Greek Word Definitions Flashcards
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one’s spiritual well-being to Christ)
Pisteuo
A delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ (“apostle”) (with miraculous powers)
Apostolos
evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
Martyria
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
Charis
Something said (including the thought); by implication a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
Logos
man-faced, i.e. a human being
Anthrōpos
to immerse , submerge ; to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet); used only (in the New Testament) of ceremonial ablution, especially (technically) of the ordinance of Christian baptism
Baptizō
a learner, i.e. pupil
Mathētēs
an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally
Sēmeion
to tent or encamp, i.e. (figuratively) to occupy (as a mansion) or (specially), to reside (as God did in the Tabernacle of old, a symbol of protection and communion)
Skēnoō
force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself)
Dynamis
The power of authority (influence) and of right (privilege)
Exousia
to hear under (as a subordinate), i.e. to listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority
Hypakouō
from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew
Anōthen
my master, i.e Rabbi, as an official title of honor
Rhabbi
in the N. T. one who teaches concerning the things of God , and the duties of man.
Didaskalos
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
Aiōnios
to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Apollymi
to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)
Apeitheo
a fount (literally or figuratively), i.e. source or supply (of water, blood, enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring)
Pēgē
a hole in the ground (dug for obtaining or holding water or other purposes), i.e. a cistern or well; figuratively, an abyss (as a prison)
Phrear
denotes “a free gift,” stressing its gratuitous character; it is always used in the NT of a spiritual or supernatural gift.
Dōrea
to fawn or crouch to, i.e. (literally or figuratively) prostrate oneself in homage (do reverence to, adore)
Proskyneō
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
Christos
to smear or rub with oil, i.e. (by implication) to consecrate to an office or religious service
Chriō
a good message, i.e. the gospel
Euangelion
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
Sōtēria
house of kindness; Beth-esda, a pool in Jerusalem
Bēthesda
properly, to distinguish, i.e. decide (mentally or judicially); by implication, to try, condemn, punish
Krinō
a standing up again, i.e. (literally) a resurrection from death (individual, genitive case or by implication, (its author)), or (figuratively) a (moral) recovery (of spiritual truth)
Anastasis
a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance
Eikōn
to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere
Timaō
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
Doxa
life (literally or figuratively)
Zōē
to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest
Sphragizō
to drag (literally or figuratively)
Helkō
to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
Menō
