Definitions

Hebrew and Greek

The simple English definitions of Greek and Hebrew root words in the material in this collection of articles are not intended to be technical expositions, but merely helpful basics. Students who wish to go into more detail on the technical nuances in the ancient languages are encouraged to seek scholarly advice on what reference works would be most useful.

The definitions of Greek words are derived from a combination of:

• The online New Testament Greek Lexicon at

http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/NewTestamentGreek/

This Lexicon is based on Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon and Smith’s Bible Dictionary

• Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance: Greek Lexicon

 

The definitions of Hebrew words are derived from a combination of:

• The online Brown, Driver, Briggs Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon at

http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/OldTestamentHebrew/

• Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance: Hebrew Lexicon

 

English  

The definitions of English words in the material in this collection of articles are adapted from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary at:

http://www.m-w.com/home.htm

 

Quotations

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations in this collection of articles are from the THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. (NIV)  © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.