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.
- μάρσιππος mársippos bag, sack 19
- παρασιωπάω parasiōpáō keep silent, ignore 19
- πεδεινός pedeinós of the plain, level 19
- σκέπης sképēs shelter, covering 19
- συνστρέφω synstréphō gather together, band together 19
- χωνεύω chōneúō cast (metal), smelt 19
- ἀκουστός akoustós heard, audible 19
- ἐνενήκοντα enenḗkonta ninety 19
- ἐπιδέκατος epidékatos tithe, tenth part 19
- ἐπίθεμα epíthema cover, lid 19
- ὄργανον órganon instrument, tool 19
- ὑπερασπιστής hyperaspistḗs protector, defender 19
- ὑποἵστημι hypoístēmi withstand, endure 19
- βελτίων beltíōn better 18
- κινύρα kinýra lyre, harp 18
- μεγιστάν megistán nobleman, magnate 18
- νέμω némō graze, pasture 18
- πλάγιος plágios sideways, oblique 18
- χερουβ cheroub cherub 18
- ψαλτήριον psaltḗrion harp, psaltery 18
- ἀναφορεύς anaphoreús carrying-pole 18
- ἐκσπάω ekspáō draw out, pull out 18
- ἐκἐρημόω ekerēmóō lay waste, desolate 18
- ὁπλή hoplḗ hoof 18
- ὑπνόω hypnóō sleep 18
- βροτός brotós mortal, man 17
- δράγμα drágma sheaf, handful 17
- δρῦς drŷs oak, tree 17
- εἰκάς eikás twentieth (day) 17
- καταχρυσόω katachrysóō overlay with gold 17
- κάλυμμα kálymma veil, covering 17
- λῆμμα lē̂mma oracle, burden 17
- μαναα manaa offering, tribute 17
- πρᾶσις prâsis sale, selling 17
- πώγων pṓgōn beard 17
- φονευτής phoneutḗs murderer, slayer 17
- ἀρχιστράτηγος archistrátēgos commander-in-chief 17
- ὀνομαστός onomastós renowned, named 17
- αιλαμμω ailammō porch, vestibule 16
- διακόπτω diakóptō break through, cut through 16
- διατρέφω diatréphō nourish, sustain 16
- διάβημα diábēma step, pace 16
- οἴμμοι oímmoi alas! woe! 16
- πλευρόν pleurón side, rib 16
- στάζω stázō drip, drop 16
- τιτρώσκω titrṓskō wound, pierce 16
- φυγαδευτήριον phygadeutḗrion city of refuge 16
- ἀντιλήμπτωρ antilḗmptōr helper, protector 16
- ἄσηπτος ásēptos incorruptible (wood) 16
- ἅρπαγμα hárpagma plunder, spoil 16
- ἐκἀριθμέω ekarithméō count out, number 16
- ἐνφράσσω enphrássō block up, stop up 16
- ἐνώτιον enṓtion earring 16
- ἧπαρ hē̂par liver 16
- ὀλιγοστός oligostós few, least 16
- βουκόλιον boukólion herd of cattle 15
- θραῦσμα thraûsma fracture, breach 15
- θῦμα thŷma sacrifice, victim 15
- λινοῦς linoûs linen 15
- λουτήρ loutḗr basin, laver 15
- μακρόθυμος makróthymos patient, longsuffering 15
- μοχθέω mochthéō toil, labor 15
- στάθμιον státhmion weight, balance 15
- σύνθεσις sýnthesis composition, mixture 15
- χειμάροος cheimároos torrent, wadi 15
- χρίσις chrísis anointing 15
- ἀθῳόω athōóō hold innocent, acquit 15
- ἀκουσίως akousíōs unintentionally 15
- ἀνθέω anthéō bloom, flourish 15
- ἀποστροφή apostrophḗ turning away, return 15
- ἐγγαστρίμυθος engastrímythos medium, ventriloquist 15
- ἐκἀγείρω ekageírō gather together 15
- ἐκἀνθέω ekanthéō blossom forth 15
- ἐννακόσιοι ennakósioi nine hundred 15
- ἐξομολόγησις exomológēsis confession, praise 15
- ἐπαοιδός epaoidós enchanter, sorcerer 15
- ἐπιχαίρω epichaírō rejoice over, gloat 15
- ἐραστής erastḗs lover 15
- ἑβδομάς hebdomás week, seven 15
- αὐτόχθων autóchthōn native, native-born 14
- γομορ gomor omer (measure) 14
- γονορρυής gonorryḗs having a discharge 14
- διαμαρτυρέω diamartyréō testify, warn solemnly 14
- διαπίπτω diapíptō fall through, fail 14
- διαὁρίζω hdiaorízō divide, separate 14
- εὖγε eûge well done! good! 14
- κανοῦν kanoûn basket 14
- κατακρύπτω katakrýptō hide, conceal 14
- κοῦφος koûphos light, swift 14
- μελέτη melétē meditation, care 14
- μετέωρος metéōros raised up, lofty 14
- νάβλα nábla harp, lyre 14
- παρατρέχω paratréchō run past, run alongside 14
- πονέω ponéō toil, suffer pain 14
- πρωτογένημα prōtogénēma firstfruits 14
- τριακοστός triakostós thirtieth 14
- τύμπανον týmpanon timbrel, drum 14
- ἐκκενόω ekkenóō empty out, pour out 14
- ἐπιθύμημα epithýmēma desire, desirable thing 14
- ἔνδεια éndeia want, lack 14
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.