Greek words starting with tau
422 words in the Bible begin with tau (τ), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 3. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- tisτίςwhich?not studied yet
- tisτιςonenot studied yet
- toposτόποςa place: a particular portion of space, literal or figurative, that something or someone occupies
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- teτεand/bothnot studied yet
- toteτότεthen: at that time, or as the next thing that happens
- treisτρεῖςthree: the cardinal number 3
- teknonτέκνονa child: someone born to a parent, son or daughter, and by extension anyone belonging to a parent-like bond
- tessaresτέσσαρεςfour: the cardinal number 4
- tiktōτίκτωto give birth to; to bring a child into the world, and by extension to bring forth crops or a result.
- troposτρόποςthe manner in which something is done or happens, and so also the manner in which a person lives
- tritosτρίτοςthird: the one that comes third when things are counted in order, or the third part left when a whole is split into three
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
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- a tax or customs duty: a payment owed to a governing authority
- teichosτεῖχοςa city wall: the massive outer wall that rings a town, holds off an attacking army, and marks where the city begins
- triakontaτριάκονταthirtynot studied yet
- tapeinoōταπεινόωto bring low: to lower someone or something in height, standing, or circumstance, whether God humbles the proud, a person lowers himself, or hardship presses someone down
- tessarakontaτεσσαράκονταfortynot studied yet
- toioutosτοιοῦτοςsuch as thisnot studied yet
- tarassōταράσσωto agitate: to stir something into commotion, whether water, a person's heart, or a crowd
- timēτιμήhonor: the public recognition of someone's worth, and the respect or esteem that worth is owed.
+1 more meaning
- price: the amount at which something is valued, or the money it fetches.
- tetartosτέταρτοςfourthnot studied yet
- tēreōτηρέωto obey: to hold to a command or teaching and put it into practice
+2 more meanings
- to guard: to hold a person in secure custody
- to keep safe: to preserve, protect, or hold something in reserve
- teleutaōτελευτάωto die: to reach the end of one's life, come to one's end.
- trapezaτράπεζαa table: the furniture a household or its guests gather around to eat, and by extension the meal it holds or a table set apart for God.
+1 more meaning
- a moneychanger's table, and so the banking business carried on at it: where coins were exchanged and money left on deposit.
- tassōτάσσωto place a person or thing in an ordered position assigned by an authority: to appoint, station, arrange, or set in order.
- trachēlosτράχηλοςthe neck: the outward part of the body joining head to shoulders, named in the New Testament as the place a millstone is hung, an embrace lands, a yoke is laid, or a life is put on the line
- triakosioiτριακόσιοιthree hundrednot studied yet
- talantonτάλαντονa talent: the largest standard money unit of the ancient world, a weight of silver (or gold) worth thousands of days' wages
- trechōτρέχωto run: to move at speed on foot, and by extension to pour full effort into a course already marked out, all the way to its finish
- traumatiasτραυματίαςwounded onenot studied yet
- toichosτοῖχοςwallnot studied yet
- toxonτόξονbownot studied yet
- tapeinosταπεινόςlow: describing a person as down rather than up, whether in worldly standing, in spirits, or in a heart that does not push itself forward
- tuphlosτυφλόςblind: unable to see, lacking physical eyesight.
+1 more meaning
- spiritually blind: unable to see and grasp the truth about God, even while the eyes work fine.
- taphosτάφοςa grave: the place where a dead body is laid, named from the act of burying it
- tetrakosioiτετρακόσιοιfour hundrednot studied yet
- timaōτιμάωto honor: to regard and treat someone as worthy of high respect
+1 more meaning
- to set a price on, value, or appraise: to fix the worth of something in money
- tribosτρίβοςpathnot studied yet
- terasτέραςa wonder: a startling, awe-inducing act that serves as visible proof God is at work, backing a message or messenger (or, when counterfeited, imitating that proof)
- turannosτύραννοςtyrantnot studied yet
- trochosτροχόςcourse/wheelnot studied yet
- timiosτίμιοςof great worth: costly and highly valued when it is a thing, honored and esteemed when it is a person
- tuptōτύπτωto strike or beat: to hit someone with a blow, often blow after blow
- tameionταμεῖονthe innermost room of a house: the secluded back chamber, used both to store what is valuable and to be alone and unseen
- teleōτελέωto bring something all the way to its appointed end: to finish, complete, or fully carry out.
- tēkōτήκωto meltnot studied yet
- TurosΤύροςTyrenot studied yet
- tapeinōsisταπείνωσιςa low condition: the state of being low or brought low, whether by rank or by circumstance
- trophēτροφήfood: whatever is eaten to nourish and sustain life
- TimotheosΤιμόθεοςTimothynot studied yet
- tosoutosτοσοῦτοςso greatnot studied yet
- teleioōτελειόωto bring something all the way to its intended goal: to complete, finish, or make full and mature.
- taurosταῦροςbullnot studied yet
- tachuταχύin a very short span: quickly, without delay, or soon. The same word covers how fast something happens and how little time passes before it does.
- tragosτράγοςhe-goatnot studied yet
- tugchanōτυγχάνωto obtain: to come to have something one has sought or been granted
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- to happen, turn out: for something to fall out a certain way, apart from anyone's design
- TōbiasΤωβιαςTōbias; Toviasnot studied yet
- tacheōsταχέωςsoonnot studied yet
- teleiosτέλειοςbrought all the way to its proper goal: whole, complete, and lacking nothing it should have
- trischilioiτρισχίλιοιthree thousandnot studied yet
- tromosτρόμοςtremblingnot studied yet
- trephōτρέφωto keep a living thing alive and growing by supplying its food: to feed, and so also to support, nurse, raise, or fatten
- tachosτάχοςspeed: taking very little time, whether the action itself is quick or the wait before it is short
- tachusταχύςquicknot studied yet
- tektōnτέκτωνa skilled tradesman who builds and repairs by hand in hard materials: a builder, craftsman, or carpenter
- talaipōriaταλαιπωρίαmiserynot studied yet
- tessareskaidekatosτεσσαρεσκαιδέκατοςfourteenthnot studied yet
- taxisτάξιςgood order: things done in their proper arrangement and sequence rather than in confusion
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- an assigned turn of service: one's appointed place in a fixed rotation of duty
- a kind or character: the particular sort of thing something is; in Hebrews, the distinct type of priesthood Christ shares with Melchizedek
- tarachēταραχήdisturbancenot studied yet
- tetrapousτετράπουςfour-footednot studied yet
- TōbithΤωβιθTōbith; Tovithnot studied yet
- teleutēτελευτήdeathnot studied yet
- truphēτρυφήself-indulgencenot studied yet
- tropoōτροπόωfurnish the oar with its thongnot studied yet
- TōbeiasΤωβείαςTōbeias; Toviasnot studied yet
- trisτρίςthree timesnot studied yet
- toinunτοίνυνtherefore, then, accordingly: a connecting word that draws a conclusion from what was just said and presses it on the listener
- TōbiaΤωβιαTōbia; Tovianot studied yet
- tolmaōτολμάωto dare: to bring oneself to do something in the face of fear, danger, or restraint
- TōbitΤωβιτTōbit; Tovitnot studied yet
- telōnēsτελώνηςa tax collector: a local man who bought the right to collect tolls and customs duties for the ruling power and made his living from whatever he could charge above his fixed quota
- tokosτόκοςinterestnot studied yet
- trublionτρύβλιονthe common bowl on a table: a deep serving dish that several people at a meal reach into together
- tumpanonτύμπανονdrumnot studied yet
- teleiōsisτελείωσιςperfectionnot studied yet
- tuposτύποςa formed impression and whatever corresponds to it: a mark, a model or pattern, an example to copy, or a foreshadowing of what is to come
- titrōskōτιτρώσκωwoundnot studied yet
- TruphōnΤρύφωνTryphōn; Trifonnot studied yet
- talaipōreōταλαιπωρέωto grievenot studied yet
- traumaτραῦμαwoundnot studied yet
- trugōnτρυγώνdovenot studied yet
- tachunōταχύνωquicknot studied yet
- tremōτρέμωto tremble: to shake all over without being able to stop it, usually out of fear or awe
- trepōτρέπωturnnot studied yet
- tagmaτάγμαordernot studied yet
- technitēsτεχνίτηςcraftsmannot studied yet
- timōriaτιμωρίαpunishmentnot studied yet
- TitosΤίτοςTitusnot studied yet
- trugaōτρυγάωto harvestnot studied yet
- triakostosτριακοστόςthirtiethnot studied yet
- trugētosτρύγητοςvintagenot studied yet
- taphēταφήburial (place)not studied yet
- tessarakostosτεσσαρακοστόςfortiethnot studied yet
- toparchēsτοπαρχήςdistrict governornot studied yet
- tetrakischilioiτετρακισχίλιοιfour thousandnot studied yet
- talaipōrosταλαίπωροςwretchednot studied yet
- technēτέχνηskillnot studied yet
- timōreōτιμωρέωto punishnot studied yet
- toigarounτοιγαροῦνso then, for that very reason: the weightiest Greek word for "therefore," used to bring an argument to its solemn conclusion
- tektainōτεκταίνωdevise; plannot studied yet
- temnōτέμνωcutnot studied yet
- toxeumaτόξευμαarrownot studied yet
- triskaidekatosτρισκαιδέκατοςthirteenthnot studied yet
- traumatizōτραυματίζωto woundnot studied yet
- tropēτροπήturningnot studied yet
- terpōτέρπωcheernot studied yet
- tēganonτήγανονfrying pan; saucepannot studied yet
- tetragōnosτετράγωνοςsquarenot studied yet
- TuriosΤύριοςTyrenot studied yet
- teichizōτειχίζωbuild a wall; builtnot studied yet
- temenosτέμενοςpiece of land cut off; assigned as a domainnot studied yet
- teichērēsτειχήρηςenclosed by walls; beleaguerednot studied yet
- toxotēsτοξότηςarchernot studied yet
- tristatēsτριστάτηςIII knight; officer?not studied yet
- trupherosτρυφερόςdelicate; daintynot studied yet
- trachusτραχύςroughnot studied yet
- teinōτείνωstretchnot studied yet
- tetrasτετράςfour; fourthnot studied yet
- tachinosταχινόςquicknot studied yet
- teknionτεκνίονa tender way of saying "my dear children," used by a teacher or leader to address the people he loves and cares for as his own family.
- teleiotēsτελειότηςperfectionnot studied yet
- tērēsisτήρησιςjail/keepingnot studied yet
- toiτοιactuallynot studied yet
- toxeuōτοξεύωshoot with the bownot studied yet
- tapeinophrosunēταπεινοφροσύνηhumility: a settled disposition of lowliness that counts others ahead of oneself and refuses to grasp at status
- tarachosτάραχοςdisturbancenot studied yet
- tēlikoutosτηλικοῦτοςso greatnot studied yet
- tillōτίλλωto plucknot studied yet
- trophosτροφόςnursing mothernot studied yet
- trumaliaτρυμαλιάa hole: an opening bored, worn, or pierced through something
- TuchikosΤυχικόςTychicusnot studied yet
- TanisΤάνιςTanisnot studied yet
- TaphnasΤαφνάςTaphnas; Tafnasnot studied yet
- teknopoieōτεκνοποιέωbear childrennot studied yet
- terebinthosτερέβινθοςterebinthnot studied yet
- tithēnosτιθηνόςnursingnot studied yet
- turannisτυραννίςkingly power; sovereigntynot studied yet
- tachionτάχιονquickernot studied yet
- topazionτοπάζιονtopaznot studied yet
- tribolosτρίβολοςthistlenot studied yet
- trimēnosτρίμηνοςthree monthsnot studied yet
- TrōasΤρωάςTroasnot studied yet
- trōgōτρώγωto eatnot studied yet
- teletēτελετήinitiationnot studied yet
- tephraτέφραashesnot studied yet
- tēlaugēsτηλαυγήςfar-shining; far-beamingnot studied yet
- TigrisΤίγριςTigrisnot studied yet
- toreutosτορευτόςworked in reliefnot studied yet
- trissōsτρισσῶςthreefoldly; three timesnot studied yet
- teleiōsτελείωςcompletelynot studied yet
- tinōτίνωto paynot studied yet
- tuphloōτυφλόωto blindnot studied yet
- teleutaiosτελευταῖοςlastnot studied yet
- terpsisτέρψιςenjoyment; delightnot studied yet
- tolmaτόλμαcourage; undertakenot studied yet
- tribōτρίβωrub: to rubnot studied yet
- triskaidekaτρισκαίδεκαthirteennot studied yet
- trichōmaτρίχωμαgrowth of hair; hairnot studied yet
- tuchēτύχηlucknot studied yet
- tachaτάχαperhapsnot studied yet
- tekmērionτεκμήριονclear proofnot studied yet
- tetrarchēsτετράρχηςtetrarch: a minor prince allowed to govern a small territory at Rome's pleasure, ranked below a king
- tounantionτοὐναντίονinsteadnot studied yet
- taktikosτακτικόςfit for orderingnot studied yet
- talasτάλαςsuffering; wretchednot studied yet
- TaphethΤαφεθTapheth; Tafethnot studied yet
- tetrainōτετραίνωbore through; piercenot studied yet
- toketosτοκετόςbirthnot studied yet
- tribōnτρίβωνpractisednot studied yet
- trietēsτριετήςof three years; three years oldnot studied yet
- trietizōτριετίζωthree years oldnot studied yet
- trissosτρισσόςthreefoldnot studied yet
- trupaōτρυπάωhave a holenot studied yet
- trōglēτρώγληhole formed by gnawing; mouse's holenot studied yet
- turanneōτυραννέωrule as a tyrant; tyrannizenot studied yet
- turoōτυρόωcurdle; make into cheesenot studied yet
- TōbΤωβTōb; Tovnot studied yet
- TarsosΤαρσόςTarsusnot studied yet
- telōnionτελώνιονtax boothnot studied yet
- tetramēnosτετράμηνοςfour monthsnot studied yet
- tetrarcheōτετραρχέωbe a tetrarchnot studied yet
- TiberiasΤιβεριάς(Sea of) Tiberiasnot studied yet
- toiosdeτοιόσδεsuch as thisnot studied yet
- TrophimosΤρόφιμοςTrophimusnot studied yet
- trochiaτροχιάtracknot studied yet
- truphaōτρυφάωto self-indulgenot studied yet
- tuphoōτυφόωbe conceitednot studied yet
- TabaōthΤαβαωθTabaōth; Tavaothnot studied yet
- TanachΤαναχTanach; Tanakhnot studied yet
- tartarosτάρταροςTartarusnot studied yet