Τὰ ῥήματα
The lexicon
Every word of Beginning Greek, chapter by chapter. Water the vocabulary daily; let the eye learn the shapes before the mind learns the rules.
ΠροφοράHow the letters sound
Vowels
- α
- ah
- ε
- eh
- η
- ay
- ι
- ee
- ο
- oh
- υ
- oo
- ω
- oh
Diphthongs
- αι
- eye
- ει
- ay
- οι
- oy
- υι
- wee
- αυ
- ow
- ευ
- ew
- ου
- oo
- ηυ
- ayoo
Consonants to watch
- ζ
- z
- θ
- th
- ξ
- x
- φ
- ph
- χ
- ch
- ψ
- ps
- ῥ
- rhrough
- γκ
- nkγ before γ κ ξ χ
Breathings
- ἁ
- hahrough — adds the h
- ἀ
- ahsmooth — no sound
The CAPITAL syllable in a respelling carries the accent. These are approximate Erasmian sounds — the academic pronunciation taught for New Testament Greek, not Modern Greek — and a safety net, never a replacement for the lecture.
HoldEsoundDmeaning1–23jump
Chapter115
- lovenoun
- truthnoun
- sinnoun
- kingdom, reignnoun
- and, but, now
- glory, majestynoun
- congregation, assembly, churchnoun
- daynoun
- earth, land, groundnoun
- and, even, also
- heartnoun
- on the one hand, indeed
- thenoun
- voice, soundnoun
- lifenoun
Chapter215
- brother (and sister)noun
- man, human being, husbandnoun
- Christ, Messiah, Anointed Onenoun
- work, deednoun
- good news, gospelnoun
- temple, sanctuarynoun
- world, universe; adornmentnoun
- Lord, master, sirnoun
- word, message, accountnoun
- law, principlenoun
- heaven, skynoun
- signnoun
- child, son, descendantnoun
- Godnoun
- son, descendantnoun
Chapter315
- I hear, listen to, obeyverb
- but, yet, nevertheless
- I answer, replyverb
- I have, holdverb
- I am, existverb
- I come, goverb
- I become, come, exist, am bornverb
- I know, understand, acknowledgeverb
- I writeverb
- I take, receiveverb
- I say, speakverb
- I loose, destroyverb
- that, because
- I believe, have faith/trust inverb
- I go, travelverb
Chapter415
- I lead, bringverb
- I see, look atverb
- I teachverb
- slavenoun
- I raise upverb
- if, whether
- if, whether
- as, just as, even as
- I judge, condemnverb
- I remain, abide, dwellverb
- hournoun
- as, like
- soul, life, living beingnoun
- deathnoun
- I go away, departverb
Chapter515
- angel, messengernoun
- I baptize, immerse, dipverb
- there, in that place
- for, because
- and I (καί + ἐγώ)
- I cry outverb
- disciple, followernoun
- crowdnoun
- no, not
- no! (emphatic)
- then, so, therefore
- in this manner, thus, so
- prophetnoun
- and, but
- I healverb
Chapter615
- I loveverb
- I ask, demandverb
- I followverb
- I askverb
- I ask, question, requestverb
- I give birth to, bear, begetverb
- I call, invite, nameverb
- I speak, sayverb
- I testify, bear witnessverb
- I call, urge, comfortverb
- I walk, liveverb
- I am afraid, fear, respectverb
- I fill, fulfill, completeverb
- I do, makeverb
- I seek, look forverb
Chapter715
- from, away from (gen)preposition
- through (gen); because of (acc)preposition
- into, among, for (acc)preposition
- from, out of (gen)preposition
- in, on, at, by, with (dat)preposition
- before, in the presence ofpreposition
- on, over (gen); on, at, in (dat); on, to, for (acc)preposition
- down, against (gen); according to (acc)preposition
- with, among (gen); after (acc)preposition
- from (gen); beside (dat); on, at (acc)preposition
- about, concerning (gen); around (acc)preposition
- to, toward (acc)preposition
- with (dat)preposition
- for (gen); above, beyond (acc)preposition
- by (gen); under, below (acc)preposition
Chapter815
- bread, foodnoun
- he, she, it; self, same
- righteousness, justicenoun
- I; weverb
- peacenoun
- authority, right, powernoun
- people, crowdnoun
- way, roadnoun
- home, dwelling, familynoun
- house, household, familynoun
- eyenoun
- who, which, that
- you (sg); you (pl)
- lake, seanoun
- placenoun
Chapter915
- apostle, messengernoun
- I pursue, persecuteverb
- I glorify, praiseverb
- commandnoun
- still, yet, more
- time, seasonnoun
- headnoun
- more, rather
- no longer
- I sendverb
- I do, practiceverb
- face, appearancenoun
- Sabbath, weeknoun
- I save, rescue, healverb
- I keep, guard, obeyverb
Chapter1015
- I openverb
- I set free, dismiss, divorceverb
- beginningnoun
- I rule, begin (mid)verb
- joynoun
- demonnoun
- teachernoun
- clothing, garmentnoun
- fruit, cropnoun
- ship, boatnoun
- I prayverb
- I worshipverb
- I gather, bring togetherverb
- synagogue, assemblynoun
- thronenoun
Chapter1115
- I go up, ascendverb
- I go away, departverb
- I dieverb
- I throw, cast outverb
- I go in, enterverb
- I drive/send outverb
- promisenoun
- I eatverb
- I find, discoververb
- I go out, depart, leaveverb
- I go down, descendverb
- I bear, carryverb
- I drinkverb
- I fallverb
- I go to, approachverb
Chapter1215
- I take up/awayverb
- I announce, reportverb
- I kill, put to deathverb
- I send outverb
- timenoun
- therefore, for this reason
- immediately
- language, tonguenoun
- writing, Scripturenoun
- stonenoun
- temple, sanctuarynoun
- parablenoun
- wisdomnoun
- salvation, deliverancenoun
- I sow, plantverb
Chapter1315
- eternity, age, worldnoun
- man, husbandnoun
- high priestnoun
- kingnoun
- grace, thanksnoun
- nation, people; Gentiles (pl)noun
- woman, wifenoun
- mothernoun
- namenoun
- father, ancestornoun
- faith, trustnoun
- Spirit, spirit, windnoun
- city, townnoun
- flesh, body, mortal naturenoun
- bodynoun
Chapter1415
- bloodnoun
- handnoun
- power, miraclenoun
- I approach, draw nearverb
- scribenoun
- I know, understandverb
- I see, perceiveverb
- I persuade, convinceverb
- lightnoun
- footnoun
- firenoun
- word, sayingnoun
- mouthnoun
- waternoun
- I liveverb
Chapter1515
- goodadjective
- holy; saints (pl subst)adjective
- other, another, different
- righteous, justadjective
- or, than
- other, another, differentadjective
- good, beautifuladjective
- large, great
- deadadjective
- now, at present
- again
- every, all
- faithful, believingadjective
- much, many, large, great
- evil, wickedadjective
Chapter1615
- eternaladjective
- amen, truly, so be it
- eachadjective
- until, while
- I announce good news, preachverb
- outside
- I sitverb
- I herald, proclaim, preachverb
- and not, neither, nor
- no one, nothing (subst)
- and not, neither, nor
- elder, olderadjective
- I gaze, behold, look atverb
- then
- I exist, amverb
Chapter1715
- ten
- secondadjective
- twelve
- two
- one
- seven
- I grasp, seize, arrestverb
- no, not
- five
- I reveal, make known, manifestverb
- firstadjective
- four
- fourthadjective
- three
- thirdadjective
Chapter1815
- belovedadjective
- so then
- I bindverb
- rightadjective
- already, now
- hopenoun
- I prepareverb
- remaining, restadjective
- middle, midstadjective
- only, single, aloneadjective
- here
- whole, entire, completeadjective
- mountain, hillnoun
- childnoun
- I bring to, offerverb
Chapter1915
- of one another
- (of) himself, herself, itself
- that; those (pl)
- myself
- my, mineadjective
- lastadjective
- one's own, peculiaradjective
- bad, eviladjective
- as much asadjective
- this; these (pl)
- how?
- (of) yourself
- someone, certain
- who? which? what?
- of such a kind, such as this
Chapter2015
- I sin (ἥμαρτον)verb
- I wish, want, desireverb
- it is necessary, one must/should
- I seem, suppose, thinkverb
- I am able, canverb
- blessed, happyadjective
- and not, nor
- no one, nothing (subst)
- I am about to, am going toverb
- nightnoun
- so that
- before, in front of (gen)
- will, wish, desirenoun
- I want, wish, desireverb
- blind; blind person (subst)adjective
Chapter2115
- (particle of indefiniteness: untranslated)
- I rejoice; greetingsverb
- I take, receive, welcomeverb
- I declare righteous, justifyverb
- if, when
- unless
- in order that, so that, that
- I consider, reckonverb
- in order that, that
- where
- whoever, whatever, who
- whenever, when (ὅτε + ἄν)
- when
- where?
- I crucifyverb
Chapter2215
- I greetverb
- neednoun
- in front of, before
- I know, understandverb
- I work, do, performverb
- yearnoun
- generation, family
- behold, look, see
- I sitverb
- I live, dwellverb
- judgment, condemnationnoun
- fear, reverence, respectnoun
- watch, guard, prisonnoun
- animal, beastnoun
- tribulation, afflictionnoun
Chapter2315
- until
- sinful, sinner (subst)
- I stand up, ariseverb
- I forgive, let go, divorceverb
- I give back, payverb
- I destroy, am lost (mid)verb
- I giveverb
- desolate, desert, wilderness (subst)
- I stand, setverb
- smalladjective
- same nature, similaradjective
- woe
- I hand over, betray, entrustverb
- I say, affirmverb
- I put, place, appointverb