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.
- ἀρχιοινοχοΐα archioinochoí̈a office of chief cupbearer 1
- ἀσβόλη asbólē soot 1
- ἀσιτέω asitéō abstain from food 1
- ἀσιτί asití without food 1
- ἀσμενίζω asmenízō be well pleased 1
- ἀσπάλαξ aspálax mole (animal) 1
- ἀσταρτεῖον astarteîon temple of Astarte 1
- ἀστρολόγος astrológos astrologer 1
- ἀστράγαλος astrágalos knucklebone, vertebra 1
- ἀσφαλτόπισσα asphaltópissa asphalt-pitch 1
- ἀσφαλτόω asphaltóō smear with pitch 1
- ἀσύμφορος asýmphoros unprofitable 1
- ἀττάκης attákēs locust, edible insect 1
- ἀττέλεβος attélebos wingless locust 1
- ἀτυχέω atychéō be unlucky, fail 1
- ἀφειδῶς apheidō̂s unsparingly 1
- ἀφοβία aphobía fearlessness 1
- ἀφορία aphoría barrenness, crop failure 1
- ἀφρονεύομαι aphroneúomai act foolishly 1
- ἀφροσόνη aphrosónē folly, foolishness 1
- ἀφρόνως aphrónōs foolishly 1
- ἀφυλάκτως aphyláktōs unguardedly, off guard 1
- ἁλμυρίς halmyrís salt marsh 1
- ἁλμυρός halmyrós salty, briny 1
- ἁπλοσύνη haplosýnē simplicity, sincerity 1
- ἁπλόω haplóō make single, unfold 1
- ἄβρωτος ábrōtos uneatable, inedible 1
- ἄγχω ánchō strangle, choke 1
- ἄθυτος áthytos unsacrificed 1
- ἄκαυστος ákaustos unburnt, fireproof 1
- ἄκλητος áklētos uncalled, uninvited 1
- ἄκμων ákmōn anvil 1
- ἄκοσμος ákosmos disorderly, unadorned 1
- ἄλλοθεν állothen from elsewhere 1
- ἄμελξις ámelxis milking 1
- ἄμορος ámoros without share, ill-fated 1
- ἄνθινος ánthinos flowery, of flowers 1
- ἄνθροπος ánthropos man, human 1
- ἄντρον ántron cave, cavern 1
- ἄοκνος áoknos unhesitating, eager 1
- ἄπαρσις áparsis setting out, departure 1
- ἄπαρχος áparchos leader, commander 1
- ἄπλαστος áplastos unformed, natural 1
- ἄπυρος ápyros untouched by fire 1
- ἄρθρον árthron joint, limb 1
- ἄρκευθος árkeuthos juniper tree 1
- ἄρριζος árrizos rootless 1
- ἄσυλος ásylos inviolable, safe 1
- ἄσωτος ásōtos profligate, dissolute 1
- ἄτρακτος átraktos spindle, arrow 1
- ἄτρυγος átrygos without dregs, unfruitful 1
- ἄφθορος áphthoros incorrupt, undefiled 1
- ἅγνισμα hágnisma purification offering 1
- ἅλμα hálma leap, jump 1
- ἅλμη hálmē brine, salt water 1
- ἅλως hálōs threshing floor 1
- ἐβδελύσσω ebdelýssō abhor, detest 1
- ἐβάρυναν ebárynan they made heavy 1
- ἐγκαινίοις enkainíois at the dedication feast 1
- ἐγκατάλειιμα enkatáleiima remnant, remainder 1
- ἐγκαίνωσις enkaínōsis renewal, dedication 1
- ἐγκλοιόω enkloióō put in a collar/yoke 1
- ἐγκυλίω enkylíō roll in, wallow 1
- ἐγκότημα enkótēma grudge, rancor 1
- ἐγκύκλιος enkýklios circular, all-around 1
- ἐγκώμιον enkṓmion praise, encomium 1
- ἐγκώμιονς enkṓmions praise, encomium 1
- ἐενώπιον eenṓpion before, in presence of 1
- ἐιςφέπω eisphépō carry in, bring in 1
- ἐκβεβηλόω ekbebēlóō profane, defile 1
- ἐκβλύζω ekblýzō gush out, spout 1
- ἐκβοάω ekboáō cry out, shout 1
- ἐκβρασμός ekbrasmós casting up, eruption 1
- ἐκβράζω ekbrázō cast up, throw out 1
- ἐκγεννάω ekgennáō beget, bring forth 1
- ἐκγράφω ekgráphō copy out, register 1
- ἐκδικητής ekdikētḗs avenger, vindicator 1
- ἐκδέω ekdéō bind, tie up 1
- ἐκδύνω ekdýnō strip off, undress 1
- ἐκελεκτός ekelektós chosen out, choice 1
- ἐκεἰλκω ekeilkō drag out, draw out 1
- ἐκεἰλέω ekeiléō roll out, unfold 1
- ἐκθηλάζω ekthēlázō suck out, give suck 1
- ἐκκακόω ekkakóō lose heart, grow weary 1
- ἐκκαλύπτω ekkalýptō uncover, reveal 1
- ἐκκαυχάομαι ekkaucháomai boast greatly 1
- ἐκκινέω ekkinéō stir up, rouse 1
- ἐκκλαίω ekklaíō weep aloud, wail 1
- ἐκκλύζω ekklýzō wash out, rinse 1
- ἐκκολάπτω ekkoláptō scratch out, hatch 1
- ἐκκοπόω ekkopóō exhaust, wear out 1
- ἐκκρεμάννυμι ekkremánnymi hang upon, cling to 1
- ἐκκρούω ekkroúō knock out, drive off 1
- ἐκκτίζω ekktízō build up, found 1
- ἐκκήρυκτος ekkḗryktos proscribed, banished 1
- ἐκκόλαμμα ekkólamma carved engraving 1
- ἐκλιμπάνω eklimpánō fail, leave off 1
- ἐκλιμία eklimía faintness, hunger 1
- ἐκλοχίζω eklochízō pick out, levy troops 1
- ἐκλοίπω ekloípō fail, cease, vanish 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.