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.
- ἱλατεύω hilateúō be merciful, atone 1
- ἱματιοφύλαξ himatiophýlax keeper of the wardrobe 1
- ἱππάζω hippázō ride a horse 1
- ἴβης íbēs ibis (bird) 1
- ἴνδαλμα índalma appearance, phantom 1
- ἵππαρχης hípparchēs cavalry commander 1
- ὀβελίσκος obelískos small spit, obelisk 1
- ὀδύρομαι odýromai lament, mourn 1
- ὀκνηρία oknēría sloth, laziness 1
- ὀκτάπηχυς oktápēchys eight cubits long 1
- ὀλιγότης oligótēs fewness, smallness 1
- ὀλισθαίνω olisthaínō slip, slide 1
- ὀλυρίτης olyrítēs of spelt, spelt-bread 1
- ὀλέθριος oléthrios destructive, deadly 1
- ὀμφακίζω omphakízō be unripe 1
- ὀνείδισμα oneídisma reproach, disgrace 1
- ὀξυγράφος oxygráphos swift writer, scribe 1
- ὀξύθυμος oxýthymos quick-tempered 1
- ὀξύτης oxýtēs sharpness, keenness 1
- ὀπισθοφανής opisthophanḗs facing backward 1
- ὀπισθοφανῶς opisthophanō̂s backward, facing back 1
- ὀπισθίως opisthíōs backward, behind 1
- ὀπισθότονος opisthótonos backward-bent spasm 1
- ὀπτάζομαι optázomai appear, be seen 1
- ὀρνιθοσκοπέομαι ornithoskopéomai take omens from birds 1
- ὀρφανία orphanía orphanhood, bereavement 1
- ὀρύττω orýttō dig 1
- ὀστρακώδης ostrakṓdēs like pottery, shell-like 1
- ὀσφρασία osphrasía smell, sense of smell 1
- ὀφθαλμοφανῶς ophthalmophanō̂s visibly, openly 1
- ὀφιομάχης ophiomáchēs snake-fighter (locust) 1
- ὀχλαγωγέω ochlagōgéō gather a crowd 1
- ὁλοσχερῶς holoscherō̂s wholly, entirely 1
- ὁλόκαυτος holókautos wholly burnt 1
- ὁμαλισμός homalismós leveling, smoothing 1
- ὁμείρομαι homeíromai long for, yearn 1
- ὁμολόγως homológōs by agreement, avowedly 1
- ὁμοπάτριος homopátrios by the same father 1
- ὁμός homós one and the same 1
- ὁπλοθήκη hoplothḗkē armory, arsenal 1
- ὁπλοφόρος hoplophóros armed, bearing arms 1
- ὁπλίτης hoplítēs armed soldier, hoplite 1
- ὁπόταν hopótan whenever 1
- ὁρατικός horatikós able to see, seeing 1
- ὁστισοῦν hostisoûn whosoever, anyone at all 1
- ὄμβρημα ómbrēma rainfall, downpour 1
- ὄναγρος ónagros wild donkey 1
- ὄνησις ónēsis benefit, profit 1
- ὄρθιος órthios upright, steep 1
- ὄρυξ óryx oryx, gazelle 1
- ὄψος ópsos cooked food, relish 1
- ὅμηρος hómēros hostage, pledge 1
- ὅριος hórios of the boundary 1
- ὅρμος hórmos anchorage, harbor 1
- ὑαίνης hyaínēs hyena 1
- ὑβριστικός hybristikós insolent, abusive 1
- ὑβρίστρια hybrístria insolent woman 1
- ὑγιῶς hygiō̂s soundly, healthily 1
- ὑγραίνω hygraínō moisten, make wet 1
- ὑδρίσκη hydrískē small water jar 1
- ὑιαίνω hyiaínō be healthy, prosper 1
- ὑλακτέω hylaktéō bark, howl 1
- ὑλώδης hylṓdēs wooded, forested 1
- ὑμνῳδέω hymnōdéō sing hymns 1
- ὑπεραινετός hyperainetós highly praised 1
- ὑπερδυναμόω hyperdynamóō be exceedingly strong 1
- ὑπερκρατέω hyperkratéō prevail over greatly 1
- ὑπερμήκης hypermḗkēs exceedingly long 1
- ὑπερτίθημι hypertíthēmi postpone, set above 1
- ὑπερυμνητός hyperymnētós highly to be praised 1
- ὑπερφερής hyperpherḗs surpassing, superior 1
- ὑπερφόβος hyperphóbos exceedingly fearful 1
- ὑπερχαρής hypercharḗs overjoyed 1
- ὑπερχέω hyperchéō pour over, overflow 1
- ὑπερἁφανέω hyperaphanéō be disregarded 1
- ὑπερἠφανεύομαι hyperēphaneúomai be arrogant, be haughty 1
- ὑπερένδοξος hyperéndoxos exceedingly glorious 1
- ὑπερόρασις hyperórasis overlooking, disdain 1
- ὑπερόψις hyperópsis looking down on, disdain 1
- ὑπεἔχω hypeéchō hold under, sustain 1
- ὑπεἰσχύω hypeischýō prevail somewhat 1
- ὑπεὁράω hypeoráō overlook, disregard 1
- ὑπεύθυνος hypeúthynos liable, accountable 1
- ὑπηρεσία hypēresía service, ministry 1
- ὑπνώδης hypnṓdēs drowsy, sleepy 1
- ὑποβλέπω hypoblépō look askance, eye warily 1
- ὑποκεῖμαι hypokeîmai lie under, be subject 1
- ὑπομνηματισμός hypomnēmatismós memorandum, record 1
- ὑπονύσσω hyponýssō prick slightly, goad 1
- ὑποπυρρίζω hypopyrrízō be reddish 1
- ὑποπίπτω hypopíptō fall under, submit 1
- ὑποσκέλισμα hyposkélisma tripping up, stumbling 1
- ὑποτιάζω hypotiázō wear down, harass 1
- ὑποτίτθια hypotítthia under the breasts 1
- ὑπουργός hypourgós helper, servant 1
- ὑποχόνδριον hypochóndrion abdomen, under the ribs 1
- ὑποχύτηρ hypochýtēr funnel, pouring vessel 1
- ὑποἔρομαι hypoéromai ask in addition 1
- ὑποὀπτεύω hypoopteúō suspect somewhat 1
- ὑπέραρσις hypérarsis raising up, exaltation 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.