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.
- εὐΐλατος euí̈latos very gracious, merciful 1
- εὑρετής heuretḗs finder, inventor 1
- εὑρετός heuretós findable, discoverable 1
- εὑρίσκε heuríske find 1
- εὔελπις eúelpis hopeful, of good hope 1
- εὔκολος eúkolos easy, content 1
- εὔλαλος eúlalos well-speaking, eloquent 1
- εὔσκιος eúskios shady, well-shaded 1
- εὔψυχος eúpsychos courageous, of good spirit 1
- ζνλόω znlóō be zealous, envy 1
- ζυμοῦσθαι zymoûsthai to be leavened 1
- ζυμίτης zymítēs leavened bread 1
- ζωγρεία zōgreía capture alive 1
- ζωγρίας zōgrías taken alive, captive 1
- ζέα zéa spelt (grain) 1
- ζώνυμμι zṓnymmi gird, bind 1
- ζώσις zṓsis a girding 1
- ζῦθος zŷthos beer, barley ale 1
- θανατώσις thanatṓsis putting to death 1
- θαυ thau tau (Hebrew letter) 1
- θεραπαίνης therapaínēs maidservant, handmaid 1
- θεραφις theraphis teraphim (household idol) 1
- θερμα therma hot springs 1
- θερμαι thermai hot springs 1
- θηλυμανής thēlymanḗs woman-mad, lustful 1
- θηλάω thēláō suckle, give suck 1
- θημονία thēmonía heap, pile 1
- θηρεύσω thēreúsō hunt, catch 1
- θηριοβρώτος thēriobrṓtos devoured by beasts 1
- θηρία thēría wild beasts 1
- θησαυροφύλαξ thēsaurophýlax treasury keeper 1
- θησαύρισμα thēsaúrisma treasure, store 1
- θλάσμα thlásma bruise, crushed thing 1
- θολερός tholerós muddy, turbid 1
- θραυσμός thrausmós fracture, breaking 1
- θρεπτή threptḗ foster-child, nurseling 1
- θρονίζω thronízō enthrone 1
- θρυλέω thryléō babble, talk of 1
- θρήνημα thrḗnēma lamentation, dirge 1
- θυαμαστόω thyamastóō make wonderful 1
- θυεία thyeía mortar (vessel) 1
- θυμιόω thymióō burn incense 1
- θυρεοφόρος thyreophóros shield-bearer 1
- θέσις thésis placing, position 1
- θήρ thḗr wild beast 1
- θίασος thíasos festive company, troop 1
- θύλακος thýlakos bag, sack 1
- καθηλόω kathēlóō nail down, fasten 1
- καθιζάνω kathizánō sit, seat 1
- καθίγω kathígō let down, lower 1
- καθίομαι kathíomai sit, be seated 1
- καθόρμιον kathórmion necklace 1
- καιβαισελεηλ kaibaiseleēl and Bezalel 1
- κακαλογέω kakalogéō speak evil of 1
- κακοποίησις kakopoíēsis evildoing 1
- κακουργία kakourgía wickedness, villainy 1
- κακοφροσύνη kakophrosýnē wickedness of mind 1
- καμηλοπάρδαλις kamēlopárdalis giraffe 1
- καμπύλος kampýlos curved, bent 1
- καμάρα kamára vaulted chamber 1
- καρμηλία karmēlía of Carmel (woman) 1
- καρποφόρον karpophóron fruitful, fruit-bearing 1
- καρπωτόν karpōtón long-sleeved robe 1
- καρπάσινος karpásinos of fine linen 1
- καρπόβρωτός karpóbrōtós eaten as fruit 1
- καρυωτός karyōtós nut-shaped, with nuts 1
- καρυΐνη karyí̈nē of walnut wood 1
- καρόω karóō stupefy, benumb 1
- καρύα karýa nut tree, walnut 1
- καρύινος karýinos of walnut wood 1
- κασσιτέρινος kassitérinos of tin 1
- καταβιόω katabióō live out, spend life 1
- καταβλέπω katablépō look down, gaze 1
- καταγηράω katagēráō grow old 1
- καταδέσμους katadésmous binding spells, charms 1
- καταδύσις katadýsis hiding place, lair 1
- καταεἶπον kataeîpon speak against, accuse 1
- καταθαρσύνω katatharsýnō embolden, encourage 1
- κατακονδυλίζω katakondylízō strike with the fist 1
- κατακροτέω katakrotéō applaud, clap loudly 1
- κατακτάομαι kataktáomai acquire, gain 1
- κατακάρπως katakárpōs fruitfully 1
- κατακύπτω katakýptō stoop down, bend over 1
- καταλαίω katalaíō smooth over, plaster 1
- καταλεαίνω kataleaínō grind smooth, polish 1
- καταλοχία katalochía genealogical division 1
- καταμερισμός katamerismós division, distribution 1
- κατανέμω katanémō distribute, graze over 1
- καταοἰκοδομέω kataoikodoméō build up, build over 1
- καταοἰνόω kataoinóō intoxicate with wine 1
- καταπανουργεύομαι katapanourgeúomai outwit, deal craftily 1
- καταπελματόομαι katapelmatóomai be soled (of shoes) 1
- καταπενθέω katapenthéō mourn deeply 1
- καταπιστεύω katapisteúō trust fully 1
- καταπολεμέω katapoleméō war down, subdue 1
- καταποντισμός katapontismós drowning, submersion 1
- καταπάτησις katapátēsis trampling down 1
- καταρομβεύω katarombeúō whirl about, brandish 1
- κατασκανόω kataskanóō encamp, settle 1
- κατασκεδάζω kataskedázō pour over, scatter 1
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.