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.
- εὔζωνος eúzōnos well-girded, nimble 2
- ζηλωτός zēlōtós zealous; coveted 2
- ζιβύνη zibýnē spear, javelin 2
- ζυγόω zygóō join, yoke together 2
- ζωόω zōóō make alive, give life 2
- ηνια ēnia reins, bridle 2
- θαραφιν tharaphin teraphim (household idols) 2
- θελητός thelētós desired, pleasing 2
- θεμελίωσις themelíōsis foundation, founding 2
- θερμαστρίς thermastrís snuffers, tongs 2
- θερμασία thermasía warmth, heat 2
- θεσμός thesmós law, ordinance 2
- θηλυκός thēlykós female 2
- θηρευτής thēreutḗs hunter 2
- θλαδίας thladías castrated man, eunuch 2
- θλιμμός thlimmós affliction, oppression 2
- θρασυκάρδιος thrasykárdios bold-hearted, arrogant 2
- θρύλημα thrýlēma byword, talk 2
- θυμιατήριον thymiatḗrion censer, altar of incense 2
- καινίζω kainízō make new, renew 2
- κακόφρων kakóphrōn evil-minded, foolish 2
- καλαβώτης kalabṓtēs lizard, gecko 2
- καλλιόω kallióō make beautiful, adorn 2
- καλλονή kallonḗ beauty 2
- καμιναία kaminaía furnace, kiln 2
- καρδιόω kardióō encourage, hearten 2
- καρπίζομαι karpízomai bear fruit, gather fruit 2
- καρυίσκος karyískos small nut, knob 2
- καταβαρύνω katabarýnō weigh down, burden 2
- καταβιάζομαι katabiázomai force, compel 2
- καταδέχομαι katadéchomai accept, receive 2
- καταθλάω katathláō crush, shatter 2
- καταθύμιος katathýmios heartfelt, desired 2
- κατακεντέω katakentéō stab, pierce through 2
- κατακενόω katakenóō empty out, exhaust 2
- κατακοσμέω katakosméō adorn, set in order 2
- κατακάμπτω katakámptō bend down, bow down 2
- κατακάρπωσις katakárpōsis fruitfulness, produce 2
- καταλιθοβολέω katalithoboléō stone to death 2
- καταλογίζομαι katalogízomai reckon, count up 2
- καταμωκάομαι katamōkáomai mock, deride 2
- καταμίγνυμι katamígnymi mix in, mingle 2
- κατανύττω katanýttō prick, stupefy, dismay 2
- καταξηραίνω kataxēraínō dry up completely 2
- καταπηδάω katapēdáō leap down 2
- καταπλάσσω kataplássō plaster, apply poultice 2
- κατασβέννυμι katasbénnymi quench, extinguish 2
- κατασπαταλάω kataspataláō live wantonly, indulge 2
- κατασφάζω kataspházō slaughter, slay 2
- κατατρυφάω katatrypháō delight in, revel 2
- καταφλέγω kataphlégō burn up, consume 2
- καταχωρίζω katachōrízō register, set apart 2
- καταἱζάνω hkataizánō sit down, settle 2
- καταὀδυνάω kataodynáō torment, grieve greatly 2
- καταὁμολογέω hkataomologéō promise, pledge 2
- καταὑβρίζω hkataubrízō insult, outrage 2
- καταὑστερέω hkatausteréō fall short, lack 2
- καταὑφαίνω hkatauphaínō weave, interweave 2
- καταῥέω katarhéō flow down, stream 2
- κατάκαρπος katákarpos fruitful 2
- κατάκοπος katákopos weary, exhausted 2
- κατάλιθος katálithos set with stones, jeweled 2
- κατάλυσις katálysis resting place, lodging 2
- κατάρασις katárasis cursing, curse 2
- κατόρθωσις katórthōsis uprightness, success 2
- καΐἐκεῖ kaí̈ekeî and there 2
- κενοτάφιον kenotáphion empty tomb, cenotaph 2
- κεντέω kentéō prick, goad, sting 2
- κεραννύω kerannýō mix, mingle 2
- κερατιστής keratistḗs goring (animal) 2
- κληροδοτέω klērodotéō give as inheritance 2
- κλών klṓn branch, twig 2
- κοιλοσταθμέω koilostathméō panel with hollows, vault 2
- κολλυρίζω kollyrízō make cakes 2
- κονδυλίζω kondylízō strike with fist, abuse 2
- κοντός kontós pole, pike 2
- κονίαμα koníama plaster, whitewash 2
- κουρά kourá shearing, fleece 2
- κραταιῶς krataiō̂s strongly, mightily 2
- κραταίωσις krataíōsis strengthening, might 2
- κρυβῇ krybē̂ secretly, in secret 2
- κρυφαίως kryphaíōs secretly 2
- κρόκος krókos saffron, crocus 2
- κυπαρίσσινος kyparíssinos of cypress wood 2
- κυπρίζω kyprízō blossom (henna) 2
- κυρτός kyrtós humped, bent 2
- κωφάω kōpháō be silent, be deaf 2
- κάδιον kádion small jar, pitcher 2
- κάθεμα káthema necklace, pendant 2
- κάθισις káthisis sitting, dwelling 2
- κάθοδος káthodos descent, way down 2
- κάρμηλον kármēlon fresh grain, garden land 2
- κάρπιμος kárpimos fruitful, fruit-bearing 2
- κάρυον káryon nut, almond 2
- κάτεργον kátergon work, task 2
- κέρασμα kérasma mixture, mixed drink 2
- κίβδηλος kíbdēlos counterfeit, base 2
- κόπριον kóprion dung, manure 2
- κόσυμβος kósymbos fringe, tassel 2
- κύαμος kýamos bean 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.