Beginning with New Testament Greek
Benjamin L. Merkle & Robert L. Plummer
Chapter 1
ἀγάπη, ἡ love
γῆ, ἡ earth, land, ground
ζωή, ἡ life
φωνή, ἡ voice, sound
ἀλήθεια, ἡ truth
ἁμαρτία, ἡ sin
βασιλεία, ἡ kingdom, reign
δόξα, ἡ glory, majesty
ἐκκλησία, ἡ congregation, assembly, church
ἡμέρα, ἡ day
καρδία, ἡ heart
δέ and, but, now
καί and, even, also
μέν on the one hand, indeed
ὁ, ἡ, τό the
Chapter 2
ἀδελφός, ὁ brother (and sister)
ἄνθρωπος, ὁ man, human being, husband
θεός, ὁ God
κόσμος, ὁ world, universe; adornment
κύριος, ὁ Lord, master, sir
λόγος, ὁ word, message, account
νόμος, ὁ law, principle
οὐρανός, ὁ heaven, sky
υἱός, ὁ son, descendant
Χριστός, ὁ Christ, Messiah, Anointed One
ἔργον, τό work, deed
εὐαγγέλιον, τό good news, gospel
ἱερόν, τό temple, sanctuary
σημεῖον , τό sign
τέκνον, τό child, son, descendant
Chapter 3
εἰμί I am, exist
ἀκούω I hear, listen to, obey
γινώσκω I know, understand, acknowledge
γράφω I write
ἔχω I have, hold
λέγω I say, speak
λαμβάνω I take, receive
λύω I loose, destroy
πιστεύω I believe, have faith/trust in
ἀποκρίνομαι I answer, reply
γίνομαι I become, come, exist, am born
ἔρχομαι I come, go
πορεύομαι I go, travel
ἀλλά but, yet, nevertheless
ὅτι that, because
Chapter 4
ἄγω I lead, bring
βλέπω I see, look at
διδάσκω I teach
ἐγείρω I raise up
κρίνω I judge, condemn
μένω I remain, abide, dwell
ὑπάγω I go away, depart
δοῦλος, ὁ slave
θάνατος, ὁ death
ψυχή, ἡ soul, live, living being
ὥρα, ἡ hour
εἰ if, whether
εἴτε if, whether
καθώς as, just as, even as
ὡς as, like
Chapter 5
βαπτίζω I baptize, immerse, dip
θεραπεύω I heal
κράζω I cry out
ἄγγελος, ὁ angel, messenger
μαθητής, ὁ disciple, follower
ὄχλος, ὁ crowd
προφήτης, ὁ prophet
γάρ for, because
ἐκεῖ there, in that place
κἀγώ and I (καί + ἐγώ)
οὖν then, so, therefore
οὕτως in this manner, thus, so
τέ and, but
οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ no, not
οὐχί no! (emphatic)
Chapter 6
ἀγαπάω I love
γεννάω I give birth to, bear, beget
ἐπερωτάω I ask
ἐρωτάω I ask, question, request
αἰτέω I ask, demand
ἀκολουθέω I follow
ζητέω I seek, look for
καλέω I call, invite, name
λαλέω I speak, say
μαρτυρέω I testify, bear witness
παρακαλέω I call, urge, comfort
περιπατέω I walk, live
ποιέω I do, make
φοβέομαι I am afraid, fear, respect
πληρόω I fill, fulfill, complete
Chapter 7
ἀπό from, away from (gen)
διά through (gen); because of (acc)
εἰς into, among, for (acc)
ἐκ from, out of (gen)
ἐν in, on, at, by, with (dat)
ἐπί on, over (gen); on, at, in (dat); on, to, for (acc)
κατά down, against (gen); according to (acc)
μετά with, among (gen); after (acc)
παρά from (gen); beside (dat); on, at (acc)
περί about, concerning (gen); around (acc)
πρός to, toward (acc)
σύν with (dat)
ὑπέρ for (gen); above, beyond (acc)
ὑπό by (gen); under, below (acc)
ἐνώπιον before, in the presence of
Chapter 8
αὐτός, -ή, -ό he, she, it; self, same
ἐγώ, ἡμεῖς I; we
ὅς, ἤ, ὅ who, which, that
σύ, ὑμεῖς you (sg); you (pl)
ἄρτος, ὁ bread, food
δικαιοσύνην, ἡ righteousness, justice
εἰρήνη, ἡ peace
ἐξουσία ,ἡ authority, right, power
θάλασσα, ἡ lake, sea
λαός, ὁ people, crowd
ὁδός, ἡ way, road
οἰκία, ἡ home, dwelling, family
οἶκος, ὁ house, household, family
ὀφθαλμός, ὁ eye
τόπος, ὁ place
Chapter 9
διώκω I pursue, persecute
δοξάζω I glorify, praise
πέμπω I send
πράσσω I do, practice
σῴζω I save, rescue, heal
τηρέω I keep, guard, obey
ἀπόστολος, ὁ apostle, messenger
ἐντολή, ἡ command
καιρός, ὁ time, season
κεφαλή, ἡ head
πρόσωπον, τό face, appearance
σάββατον, τό Sabbath, week
ἔτι still, yet, more
μᾶλλον more, rather
οὐκέτι no longer
Chapter 10
ἀνοίγω I open
ἀπολύω I set free, dismiss, divorce
ἄρχω I rule, begin (mid)
προσεύχομαι I pray
προσκυνέω I worship
συνάγω I gather, bring together
ἀρχή, ἡ beginning
δαιμόνιον, τό demon
διδάσκαλος, ὁ teacher
θρόνος, ὁ throne
ἱμάτιον, τό clothing, garment
καρπός, ὁ fruit, crop
πλοῖον, τό ship, boat
συναγωγή, ἡ synagogue, assembly
χαρά, ἡ joy
Chapter 11
ἀναβαίνω I go up, ascend
ἀπέρχομαι I go away, depart
ἀποθνῄσκω I die
βάλλω I throw, cast out
εἰσέρχομαι I go in, enter
ἐκβάλλω I drive/send out
ἐσθίω I eat
ἐξέρχομαι I go out, depart, leave
εὑρίσκω I find, discover
καταβαίνω I go down, descend
πίνω I drink
πίπτω I fall
προσέρχομαι I go to, approach
φέρω I bear, carry
ἐπαγγελία, ἡ promise
Chapter 12
αἴρω I take up/away
ἀπαγγέλλω I announce, report
ἀποκτείνω I kill, put to death
ἀποστέλλω I send out
σπείρω I sow, plant
γλῶσσα, ἡ language, tongue
γραφή, ἡ writing, Scripture
λίθος, ὁ stone
ναός, ὁ temple, sanctuary
παραβολή, ἡ parable
σοφία, ἡ wisdom
σωτηρία, ἡ salvation, deliverance
χρόνος, ὁ time
διό therefore, for this reason
εὐθύς immediately
Chapter 13
αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ eternity, age, world
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ man, husband
ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ high priest
βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ king
πατήρ, πατρός, ὁ father, ancestor
γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ woman, wife
μήτηρ, -τρός, ἡ mother,
πίστις, -εως, ἡ faith, trust
πόλις, -εως, ἡ city, town
σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ flesh, body, mortal nature
χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ grace, thanks
ἔθνος, -ους, τό nation, people; Gentiles (pl)
ὄνομα, -ατος, τό name
πνεῦμα, -ατος, τό Spirit, spirit, wind
σῶμα, -ατος, τό body
Chapter 14
ἐγγίζω I approach, draw near
ζάω I live
οἶδα I know, understand
ὁράω I see, perceive
πείθω I persuade, convince
αἷμα, -ατος, τό blood
γραμματεύς, -εως, ὁ scribe
δύναμις, -εως, ἡ power, miracle
πούς, ποδός, ὁ foot
πῦρ, -ός, τό fire
ῥῆμα, -ατος, τό word, saying
στόμα, -ατος, ἡ mouth
ὕδωρ, -ατος, τό water
φῶς, φωτός, τό light
χείρ, χειρός, ἡ hand
Chapter 15
ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν good
ἅγιος, -α, -ον holy; saints (pl subst)
ἄλλος, -η, -ο other, another, different
δίκαιος, -α, -ον righteous, just
ἕτερος, -α, -ον other, another, different
καλός, -ή, -όν good, beautiful
μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα large, great
νεκρός, -ά, -όν dead
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶνevery, all
πιστός, -ή, -όν faithful, believing
πολύς, πολλή, πολύ much, many, large, great
πονηρός, -ά, -όν evil, wicked
νῦν now, at present
πάλιν again
ἤ or, than
Chapter 16
εὐαγγελίζω I announce good news, preach
θεωρέω I gaze, behold, look at
κάθημαι I sit
κηρύσσω I herald, proclaim, preach
ὑπάρχω I exist, am
αἰώνιος, -α, -ον eternal
ἕκαστος, -η, -ον each
οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν no one, nothing (subst)
πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον elder, older
ἀμήν amen, truly, so be it
ἔξω outside
ἕως until, while
οὐδέ and not, neither, nor
οὔτε and not, neither, nor
τότε then
Chapter 17
φανερόω I reveal, make known, manifest
κρατέω I grasp, seize, arrest
εἷς, μία, ἕν one
δύο two
τρεῖς three
τέσσαρες four
πέντε five
ἑπτά seven
δέκα ten
δώδεκα twelve
πρῶτος, -η, -ον first
δεύτερος, -α, -ον second
τρίτος, -η, -ον third
τέταρτος, -η, -ον fourth
μή no, not
Chapter 18
προσφέρω I bring to, offer
ἑτοιμάζω I prepare
δέω I bind
παιδίον, τό child
ὄρος, -ους, τό mountain, hill
ἐλπίς, -ίδος, ἡ hope
μόνος, -η, -ον only, single, alone
ὅλος, -η, -ον whole, entire, complete
ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν beloved
μέσος, -η, - ον middle, midst
λοιπός, -ή, -όν remaining, rest
δεξιός, -ά, -όν right
ἄρα so then
ἤδη already, now
ὧδε here
Chapter 19
ἀλλήλων of one another (alien)
ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ (of) himself, herself, itself
ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο that; those (pl)
ἐμαυτοῦ, -ῆς myself
οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο this; these (pl)
σεαυτοῦ, -ῆς (of) yourself
τις, τι someone, certain
τίς, τί who? which? what?
ἐμός, -ή, -όν my, mine
ἔσχατος, -η, - ον last
ἴδιος, -α, -ον one’s own, peculiar
κακός, -ή, -όν bad, evil
ὅσος, -η, -ον as much as
τοιοῦτος, -αύτη, οῦτον of such a kind, such as this
πῶς how?
Chapter 20
ἁμαρτάνω I sin (ἥμαρτον)
βούλομαι I wish, want, desire
δεῖ It is necessary, one must/should
δοκέω I seem, suppose, think
δύναμαι I am able, can
θέλω I want, wish, desire
μέλλω I am about to, am going to
θέλημα, -ατος, τό will, wish, desire
νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ night
μακάριος, -α, -ον blessed, happy
μηδείς, μηδεία, μηδέν no one, nothing (subst)
τυφλός, -ή, -όν blind; blind person (subst)
πρό before, in front of (gen)
μηδέ and not, nor
ὥστε so that
Chapter 21
δέχομαι I take, receive, welcome
δικαιόω I declare righteous, justify
λογίζομαι consider, reckon
σταυρόω I crucify
ἄν (particle of indefiniteness: untranslated)
ἐάν if, when
ἐὰν μή unless
ἕως until, while
ἵνα in order that, so that, that
ὅπου where
ὅπως in order that, that
ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι whoever, whatever, who
ὅταν whenever, when (ὅτε + ἄν)
ὅτε when
ποῦ where?
Chapter 22
ἀσπάζομαι I greet
ἐπιγινώσκω I know, understand
ἐργάζομαι I work, do, perform
καθίζω I sit
κατοικέω I live, dwell
χαίρω I rejoice; greetings
ἔτος, -ους, τό year
θηρίον, τό animal, beast
θλῖψις, -εως, ἡ tribulation, affliction
χρεία, ἡ need
κρίσις, -εως, ἡ judgment, condemnation
φόβος, ὁ fear, reverence, respect
φυλακή, ἡ watch, guard, prison
ἔμπροσθεν in front of, before
ἰδού behold, look, see
Chapter 23
ἀνίστημι I stand up, arise
ἀποδίδωμι I give back, pay
ἀπόλλυμι I destroy, am lost (mid)
ἀφίημι I forgive, let go, divorce
δίδωμι I give
ἵστημι I stand, set
παραδίδωμι I hand over, betray, entrust
τίθημι I put, place, appoint
φημί I say, affirm
ἁμαρτωλός, -όν sinful, sinner (subst)
γενεά, -ᾶς, ἡ generation, family
μικρός, -ά, -όν small
ὅμοιος-α, -ον same nature, similar
ἄχρι until
οὐαί woe
