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.
- ἐντελέω enteléō command, enjoin 9
- ἐνὁπλίζω henoplízō arm, equip 9
- ἐνώπιος enṓpios facing, in presence of 9
- ἐπιθυμητός epithymētós desirable, longed-for 9
- ἐπίκλητος epíklētos called, summoned 9
- ἔδεσμα édesma food, dish 9
- ἥδυσμα hḗdysma seasoning, spice 9
- ὑποχείριος hypocheírios subject, under one's power 9
- ῥῆσις rhē̂sis saying, utterance 9
- βιάζομαι biázomai force, use violence 8
- βλέφαρον blépharon eyelid 8
- βροντάω brontáō thunder 8
- γλυφή glyphḗ carving, engraving 8
- δευτερόω deuteróō do a second time, repeat 8
- δείδω deídō fear, dread 8
- διαγράφω diagráphō mark out, describe 8
- διπλοΐς diploí̈s double cloak 8
- διάλευκος diáleukos streaked white, dappled 8
- ζευγνύω zeugnýō yoke, join 8
- καταἄρχω kataárchō begin, rule over 8
- κοιτάζομαι koitázomai lie down, rest 8
- κοτύλη kotýlē cup, small measure 8
- κρύφιος krýphios hidden, secret 8
- μεταμελέω metameléō repent, regret 8
- μονόκερως monókerōs unicorn, wild ox 8
- μυκτήρ myktḗr nostril, snout 8
- μέθυσμα méthysma strong drink 8
- νομάς nomás grazing, pasturing 8
- νάπη nápē wooded vale, glen 8
- οἰκοδόμος oikodómos builder 8
- οἰωνίζομαι oiōnízomai take omens, divine 8
- περισπασμός perispasmós distraction, occupation 8
- πετεινός peteinós bird, winged creature 8
- πεύκινος peúkinos of pine, of fir 8
- πλάνησις plánēsis wandering, error 8
- πολυάνδριον polyándrion burial ground, cemetery 8
- πολυέλεος polyéleos very merciful 8
- προτίθημι protíthēmi set before, propose 8
- σκέπη sképē shelter, covering 8
- σπιθαμή spithamḗ span (hand-width) 8
- στερέω steréō deprive, rob 8
- στεφάνη stephánē crown, rim, coping 8
- στρατοπεδεύω stratopedeúō encamp, pitch camp 8
- στρουθός strouthós sparrow, ostrich 8
- συμβολή symbolḗ joining, contribution 8
- συνκαίω synkaíō burn up together 8
- συνσκοτάζω synskotázō grow dark 8
- συσσεισμός sysseismós shaking, commotion 8
- σωρός sōrós heap 8
- τετράς tetrás fourth day, group of four 8
- τείνω teínō stretch, draw tight 8
- τοξεύω toxeúō shoot arrows 8
- τοξότης toxótēs archer, bowman 8
- φυτόν phytón plant, tree 8
- ψέλιον psélion bracelet, armlet 8
- ἀγχιστεύς anchisteús kinsman, next of kin 8
- ἀγάπησις agápēsis love, affection 8
- ἀκρότομος akrótomos sharp, flinty (rock) 8
- ἀναιδής anaidḗs shameless, impudent 8
- ἀνεμόφθορος anemóphthoros blasted by the wind 8
- ἀνίατος aníatos incurable 8
- ἀπογαλακτίζω apogalaktízō wean 8
- ἀποκωλύω apokōlýō hinder, prevent 8
- ἀρχιοινοχόος archioinochóos chief cupbearer 8
- ἁδρός hadrós thick, full-grown 8
- ἐγκρυφίας enkryphías ash-baked cake 8
- ἐκτυφλόω ektyphlóō blind utterly 8
- ἐνδεικνύω endeiknýō show, display 8
- ἐνδελεχισμός endelechismós continual offering 8
- ἐνδοξάζομαι endoxázomai be glorified 8
- ἐνεχυράζω enechyrázō take a pledge 8
- ἐνπήγνυμι enpḗgnymi fix in, drive in 8
- ἐξαίσιος exaísios extraordinary, violent 8
- ἐπιεἰμί epieimí to be upon 8
- ἐπιἐλπίζω epielpízō hope upon, trust in 8
- ἐπίπεμπτος epípemptos added fifth part 8
- ἑκκαίδεκα hekkaídeka sixteen 8
- ἑκουσιάζομαι hekousiázomai offer willingly 8
- ἡδύνω hēdýnō sweeten, make pleasant 8
- ἰατρεύω iatreúō heal, treat 8
- ὀνυχίζω onychízō have claws 8
- ὄνυξ ónyx onyx; claw, nail 8
- ῥοίσκος rhoískos little pomegranate 8
- αὐλών aulṓn ravine, valley 7
- βάρις báris fortress, palace 7
- βάσταγμα bástagma burden, load 7
- γαῖα gaîa earth, land 7
- γεῖσος geîsos cornice, ledge 7
- γηράω gēráō grow old 7
- διαβιβάζω diabibázō carry across, convey 7
- διάταξις diátaxis arrangement, ordinance 7
- δυναστεύω dynasteúō rule, hold power 7
- δίφρος díphros seat, chariot-board 7
- ζωννύω zōnnýō gird, fasten 7
- θεραπαίνα therapaína maidservant 7
- θερμός thermós hot, warm 7
- θρασύς thrasýs bold, rash 7
- θέμα théma deposit, that laid down 7
- καλαμάομαι kalamáomai glean 7
- καπνίζω kapnízō make smoke, kindle 7
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.