturely weakness, who one is by birth, and (in Paul) human life turned away from God and set against his Spirit.
- sunσύνwithnot studied yet
- SalōmōnΣαλωμώνSalōmōn; Salomonnot studied yet
- sēmeronσήμερονtoday: on this present day, the day now happening
- skeuosσκεῦοςa made object put to use: most often a vessel or container, and by extension one's belongings or a person shaped for a purpose
- spermaσπέρμαseed: the living source from which a plant grows or a line of descendants comes
- sophiaσοφίαwisdom: deep insight into how things truly are, joined to the skill to act rightly on it
- sunagōgēσυναγωγήsynagogue: the Jewish gathering for Scripture and prayer, the community that gathers, or the building they meet in
- sōmaσῶμαthe body: a living creature's whole physical self, a frame of many parts working as one, and by extension the person or the community that frame stands for.
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- slaves: human beings counted and traded as property.
- the solid reality that casts a shadow: the thing itself, as against a mere outline of it.
- suntribōσυντρίβωto shatter: to break something by crushing it, leaving it smashed, mangled, or ruined
- seautouσεαυτοῦof yourselfnot studied yet
- sophosσοφόςwise: having real skill or sound judgment; a person who truly knows how to live or work well
- sunteleōσυντελέωto completenot studied yet
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
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- safety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
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- week: a seven-day span counted from one Sabbath to the next
- sēmeionσημεῖονa sign: a perceptible mark or event that points beyond itself to a meaning, an identity, or the action of God
- SiōnΣιώνZionnot studied yet
- SimōnΣίμωνSimonnot studied yet
- stulosστῦλοςpillarnot studied yet
- SuriaΣυρίαSyrianot studied yet
- skotosσκότοςdarkness: the absence of light, used both for real physical dark and, far more often, for the realm and condition of life cut off from God
- SamouēlΣαμουήλSamuelnot studied yet
- sōtērionσωτήριονsavingnot studied yet
- sosσόςyournot studied yet
- suniēmiσυνίημιto understand: to put the pieces together in the mind and grasp what something means
- sunesisσύνεσιςunderstanding: the ability to see how things fit together and what they add up to, and the insight that comes with it
- sullambanōσυλλαμβάνωto seize: to lay hold of and capture a person or a catch
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- to conceive: to become pregnant with a child
- to help: to take hold alongside someone and share their work
- SamareiaΣαμάρειαSamarianot studied yet
- suntassōσυντάσσωto directnot studied yet
- speirōσπείρωto sow: to scatter seed onto the ground so that it can take root and grow.
- salpigxσάλπιγξtrumpet: a signaling horn blown to give one loud, unmistakable order, and the blast it makes
- stolēστολήa fine outer robe: the good clothing a person puts on when appearance matters, marking rank, honor, or heavenly standing
- skulonσκῦλονplundernot studied yet
- stearστέαρsuet; doughnot studied yet
- sitosσῖτοςwheat: the cereal grain harvested for bread, and by extension grain as a stored or traded food staple
- sunteleiaσυντέλειαthe completion of an age: the appointed moment when a whole stretch of time reaches the finish it was heading for
- sphazōσφάζωto slaughter: to kill by cutting the throat, the way an animal is killed at an altar or for the table
- saleuōσαλεύωto shake: to make something move back and forth, totter, or lose its firm footing.
- SampsōnΣαμψώνSamsonnot studied yet
- skēnōmaσκήνωμαtentnot studied yet
- salpizōσαλπίζωto sound a trumpet: to blow the signal blast that summons, warns, or announces that something is about to happen.
- sunantēsisσυνάντησιςmeetingnot studied yet
- sidērosσίδηροςironnot studied yet
- siklosσίκλοςshekel; coinnot studied yet
- speudōσπεύδωto hastennot studied yet
- SarraΣάρραSarahnot studied yet
- stephanosστέφανοςa wreath or crown: a woven circlet of leaves, flowers, or gold worn on the head to mark victory, honor, celebration, or high standing.
- stratēgosστρατηγόςcaptain of the temple: the chief officer of the temple guard in Jerusalem, and the subordinate officers under him
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- magistrate: one of the ruling chief magistrates of a Roman colonial city
- SumeōnΣυμεώνSimeonnot studied yet
- stērizōστηρίζωto make firm and fixed: to set something solidly in place, and so to steady a person so that they hold firm
- strephōστρέφωto turn: to change the direction something faces, moves, or points
- spondēσπονδήdrink-offeringnot studied yet
- sakkosσάκκοςsackclothnot studied yet
- semidalisσεμίδαλιςfine flournot studied yet
- sunantaōσυναντάωto meetnot studied yet
- sabaōthσαβαώθhostsnot studied yet
- sklērosσκληρόςhardnot studied yet
- sōtērσωτήρsavior: the one who rescues people from danger, death, or ruin and keeps them safe and whole
- skiaσκιάa shadow: the dark shape or cool patch cast when something solid stands in the light, and by extension both deathly gloom and the advance outline of a reality still to come
- spēlaionσπήλαιονcavenot studied yet
- sunechōσυνέχωto hold together or press in from every side: to hold shut, hem in, grip, or drive onward
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto set a person or a claim forward so that it stands established: to commend someone, or to prove something true
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- to stand joined together as one coherent whole: to hold together, cohere, or stand alongside
- sumbainōσυμβαίνωto happen: for an event to come about, usually one that lands on a particular person
- sphragizōσφραγίζωto set a seal on something, so that the seal secures it, marks it as owned, vouches that it is true, or closes it up
- sunetosσυνετόςintelligentnot studied yet
- sidēreosσιδήρεοςironnot studied yet
- sunaptōσυνάπτωtienot studied yet
- sunerchomaiσυνέρχομαιto come together into one place: for people to gather or assemble as a group
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- to go along with someone: to accompany a person on a journey or errand
- to come together as husband and wife: for a couple to begin married life
- stereoōστερεόωto strengthennot studied yet
- stathmosσταθμόςweightnot studied yet
- sbennumiσβέννυμιto put out a fire or flame, or (of a fire or lamp) to go out
- sullegōσυλλέγωto pick and gather: to take things up one at a time, off a plant or out from among other things, and collect them.
- selēnēσελήνηthe moon: the pale light that rules the night sky, the lesser of the two great lights
- SedekiasΣεδεκίαςSedekias; Sethekiasnot studied yet
- SikimaΣίκιμαSikimanot studied yet
- sukēσυκῆthe fig tree: the common fig tree of the Bible lands, grown for its sweet fruit and known for its broad, shade-giving leaves.
- sunkrisisσύγκρισιςinterpretationnot studied yet
- SemeiΣεμεΐSemeinnot studied yet
- stauroōσταυρόωto crucify: to put someone to death by fastening them to a cross
- sungeneiaσυγγένειαkindrednot studied yet
- sugkleiōσυγκλείωto confinenot studied yet
- SodomaΣόδομαSodomnot studied yet
- siōpaōσιωπάωto be silent: to make no sound where a voice could be heard, most often the deliberate silence of someone who could speak and says nothing
- SadōkΣαδώκZadoknot studied yet
- spoudēσπουδήhaste: quick movement that wastes no time getting where it is going
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- eager effort: energy poured promptly and wholeheartedly into something a person takes seriously
- SuchemΣυχέμShechemnot studied yet
- stēlēστήληblock; postnot studied yet
- sklērunōσκληρύνωto harden: to make or become stubbornly unresponsive, so that an appeal no longer gets through
- stratiaστρατιάarmynot studied yet
- sphragisσφραγίςa seal: the stamped mark, or the signet that makes it, used to keep something closed, mark whose it is, and vouch that it is genuine
- satrapēsσατράπηςsatrap; viceroynot studied yet
- SinaΣινᾶ(Mount) Sinainot studied yet
- seiōσείωto shakenot studied yet
- suntēreōσυντηρέωto preservenot studied yet
- SisaraΣισαραSisaranot studied yet
- spodosσποδόςashesnot studied yet
- SēōnΣηωνSēōn; Sionnot studied yet
- skepazōσκεπάζωshelternot studied yet
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
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- a standing: the state of being set up and still in place.
- SatanasΣατανᾶςSatan: the personal spiritual adversary who tests, accuses, afflicts, and opposes God and his people.
- skandalonσκάνδαλονa stumbling block: the trap, obstacle, or offense that causes a person to fall into sin or turn away from God.
- SēirΣηιρSēir; Sirnot studied yet
- SidōnΣιδώνSidonnot studied yet
- sumbouleuōσυμβουλεύωto consultnot studied yet
- sebomaiσέβομαιto worship: to hold a god in awe and give that god one's settled devotion
- suntrimmaσύντριμμαruinnot studied yet
- spaōσπάωto drawnot studied yet
- sungenēsσυγγενήςa relative: someone who belongs to your family line, whether a member of your wider family or a fellow member of your people
- sunathroizōσυναθροίζωto assemblenot studied yet
- skandalizōσκανδαλίζωto trip someone up: to make a person stumble in their faith, whether by leading them into sin, driving them to give up, or setting off a reaction of offense.
- staphulēσταφυλήgrapesnot studied yet
- sunedrionσυνέδριονcouncil: a formally seated body of leaders gathered to deliberate and judge, above all the ruling court in Jerusalem
- stenazōστενάζωto groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
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- to complain against someone: to let out a resentful, muttering sigh of blame aimed at another person.
- suneidēsisσυνείδησιςconscience: the inner sense by which a person judges their own conduct as right or wrong and bears witness for or against themselves
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- consciousness: an inner awareness of something about oneself or one's situation, such as food's link to idols, the presence of God, or lingering sin, short of a full moral verdict
- SurosΣύροςSyriannot studied yet
- sēmainōσημαίνωto signifynot studied yet
- siagōnσιαγώνcheeknot studied yet
- stratiōtēsστρατιώτηςa soldier: a member of a fighting force who serves in the ranks under a commander's orders
- skēptronσκῆπτρονstaffnot studied yet
- sigaōσιγάωto be silent: to stop speaking, or to keep a matter unspoken
- stereōmaστερέωμαfirmnessnot studied yet
- stenagmosστεναγμόςgroannot studied yet
- sumporeuomaiσυμπορεύομαιto go withnot studied yet
- schoinionσχοινίονropenot studied yet
- skuleuōσκυλεύωspoilnot studied yet
- seismosσεισμόςa violent shaking of the natural world: an earthquake, or a storm that convulses the sea.
- skoposσκοπόςgoalnot studied yet
- skorpizōσκορπίζωto scatternot studied yet
- sumboulosσύμβουλοςcounselornot studied yet
- skumnosσκύμνοςcubnot studied yet
- splagchnonσπλάγχνονthe inner organs of the body; the intestines or entrails
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- the seat of a person's deepest feelings; heartfelt affection, tender compassion, or mercy
- staurosσταυρόςthe cross: the upright wooden stake with a crossbeam on which the Romans executed condemned people, above all the one Jesus was crucified on, and by extension his crucifixion itself as the saving heart of the Christian message
- sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
+1 more meaning
- to be good for someone: to be beneficial, advantageous, or better
- skoliosσκολιόςcrookednot studied yet
- sphagēσφαγήslaughternot studied yet
- skepēsσκέπηςcovering; shelternot studied yet
- SamaiasΣαμαίαςSamaias; Sameasnot studied yet
- SedrachΣεδραχSedrach; Sethrakhnot studied yet
- stachusστάχυςthe seed-bearing head of a grain plant: the ear of wheat or barley that stands at the top of the stalk
- sēmasiaσημασίαsignal; marknot studied yet
- sustrephōσυστρέφωto gathernot studied yet
- sophizōσοφίζωto make wisenot studied yet
- schizōσχίζωto tear or split something apart, breaking a whole thing into pieces.
+1 more meaning
- to be split into opposing groups, divided in opinion.
- SidōniosΣιδώνιοςSidoniannot studied yet
- spendōσπένδωto pour out as a drink offering: to be poured out like wine spilled before God as an offering
- spoudazōσπουδάζωto throw yourself into something and not put it off: to make every effort, and to make it now
- stenosστενόςnarrow: tight enough that getting through is restricted and takes effort
- SennachērimΣενναχηρίμSennachērim; Sennakhirimnot studied yet
- SēlōmΣηλωμSēlōm; Silomnot studied yet
- SokchōthΣοκχωθSokchōth; Sokkhothnot studied yet
- suntribēσυντριβήcrushing; breakingnot studied yet
- skōlēxσκώληξwormnot studied yet
- steiraστεῖραbarrennot studied yet
- sugkaleōσυγκαλέωto summon a group by calling out to them, so that they come together in one place
- sugcheōσυγχέωto confoundnot studied yet
- suneidōσυνείδωbe awarenot studied yet
- stichosστίχοςrownot studied yet
- stereosστερεόςstrongnot studied yet
- sugkaluptōσυγκαλύπτωto concealnot studied yet
- SabaΣαβαSaba; Savanot studied yet
- SaraΣαραSaranot studied yet
- SalathiēlΣαλαθιήλShealtielnot studied yet
- skotiaσκοτίαdarkness: the absence of light, used both for literal nighttime gloom and, in John's writings above all, for the realm of evil, ignorance, and hostility to God that the coming of Christ is driving out.
- SēlōΣηλωSēlō; Silonot studied yet
- sunkrimaσύγκριμαcomposition; concertnot studied yet
- SēmΣήμShemnot studied yet
- skoteinosσκοτεινόςdarknot studied yet
- strouthionστρουθίονsparrownot studied yet
- sundoulosσύνδουλοςa fellow slave: one of two or more people owned by the same master, and so an equal of everyone else who serves him
- SaphanΣαφανSaphan; Safannot studied yet
- stazōστάζωdrop; let fallnot studied yet
- stērigmaστήριγμαsupportnot studied yet
- suntarassōσυνταράσσωthrow all together into confusion; confoundnot studied yet
- SaulosΣαῦλοςSaulnot studied yet
- sikeraσίκεραalcoholic drinknot studied yet
- sporosσπόροςseednot studied yet
- stenochōriaστενοχωρίαdistress that feels like being hemmed in with no way out
- sugkrinōσυγκρίνωto comparenot studied yet
- sumbibazōσυμβιβάζωto hold separate parts together, so that what was apart works as one whole
+2 more meanings
- to put facts side by side so that a conclusion follows from them
- to teach someone: to bring a person's mind together with something they did not grasp
- SousaΣουσάSousa; Susanot studied yet
- SamaiaΣαμαιαSamaia; Sameanot studied yet
- SibaΣιβαSiba; Sivanot studied yet
- skiazōσκιάζωovershadownot studied yet
- stathmionσταθμίονweight; small stonenot studied yet
- summachiaσυμμαχίαalliance offensive and defensivenot studied yet
- sunetizōσυνετίζωcause to understand; instructnot studied yet
- sunthesisσύνθεσιςputting together; compositionnot studied yet
- sappheirosσάπφειροςsapphirenot studied yet
- skorpiosσκορπίοςscorpionnot studied yet
- stadiosστάδιοςa stade: the standard Greek unit of long distance, six hundred Greek feet, so roughly two hundred yards or an eighth of a Roman mile.
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- the running track: the straight, marked course where a Greek city held its footraces.