Greek words starting with theta
333 words in the Bible begin with theta (θ), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 2. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- theosθεόςGod: the one true God, Maker and Judge of everything there is, named so consistently in the New Testament that the word works almost like a personal name
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- a god: any being or power treated as divine, as distinct from the one true God
- thugatērθυγάτηρdaughter: a female child, and by extension a woman marked as belonging to a family, people, or city
- thalassaθάλασσαthe sea: any large body of water, from the open ocean to an inland lake
- thanatosθάνατοςdeath: the end of life, and the power that holds the living under its sway
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- a deadly plague or pestilence: death dealt out as a sweeping disaster
- thusiastērionθυσιαστήριονaltar: the place built for offering sacrifice or incense to God
- thusiaθυσίαan offering presented to God in worship, above all a slain animal or gift given up at the altar, and by extension the act of offering it
- thelōθέλωto will: to want, wish, or be disposed toward something, ranging from casual desire to deliberate purpose
- thumosθυμόςa hot, boiling burst of anger: rage that seethes up and spills over, whether in a person, a hostile power, or God's final judgment
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- intoxicating passion: the maddening, inflaming craving by which Babylon seduces the nations
- thuraθύραa door: the entrance to a house, room, or enclosure, and the panel that swings to open or close it
- thronosθρόνοςthrone: the formal seat that marks supreme authority, and by extension the reign exercised from it
- thērionθηρίονa wild beast: a dangerous, untamed animal, and by extension the savage power Revelation calls the Beast
- thaptōθάπτωto bury: to lay a dead body to rest in its grave or tomb, carrying out the last duty owed to the dead
- thlipsisθλῖψιςaffliction: the crushing pressure of trouble, distress, or suffering bearing down on a person
- thanatoōθανατόωto put to death: to end a life on purpose, whether by a court's sentence, a betrayal, or a killing blow, and by extension to kill off whatever still holds power over a person
- thuōθύωto slaughter an animal, whether as an offering to a god or for a meal
- theōreōθεωρέωto look at something attentively, and so to take it in: to watch, observe, and perceive
- thlibōθλίβωto press physically: to squeeze or crowd something so that it is pinched tight
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- to afflict: to bear down on someone with hardship, trouble, or persecution, like a weight pressing from outside
- thelēmaθέλημαwill: what someone has decided shall be, whether a purpose, a desire, or a command
- thēsaurosθησαυρόςtreasure: valuable things gathered and kept safe, from earthly riches to the lasting reward stored up with God
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- storehouse or chest: the place or container in which valuables are kept and from which they are brought out
- thnēskōθνῄσκωto be dead: to have died already, so that death is now an accomplished fact.
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
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- to show partiality: to flatter or defer to people for what you can get out of them.
- thumiamaθυμίαμαincense: the fragrant spice blend burned as an offering to God, and the burning of it
- therapeuōθεραπεύωto heal: to restore a sick or injured person to health
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- to serve: to wait on someone and attend to their needs
- themeliosθεμέλιοςfoundation: the load-bearing base laid first under a building, and by extension the basis on which anything is established.
- thumoōθυμόωto angernot studied yet
- thrixθρίξhair: the fine threadlike growth on the head or body of a person or animal, or a single strand of it
- therapōnθεράπωνservantnot studied yet
- thaumasiosθαυμάσιοςmarvelousnot studied yet
- thaumastosθαυμαστόςmarvellousnot studied yet
- thumiaōθυμιάωto burn incensenot studied yet
- therizōθερίζωto reap: to cut and gather a ripe crop at harvest
- therismosθερισμόςharvest: the reaping and bringing in of a ripe crop, whether the crop itself, the act of cutting it, or the season it falls in.
- themelioōθεμελιόωto foundnot studied yet
- theiosθεῖοςdivinenot studied yet
- thēlusθῆλυςfemalenot studied yet
- thusiazōθυσιάζωsacrificenot studied yet
- tharseōθαρσέωtake heart: to find courage and confidence in the face of fear, danger, or distress
- thurisθυρίςwindownot studied yet
- thēlazōθηλάζωto sucklenot studied yet
- thrēnosθρῆνοςlamentationnot studied yet
- thrēneōθρηνέωto lamentnot studied yet
- theaomaiθεάομαιto behold: to look at something long and attentively, taking it in with wonder or careful notice
- thnēsimaiosθνησιμαῖοςdead body; carcassnot studied yet
- thēraθήραtrapnot studied yet
- ThaimanΘαιμάνThaiman; Themannot studied yet
- thrauōθραύωto crushnot studied yet
- thuiskēθυΐσκηcensernot studied yet
- thureosθυρεόςlong shieldnot studied yet
- thurōmaθύρωμαdoorway; panelnot studied yet
- thēsaurizōθησαυρίζωto store up: to set something aside now so that it builds into a supply for a later day
- thōraxθώραξbreastplatenot studied yet
- thumiazōθυμιάζωburn incensenot studied yet
- thermainōθερμαίνωto warmnot studied yet
- thēreuōθηρεύωto hunt/catchnot studied yet
- thorubosθόρυβοςan uproar: the loud, disorderly noise of a crowd that has lost its order
- TharsisΘαρσιςTharsisnot studied yet
- thrasusθρασύςbold; spiritednot studied yet
- thrausmaθραῦσμαthat which is broken; fragmentnot studied yet
- ThēmarΘημαρThēmar; Thimarnot studied yet
- thnētosθνητόςsubject to death: alive now, but bound to die
- ThersaΘερσαThersanot studied yet
- thumaθῦμαsacrificenot studied yet
- thurōrosθυρωρόςgatekeepernot studied yet
- theeθεεroomnot studied yet
- ThabōrΘαβωρThabōr; Thavornot studied yet
- ThamnathaΘαμναθαThamnathanot studied yet
- TharaΘάραTerahnot studied yet
- ThōmasΘωμᾶςThomasnot studied yet
- thrausisθραῦσιςslaughternot studied yet
- therosθέροςsummernot studied yet
- thorubeōθορυβέωto make, or be caught up in, a noisy commotion: an uproar, loud wailing, or inner turmoil
- thermosθερμόςhot; warmnot studied yet
- thlaōθλάωcrushnot studied yet
- thambeōθαμβέωto be astounded: overwhelmed by an awe that mixes wonder and dread
- ThamnaΘαμναThamnanot studied yet
- thusiasmaθυσίασμαvictim; offeringnot studied yet
- ThamarΘάμαρTamarnot studied yet
- thambosθάμβοςstunned awe: the wonder mixed with fear that seizes people who have just seen overwhelming power at work
- theionθεῖονsulfur: the yellow mineral that catches fire easily and burns with a choking smell, named in the New Testament only where something is being destroyed in judgment
- thelēsisθέλησιςwillnot studied yet
- therapeiaθεραπείαservicenot studied yet
- theraphinθεραφινteraphim; idolsnot studied yet
- thērialōtosθηριάλωτοςcaptured by wild animalsnot studied yet
- ThobelΘοβελThobel; Thovelnot studied yet
- tharreōθαρρέωto be confident: to hold a settled inner courage that stays steady under pressure and shows up in what a person dares to say and do
- theosebeiaθεοσέβειαreverence for Godnot studied yet
- theosebēsθεοσεβήςgodlynot studied yet
- thrēskeiaθρησκείαreligionnot studied yet
- themaθέμαtreasure; pilenot studied yet
- ThesbitēsΘεσβίτηςThesbitēs; Thezvitisnot studied yet
- thumōdēsθυμώδηςpassionate; furiousnot studied yet
- therapainaθεράπαιναwaiting maid; handmaidnot studied yet
- thrasosθράσοςcourage; boldnessnot studied yet
- ThōlaΘωλαThōla; Tholanot studied yet
- thalpōθάλπωto care fornot studied yet
- thanatēphorosθανατήφοροςdeadlynot studied yet
- tharsosθάρσοςcourage/confidencenot studied yet
- ThessalonikeusΘεσσαλονικεύςThessaloniannot studied yet
- ThekoueΘεκουεThekoue; Thekuenot studied yet
- ThekōeΘεκωεThekōe; Thekoenot studied yet
- theristronθέριστρονshiftnot studied yet
- ThessalonikēΘεσσαλονίκηThessalonicanot studied yet
- theōriaθεωρίαsightnot studied yet
- ThaimanitēsΘαιμανίτηςThaimanitēs; Themanitisnot studied yet
- thallōθάλλωsproutnot studied yet
- ThamniΘαμνιThamninot studied yet
- thaumastoōθαυμαστόωtreat wonderfully; magnifynot studied yet
- therinosθερινόςof summernot studied yet
- thesmosθεσμόςthat which is laid down and established; lawnot studied yet
- thērθήρwild beast; beast of preynot studied yet
- thimōniaθιμωνιάheapnot studied yet
- thaumaθαῦμαmarvelnot studied yet
- theaθεάgoddessnot studied yet
- theristēsθεριστήςreapernot studied yet
- thēkēθήκηsheathnot studied yet
- thinganōθιγγάνωto touchnot studied yet
- throeōθροέωto alarmnot studied yet
- ThuateiraΘυάτειραThyatiranot studied yet
- thuellaθύελλαstormnot studied yet
- thumiatērionθυμιατήριονincense altarnot studied yet
- ThaglathphellasarΘαγλαθφελλασαρThaglathphellasar; Thaglathfellasarnot studied yet
- tharsisθαρσιςprecious stone; berylnot studied yet
- thaumastōsθαυμαστῶςwonderfully; terriblynot studied yet
- thekelθεκελcryptic word written on the wallnot studied yet
- thelētēsθελητήςone who wills; one who wishesnot studied yet
- thesisθέσιςsetting; placingnot studied yet
- TholmiΘολμιTholminot studied yet
- theatronθέατρονtheatrenot studied yet
- ThaathΘααθThaathnot studied yet
- thaalaθααλαwatercoursenot studied yet
- ThamnasarachΘαμνασαραχThamnasarach; Thamnasarakhnot studied yet
- ThanthanaiΘανθαναιThanthanai; Thanthanenot studied yet
- tharraleōsθαρραλέωςbravely; manfullynot studied yet
- theimθείμalcovesnot studied yet
- ThekeminaΘεκεμιναThekeminanot studied yet
- thēreumaθήρευμαspoil; preynot studied yet
- thēreutēsθηρευτήςhunter; huntsmannot studied yet
- thibisθῖβιςbasketnot studied yet
- thisθίςheapnot studied yet
- thruleōθρυλέωmake a confused noise; chatternot studied yet
- thōrakizōθωρακίζωarm with a breastplatenot studied yet
- ThaddaiosΘαδδαῖοςThaddaeusnot studied yet
- theiotēsθειότηςdivinitynot studied yet
- theomacheōθεομαχέωto fight Godnot studied yet
- TheophilosΘεόφιλοςTheophilusnot studied yet
- thriambeuōθριαμβεύωto triumphnot studied yet
- thugatrionθυγάτριονlittle daughternot studied yet
- ThaanachΘααναχThaanach; Thaanakhnot studied yet
- ThaglathphalnasarΘαγλαθφαλνασαρThaglathphalnasar; Thaglathfalnasarnot studied yet
- ThamasiΘαμασιThamasinot studied yet
- ThamnatharesΘαμναθαρεςThamnatharesnot studied yet
- TharakaΘαρακαTharakanot studied yet
- tharaphinθαραφινidolsnot studied yet
- ThargalΘαργαλThargalnot studied yet
- TharraΘαρραTharranot studied yet
- thaumasmosθαυμασμόςmarvellingnot studied yet
- ThekōΘεκωThekō; Thekonot studied yet
- ThekōinΘεκωινThekōin; Thekinnot studied yet
- ThekōitēsΘεκωίτηςThekōitēs; Thekitisnot studied yet
- ThekōitisΘεκωῖτιςThekōitis; Thekitisnot studied yet
- thelētosθελητόςwished for; desirednot studied yet
- ThelmelethΘελμελεθThelmelethnot studied yet
- themeliōsisθεμελίωσιςfoundationnot studied yet
- themisθέμιςthat which is laid downnot studied yet
- TheodotosΘεόδοτοςTheodotos; Theothotosnot studied yet
- TheraΘεράTheranot studied yet
- ThergamaΘεργαμαThergamanot studied yet
- thermasiaθερμασίαwarmth; heatnot studied yet
- thermastrisθερμαστρίςtongs; pliersnot studied yet
- thēlukosθηλυκόςfemale; of womennot studied yet
- thēmōniaθημωνίαheapnot studied yet
- thēriōdēsθηριώδηςfull of wild beasts; infested by themnot studied yet
- thiasosθίασοςbandnot studied yet
- ThirasΘιραςThirasnot studied yet
- ThisbēΘίσβηThisbē; Thizvinot studied yet
- thladiasθλαδίαςwho is castrated; eunuchnot studied yet
- thlimmosθλιμμόςoppression; afflictionnot studied yet
- ThoadaΘοαδαThoada; Thoathanot studied yet
- thoinaθοῖναmeal; feastnot studied yet
- TholmaiΘολμαιTholmai; Tholmenot studied yet
- ThoouΘοουThoou; Thounot studied yet
- ThorgamaΘοργαμαThorgamanot studied yet
- thrasukardiosθρασυκάρδιοςbold of heartnot studied yet
- thrasunōθρασύνωmake bold; emboldennot studied yet
- thrēskeuōθρησκεύωhold religious observances; observe religiouslynot studied yet
- throusθροῦςnoise; bustlenot studied yet
- thrulēmaθρύλημαbywordnot studied yet
- thulakionθυλάκιονlittle bagnot studied yet
- thursosθύρσοςthyrsusnot studied yet
- ThōaΘωαThōa; Thoanot studied yet
- thanasimosθανάσιμοςdeadlynot studied yet
- theatrizōθεατρίζωto exposenot studied yet
- theiōdēsθειώδηςsulphurousnot studied yet
- theodidaktosθεοδίδακτοςdivinely instructednot studied yet
- theomachosθεομάχοςopposing Godnot studied yet
- theopneustosθεόπνευστοςbreathed out by God: produced by God's own breath, said of Scripture
- theostugēsθεοστυγήςGod-hatingnot studied yet
- theotēsθεότηςdeitynot studied yet
- thermēθέρμηheatnot studied yet
- TheudasΘευδᾶςTheudasnot studied yet