Greek word study tool

• The Greek word anoterikos
  Found just once in the New Testament (Acts 19:1), the Greek adjective “anoterikos” meant “upper” or “interior.”  Luke said Paul went through the “upper coasts.”  This may mean he took the more direct route from the north to reach the city of Ephesus. […]
• The Greek word anothen
  Found in Mt. 27:51; Mk. 15:38; Lk. 1:3; Jn. 3:3, 7, 31; 19:11, 23; Acts 26:5; Gal. 4:9; Jas. 1:17; 3:15, 17, the Greek adverb “anothen” meant “from the top,” “from the beginning,” or “from above.” The veil of the temple was torn “from the top” (Mt. 27:51; Mk. 15:38).  Luke’s account of Jesus’ life was traced “from the first” (Lk. 1:3).  Jesus said a person m […]
• The Greek word anogeon
  Found just twice in the New Testament (Mk. 14:15; Lk. 22:12), the Greek noun “anogeon” described an “upper room.”  Mark and Luke both used this noun to say Jesus spoke about observing the Passover feast in an “upper room.” […]
• The Greek word ano
  Found nine times in the New Testament (Jn. 2:7; 8:23; 11:41; Acts 2:19; Gal. 4:26; Phil. 3:14; Col. 3:1-2; Heb. 12:15), the Greek adverb “ano” meant “above, upward, up.” […]
• The Greek word anupotaktos
  Found just four times in the New Testament (1 Tim. 1:9; Tit. 1:6, 10; Heb. 2:8), the Greek adjective “anupotaktos” meant “unruly,” “undisciplined,” “disobedient,” “rebellious,” “not subject.” Paul said children can be “rebellious” (Tit. 1:6).  He also noted how some are “insubordinate” or “unwilling” to subject themselves to sound teaching (Tit. 1:10).  Kitt […]
• The Greek word anupokritos
  Found just six times in the New Testament (Rom. 12:9; 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Tim. 1:5; 2 Tim. 1:5; Jas. 3:17; 1 Pet. 1:22), the Greek adjective “anupokritos” meant “unfeigned,” “without hypocrisy,” “upright,” “authentic,” or “legitimate.” In Rom. 12:9; 2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Pet. 1:22 this adjective is associated with true love.  This sincerity is associated with proper faith […]
• The Greek word anudros
  Found just four times in the New Testament (Mt. 12:43; Lk. 11:24; 2 Pet. 2:17; Jude 12), the Greek adjective “anudros” meant “dry place,” “desert,” or “without water.” Peter and Jude used this term to describe false teachers.  Jesus used this word in Mt. 12:43 and Lk. 11:24 to say evicted demons passed through “waterless places” as they searched for rest. […]