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.
- ἱστίον histíon sail 14
- ὀλεθρεύω olethreúō destroy 14
- ὑπερἀσπίζω hyperaspízō protect, shield 14
- καλαμίσκος kalamískos small reed, branch (of lampstand) 13
- κρίκος kríkos ring, clasp 13
- λατρευτός latreutós of service, servile (work) 13
- μαντεία manteía divination 13
- νεῖκος neîkos strife, quarrel 13
- ξίφος xíphos sword 13
- περιλαμβάνω perilambánō embrace, surround 13
- πέσσω péssō cook, ripen 13
- πίων píōn fat, rich 13
- σκιάζω skiázō overshadow, shade 13
- συμμικτός symmiktós mixed multitude, mingled 13
- συνετίζω synetízō make wise, instruct 13
- συνπίπτω synpíptō fall together, collapse 13
- σχοίνισμα schoínisma measured portion, allotment 13
- ταχύνω tachýnō hasten, hurry 13
- τρύγητος trýgētos vintage, harvest 13
- φαυλίζω phaulízō despise, belittle 13
- φυράω phyráō knead, mix 13
- χαρτίον chartíon scroll, document 13
- ἀγείρω ageírō gather, collect 13
- ἀροτριάω arotriáō plow 13
- ἀρρωστέω arrōstéō be sick, be ill 13
- ἐκκλησιάζω ekklēsiázō assemble, summon 13
- ἐπιῥίπτω epirhíptō cast upon 13
- ἐπίλεκτος epílektos chosen, select 13
- ἐσχάρα eschára hearth, fire-pan 13
- ἑκούσιος hekoúsios voluntary, willing 13
- ἔσχατο éschato last, end 13
- ὀκτωκαιδέκατος oktōkaidékatos eighteenth 13
- ὀρνίθιον orníthion small bird 13
- ὑφαίνω hyphaínō weave 13
- ὠμία ōmía shoulder-piece 13
- ῥαίνω rhaínō sprinkle 13
- διαρπαγή diarpagḗ plunder, spoil 12
- δίαιτα díaita dwelling, way of life 12
- εὐθηνέω euthēnéō prosper, thrive 12
- κερατίζω keratízō gore, butt 12
- κοιμίζω koimízō put to sleep, lay down 12
- μοσχάριον moschárion young calf 12
- πεντηκόνταρχος pentēkóntarchos captain of fifty 12
- προαίρεσις proaíresis purpose, choice 12
- πάρεξ párex besides, except 12
- πέμμα pémma cake, pastry 12
- στεῖρα steîra barren woman 12
- στηθύνιον stēthýnion breast (of offering) 12
- συνκόπτω synkóptō cut to pieces, shatter 12
- συνπλέκω synplékō intertwine, entangle 12
- συνταράσσω syntarássō trouble greatly, confound 12
- συρίζω syrízō hiss, whistle 12
- τροπόω tropóō put to flight, rout 12
- τόξευμα tóxeuma arrow 12
- φλιά phliá doorpost 12
- χῶμα chō̂ma mound, rampart 12
- ψωμός psōmós morsel, crumb 12
- ψάλω psálō sing, play (harp) 12
- ἀγαλλίαμα agallíama exultation, joy 12
- ἀκακία akakía acacia (wood) 12
- ἀνδρεῖος andreîos manly, brave 12
- ἀνόμημα anómēma lawless deed, transgression 12
- ἀρρωστία arrōstía sickness, illness 12
- ἄρκος árkos bear 12
- ἐλεγμός elegmós rebuke, reproof 12
- ἐπιδέω epidéō bind on, bandage 12
- ἐπισάττω episáttō saddle 12
- ἐχθές echthés yesterday 12
- ἕρπω hérpō creep, crawl 12
- ὀκτακόσιοι oktakósioi eight hundred 12
- ὑδρεύω hydreúō draw water 12
- διχηλέω dichēléō be cloven-hoofed 11
- θραῦσις thraûsis fracture, defeat 11
- κατακρατέω katakratéō prevail over 11
- κατακάλυμμα katakálymma covering, veil 11
- καταρράκτης katarráktēs waterfall, cataract 11
- κατασκοπεύω kataskopeúō spy out, reconnoiter 11
- κατασπεύδω kataspeúdō hasten, urge on 11
- κροτέω krotéō clap, applaud 11
- κωφεύω kōpheúō be silent, deaf 11
- κίδαρις kídaris turban, headdress 11
- κόπρος kópros dung, manure 11
- μηρυκισμός mērykismós chewing the cud 11
- μάνδρα mándra fold, lair 11
- μῖσος mîsos hatred 11
- πεζός pezós on foot, footsoldier 11
- συνποδίζω synpodízō bind the feet, fetter 11
- ἀγκύλη ankýlē loop, noose 11
- ἀντιεἶπον antieîpon speak against, gainsay 11
- ἀράομαι aráomai pray, invoke 11
- ἀφόρισμα aphórisma set-apart portion, offering 11
- ἄφεδρος áphedros menstruation 11
- ἐκἀγορεύω ekagoreúō declare openly 11
- ἐτάζω etázō examine, test 11
- ὀλιγόω oligóō make few, diminish 11
- ὀσφραίνομαι osphraínomai smell, scent 11
- αἰνετός ainetós praiseworthy 10
- βακτηρία baktēría staff, rod 10
- βροῦχος broûchos locust 10
- γλύφω glýphō carve, engrave 10
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.