Septuagint Greek Vocabulary
The Septuagint (LXX) — the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament — uses thousands of words that never appear in the Greek New Testament, so they carry no Strong’s number and are missing from most English study tools. This is a browsable index of that vocabulary: each word links to a study page with its transliteration, a curated modern-English gloss, and a sample of every book it occurs in.
Sorted by frequency, so the most common words come first. Glosses are curated modern-English senses, not Strong’s definitions. Proper names and unidentified forms keep their own word pages but are not listed here, so this stays a true vocabulary list.
- ἠλέκτρον ēléktron amber, electrum 3
- ἰξευτής ixeutḗs bird-catcher, fowler 3
- ἰσόω isóō make equal, level 3
- ἰτέα itéa willow tree 3
- ἱππεύω hippeúō ride a horse 3
- ἱέραξ hiérax hawk, falcon 3
- ὀκλάζω oklázō crouch, squat down 3
- ὀλιγοψύχω oligopsýchō be faint-hearted 3
- ὀλέκω olékō destroy, kill 3
- ὀνύχιον onýchion onyx (gemstone) 3
- ὀξέως oxéōs sharply, swiftly 3
- ὀχυρόω ochyróō fortify, make strong 3
- ὁλοκάρπωμα holokárpōma whole burnt offering 3
- ὁμορέω homoréō border on, adjoin 3
- ὁρκισμός horkismós oath, adjuration 3
- ὑγρασία hygrasía moisture, dampness 3
- ὑπερασπισμός hyperaspismós protection, defense 3
- ὑφάντης hyphántēs weaver 3
- ὕειος hýeios of swine, pig's 3
- ὕσσοπος hýssopos hyssop 3
- ὡραιοῦμαι hōraioûmai be made beautiful 3
- ῥοπή rhopḗ inclination, turn of scale 3
- ῥυθμός rhythmós rhythm, proportion 3
- ῥάμνος rhámnos thornbush, buckthorn 3
- ῥάπτω rháptō sew, stitch together 3
- ῥώξ rhṓx grape, berry 3
- αἰδοῖος aidoîos of the genitals; private parts 2
- αἰθάλη aithálē soot, smoke 2
- αἰσθητική aisthētikḗ perceptive, sensory 2
- αἰχμαλωτίς aichmalōtís female captive 2
- αἱμωδιάω haimōdiáō set on edge (teeth) 2
- αὐθημερόν authēmerón on the same day 2
- αὔγασμα aúgasma radiance, brightness 2
- βαλλάντιον ballántion purse, money-bag 2
- βαρυθυμέω barythyméō be deeply grieved 2
- βασιλίσκος basilískos basilisk, asp 2
- βδελυγμός bdelygmós abomination 2
- βιαίως biaíōs violently, forcibly 2
- βιβλιαφόρος bibliaphóros letter-carrier, courier 2
- βιβλιοθήκη bibliothḗkē library, archive 2
- βιβάζω bibázō lift up, bring 2
- βουνίζω bounízō heap up 2
- βούτομον boútomon sedge, reed grass 2
- βρωτός brōtós edible, eaten 2
- βάδος bádos bath (liquid measure) 2
- βάσκανος báskanos envious, malicious 2
- βόστρυχος bóstrychos lock of hair, curl 2
- βῖκος bîkos jar, jug 2
- γαλαθηνός galathēnós suckling, milk-fed 2
- γαμβρεύω gambreúō make a marriage alliance 2
- γαυριάω gauriáō exult, be proud 2
- γαῖσος gaîsos javelin, spear 2
- γειώρας geiṓras resident alien, sojourner 2
- γλωσσώδης glōssṓdēs talkative, slanderous 2
- γλύκασμα glýkasma sweetness, sweet drink 2
- γνοφώδης gnophṓdēs dark, gloomy 2
- γνωστῶς gnōstō̂s clearly, knowingly 2
- γραμματεύω grammateúō serve as scribe 2
- γραπτόν graptón written, inscription 2
- γρύζω grýzō mutter, growl 2
- γρύψ grýps griffin, vulture 2
- γῦρος gŷros circle, ring 2
- δασύπους dasýpous hare 2
- δεσποτεία despoteía lordship, dominion 2
- δευτέρωσις deutérōsis repetition, second telling 2
- δείλαιος deílaios wretched, miserable 2
- διαβολή diabolḗ slander, accusation 2
- διαβουλία diaboulía deliberation, scheme 2
- διαβοάω diaboáō proclaim aloud 2
- διαεὐλαβέομαι diaeulabéomai be very cautious 2
- διακλέπτω diakléptō steal away, pilfer 2
- διακομίζω diakomízō carry across, convey 2
- διαπαρθενεύω diapartheneúō deflower, ravish 2
- διαπαύω diapaúō give rest, pause 2
- διαχρίω diachríō smear, anoint 2
- διαἀρτίζω diaartízō complete, finish off 2
- διαἐλέγχω diaelénchō refute, examine 2
- διαἡλόω hdiaēlóō nail through 2
- διαῥίπτω diarhíptō scatter, throw apart 2
- διδυμεύω didymeúō bear twins 2
- διοικητής dioikētḗs administrator, steward 2
- διπλασιάζω diplasiázō double, repeat 2
- διάπτωσις diáptōsis downfall, ruin 2
- διήγησις diḗgēsis narrative, account 2
- δορά dorá hide, skin 2
- δάσος dásos thicket, woodland 2
- δίασμα díasma warp (of a loom) 2
- δίμετρος dímetros two measures 2
- δίνη dínē whirlpool, eddy 2
- δόμος dómos course of masonry 2
- δόξασμα dóxasma glory, glorious thing 2
- εἰ-τε eite whether, or 2
- εἰςὁδιάζω heisodiázō bring in (revenue) 2
- εἱλέω heiléō roll up, enwrap 2
- εἴτοι eítoi or indeed 2
- εὐιλατεύω euilateúō be gracious, forgive 2
- εὐκαταφρόνητος eukataphrónētos easily despised 2
- εὐπαθέω eupathéō fare well, enjoy 2
- εὐστόχως eustóchōs aptly, skillfully 2
- εὐώδης euṓdēs fragrant, sweet-smelling 2
Reading the Septuagint itself? Open any Old Testament chapter and switch the reading edition to LXX, or look up a word above. For the New Testament lexicon, browse Strong’s Greek and Hebrew entries.