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.
- τριετής trietḗs three years old 2
- τροφοφορέω trophophoréō nourish, care for 2
- τρέπω trépō turn, put to flight 2
- τρίχαπτος tríchaptos woven of hair, gauze 2
- τέρψις térpsis delight, enjoyment 2
- τί tí what? why? 2
- τό tó the 2
- τόλμα tólma daring, boldness 2
- φαρμακεύω pharmakeúō practice sorcery 2
- φατνόω phatnóō panel, fret (ceiling) 2
- φθειρίζω phtheirízō be infested with lice 2
- φιμός phimós muzzle 2
- φλεγμαίνω phlegmaínō be inflamed, swell 2
- φλυκτίς phlyktís blister 2
- φοινικών phoinikṓn palm grove 2
- φροντίς phrontís care, anxiety 2
- φρίκη phríkē shuddering, horror 2
- φρύγω phrýgō roast, parch 2
- φυγάς phygás fugitive, exile 2
- φυσητήρ physētḗr bellows, blowpipe 2
- χαλια chalia nest, lair 2
- χαμαιλέων chamailéōn chameleon 2
- χαραδριός charadriós plover (bird) 2
- χαρακόω charakóō fortify with a palisade 2
- χαυών chauṓn cake, baked dish 2
- χελιδών chelidṓn swallow (bird) 2
- χερσεύω cherseúō lie waste, be barren 2
- χηρεία chēreía widowhood 2
- χηρεύω chēreúō be widowed 2
- χλευασμός chleuasmós mockery, derision 2
- χλωρίζω chlōrízō be pale green, sprout 2
- χοιρογρύλλιον choirogrýllion rock badger, hyrax 2
- χοιρογρύλλιος choirogrýllios rock badger, hyrax 2
- χορδή chordḗ cord, string 2
- χορηγία chorēgía supply, provision 2
- χρέος chréos debt, obligation 2
- χρῶμα chrō̂ma color, complexion 2
- χωνεύσις chōneúsis casting, molten metal 2
- χωρίσμος chōrísmos separation, division 2
- χάλιξ chálix gravel, pebble 2
- χάος cháos chasm, abyss 2
- χήλη chḗlē hoof 2
- χήρευσις chḗreusis widowhood 2
- ψεκάς psekás drizzle, fine rain 2
- ψελλίζω psellízō stammer, speak indistinctly 2
- ψιθυρίζω psithyrízō whisper, mutter 2
- ψυκτήρ psyktḗr cooler, wine cooler 2
- ψήφισμα psḗphisma decree, resolution 2
- ἀβουλέω abouléō be unwilling, refuse 2
- ἀβροχία abrochía drought, lack of rain 2
- ἀγαθῶς agathō̂s well, kindly 2
- ἀθυμία athymía despondency, faintheartedness 2
- ἀκηδία akēdía weariness, listlessness 2
- ἀκίνητος akínētos immovable, unmoved 2
- ἀληθινῶς alēthinō̂s truly, genuinely 2
- ἀλλοτρίωσις allotríōsis estrangement, alienation 2
- ἀλοητός aloētós threshing 2
- ἀλάσσω alássō change, exchange 2
- ἀμαυρόω amauróō darken, dim 2
- ἀμφιάζω amphiázō clothe, dress 2
- ἀμφοτεροδέξιος amphoterodéxios ambidextrous 2
- ἀμφίταπος amphítapos tufted on both sides, rug 2
- ἀμέλγω amélgō milk 2
- ἀναβλαστάνω anablastánō sprout again, spring up 2
- ἀναδενδράς anadendrás climbing vine 2
- ἀναλέγω analégō gather up, pick up 2
- ἀναξηραίνω anaxēraínō dry up 2
- ἀναπηδάω anapēdáō leap up, start up 2
- ἀναπλήρωσις anaplḗrōsis fulfillment, filling up 2
- ἀναπτερόω anapteróō excite, set aflutter 2
- ἀνασκάπτω anaskáptō dig up 2
- ἀνατρυγάω anatrygáō glean, gather (grapes) 2
- ἀναφορά anaphorá offering, raising up 2
- ἀναἱστάνω hanaistánō raise up 2
- ἀναὀρύσσω anaorýssō dig up 2
- ἀνδρόω andróō make a man, bring to manhood 2
- ἀνελεημόνως aneleēmónōs mercilessly 2
- ἀνεξέλεγκτος anexélenktos unconvicted, unrefuted 2
- ἀνταπόκρισις antapókrisis reply, answer back 2
- ἀντιδίδωμι antidídōmi give in return, repay 2
- ἀντιεἰμί antieimí be opposed, withstand 2
- ἀντικρίνω antikrínō answer, dispute 2
- ἀντιστήριγμα antistḗrigma support, prop 2
- ἀντιἀλλάσσω antiallássō exchange, give in exchange 2
- ἀνάπαυμα anápauma rest, resting place 2
- ἀξιόπιστος axiópistos trustworthy 2
- ἀπαλλοτρίωσις apallotríōsis estrangement, alienation 2
- ἀποκιδαρόω apokidaróō uncover the head 2
- ἀπολυτρόω apolytróō release for ransom, redeem 2
- ἀποπεμπτόω apopemptóō take a fifth, tithe a fifth 2
- ἀποπομπαῖος apopompaîos scapegoat, sent away 2
- ἀποσβέννυμι aposbénnymi quench, put out 2
- ἀποσκορακίζω aposkorakízō drive away, reject 2
- ἀποσοβέω aposobéō scare away, drive off 2
- ἀποσταλάσσω apostalássō drip off, distill 2
- ἀποστατέω apostatéō revolt, rebel 2
- ἀποστάτις apostátis rebellious (city) 2
- ἀποσφράγισμα aposphrágisma seal impression, stamp 2
- ἀποτείνω apoteínō stretch out, extend 2
- ἀποτιννύω apotinnýō pay back, repay 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.