Greek word study tool

• 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. […]
• The Greek word antophthalmeo
  Found just once in the New Testament (Acts 27:15), the Greek verb “antophthalmeo” meant “look in the face” or “look directly in the face.”  Luke used this word to say a ship was not able to “face” the wind.  Even now “to face the wind” is used in nautical terminology. […]
• The Greek word antlema
  Found just once in the New Testament (Jn. 4:11), the Greek noun “antlema” meant “bucket.”  A Samaritan woman said Jesus had “nothing to draw with, and the well is deep.”  This woman apparently had the right equipment to draw water, but she, being a Samaritan, was not willing to share her paraphernalia with Jesus. […]
• The Greek word antleo
  Found just four times in the New Testament (Jn. 2:8, 9; 4:7, 15), the Greek verb “antleo” meant “draw from a container.”  This word is applied to the wedding feast at Cana (Jn. 2:8, 9) where Jesus “changed water to wine.”  John also used this word when describing Jesus’ interaction with a Samaritan woman (Jn. 4:7, 15). […]
• The Greek word antichristos
  Found just five times in the New Testament, the Greek noun “antichristos” meant “Antichrist” or “anti-Messiah.” Many believe the word “Antichrist” is found throughout the Bible, especially in the book of Revelation, but this idea is false.  The Apostle John did use the word “antichrist,” but he never used this term in the book of […]