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Brief Overview of μετάνοια (Strong’s G3341: metanoia)
Brief Overview of ζυγός (Strong’s G2218: zygos)
Brief Overview of δίκτυον (Strong's G1350: díktyon)
Brief Overview of διϊσχυρίζομαι (G1340: diischyrízomai)
Brief Overview of διΐστημι (G1339: diístēmi)
Brief Overview of διεγείρω (G1326: diegeírō)
Brief Overview of Δίδυμος (G1324: Dídymos)
Brief Overview of διδαχή (G1322: didachḗ)
Brief Overview of διδάσκω (G1321: didáskō)
Brief Overview of διδάσκαλος (G1320: didáskalos)
Brief Overview of διδασκαλία (G1319: didaskalía)
Brief Overview of διδακτός (G1318: didaktós)
Brief Overview of διδακτικός (G1317: didaktikós)
Brief Overview of διατρίβω (G1304: diatríbō)
Brief Overview of διασαφέω (G1285: diasapheō)
Brief Overview of διαμερισμός (G1267: diamerismós)
Brief Overview of διαμένω (G1265: diaménō)
Brief Overview of διαλέγομαι (G1256: dialégomai)
Brief Overview of διάκονος (G1249: diákonos)
Brief Overview of διακονία (G1248: diakonía)
Brief Overview of διακονέω (G1247: diakonéō)
Brief Overview of διαζώννυμι (G1241: diazṓnnymi)
Brief Overview of Δημᾶς (G1214: Dēmas)
Brief Overview of δέχομαι (G1209: dechomai)
Brief Overview of δεῦτε (G1205: deûte)
Brief Overview of δεῦρο (G1204: deûro)
Brief Overview of δεσπότης (G1203: despótēs)
Brief Overview of δέρω (G1194: dérō)
Brief Overview of Δειλός (G1169: Deilós)
Brief Overview of Δειλιάω (G1168: Deiliáō)
Brief Overview of Δειλία (G1167: Deilía)
Brief Overview of Δαπάνη (G1160: Dapánē)
Brief Overview of Δαπανάω (G1159: Dapanáō)
Brief Overview of Δάμαρις (G1152: Damaris)
Brief Overview of Γυμνητεύω (G1130: Gymnēteuō)
Brief Overview of Γρηγορέω (G1127: Grēgoreō)
Brief Overview of Γραώδης (G1126: Graōdēs)
Brief Overview of Γονυπετέω (G1120: Gonypeteō)
Brief Overview of γνῶσις (G1108: gnōsis)
Brief Overview of γνήσιος (G1103: gnēsios)
Brief Overview of γλωσσόκομον (G1101: glōssokomon)
Brief Overview of γλυκύς (G1099: glykus)
Brief Overview of Γαλιλαῖος (G1057: Galilaios)
Brief Overview of Γαλιλαία (G1056: Galilaia)
Brief Overview of γαλήνη (G1055: Galēnē)
Brief Overview of γάλα (G1051: gala)
Brief Overview of Γάϊος (G1050: Gaios)
Brief Overview of Βροχή (G1028: Brochē)
Brief Overview of Βραδύς (G1021: Bradys)
Brief Overview of Βουλεύω (G1011: Bouleúō)
Brief Overview of βόσκω (G1006: boskō)
Brief Overview of Βοανηργές (G993: Boanērges)
Brief Overview of βιωτικός (G982: Biōtikós)
Brief Overview of βίωσις (G981: Bíōsis)
Brief Overview of βιόω (G980: Bióō)
Brief overview of βιαστής (G973: biastēs)
Brief Overview of βιάζω (G971: biázō)
Brief Overview of βάτος (G942: batos)
Brief overview of βαρύνω (G925: barýnō)
Brief Overview of βαπτισμός (G909: Baptismos)
Brief Overview of βάλλω (G906: Ballō)
Brief Overview of βαθύς (G901: Bathys)
Brief Overview of ἀφορίζω (G873: aphorizō)
Brief Overview of ἀφίστημι (G868: aphistēmi)
Brief Overview of αὐτοῦ (G847: autou)
Brief Overview of αὐθάδης (G829: authadēs)
Brief Overview of ἀτιμόω (G821: atimōō)
Brief Overview of ἀτενίζω (G816: Ateinízō)
Brief Overview of ἀτακτέω (G812: Ataktéō)
Brief Overview of ἀσωτία (G810: Asōtia)
Brief Overview of ἀσύνετος (G801: Asynetos)
Brief Overview of ἀστατέω (G790: astatéō)
Brief Overview of ἀσμένως (G780: asmēnōs)
Brief Overview of ἀσθένημα (G771: asthēnēma)
Brief Overview of ἄρχομαι (G756: archomai)
Brief Overview of ἀρχιτέκτων (G753: architéktōn)
Brief Overview of ἀρχηγός (G747: archēgós)
Brief Overview of ἀρτύω (G741: artýō)
Brief Overview of ἀρτιγέννητος (G738: artigennētos)
Brief Overview of Ἀρτεμᾶς (G734: Artemis)
Brief Overview of ἄροτρον (G723: árotron)
Brief Overview of ἀροτριάω (G722: arōtriáō)
Brief Overview of ἀρνέομαι (G720: arneomai)
Brief Overview of ἀρκετός (G713: arketós)
Brief Overview of ἀριστάω (G709: aristáō)
Brief Overview of Ἀρίσταρχος (G708: Aristarchus)
Brief Overview of ἀρήν (G704: arēn)
Brief Overview of ἀρέσκω (G700: areskō)
Brief Overview of ἀρεσκεία (G699: areskeia)
Brief Overview of ἆρα (G687: ára)
Brief Overview of ἀπρόσκοπος (G677: apróskopos)
Brief Overview of ἀπουσία (G666: Apousía)
Brief Overview of ἀποτρέπω (G665: Apotrépō)
Brief Overview of ἀποτίθημι (G659: Apotíthēmi)
Brief Overview of ἀποτάσσω (G657: Apotássō)
Brief Overview of ἀποστρέφω (G654: Apostréphō)
Brief Overview of ἀπόστολος (G652: Apostolos)
Brief Overview of ἀποστέλλω (G649: Apostéllō)
Brief Overview of ἀποστασία (G646: Apostasía)
Brief Overview of ἀποσπάω (G645: Apóspao)
Brief Overview of ἀπορέω (G639: Aporéō)
Brief Overview of ἀποπνίγω (G638: Apopnígō)
Brief Overview of ἀποπλύνω (G637: Apoplýnō)
Brief Overview of ἀπομάσσω (G631: Apomássō)
Brief Overview of Ἀπολλῶς (G625: Apollōs)
Brief Overview of ἀποκεφαλίζω (G607: Apokefalizō)
Brief Overview of ἀπόδημος (Strong's G590:)
Brief Overview of ἀποδέχομαι (Strong's G588:)
Brief Overview of ἀποβάλλω (Strong's G577:)
Brief Overview of ἀποβαίνω (Strong's G576:)
Brief Overview of ἁπλοῦς (Strong's G573:)
Brief Overview of ἄπιστος (Strong's G571:)
Brief Overview of ἀπέρχομαι (Strong's G565:)
Brief Overview of ἀπερισπάστως (Strong's G563:)
Brief Overview of ἄπειρος (Strong's G552:)
Brief Overview of ἀπαρτισμός (Strong's G535:)
Brief Overview of ἀπαρνέομαι (Strong's G533:)
Brief Overview of ἀπαιτέω (Strong's G523:)
Brief Overview of ἀπαίδευτος (Strong's G521:)
Brief Overview of ἀπάγω (Strong's G520:)
Brief Overview of ἀξίως (Strong's G516:)
Brief Overview of ἄξιος (Strong's G514:)
Brief Overview of ἀνώγεον (Strong's G508:)
Brief Overview of ἀντιλοιδορέω (Strong's G486:)
Brief Overview of ἀντιδιατίθημι (Strong's G475:)
Brief Overview of ἀντιβάλλω (Strong's G474:)
Brief Overview of ἀντέχω (Strong's G472:)
Brief Overview of ἀνταναπληρόω (Strong's G466:)
Brief Overview of ἀνόητος (Strong's G453:)
Brief Overview of ἀνθρωπάρεσκος (Strong's G441:)
Brief Overview of ἀνεξίκακος (Strong's G420:)
Brief Overview of Ἀνδρέας (Strong's G406:)
Brief Overview of ἀνατρέφω (Strong's G397:)
Brief Overview of ἀναστροφή (Strong's G391:)
Brief Overview of ἀναστρέφω (Strong's G390:)
Brief Overview of ἀνασταυρόω (Strong's G388:)
Brief Overview of ἀναστατόω (Strong's G387:)
Brief Overview of ἀνανεόω (Strong's G365:)
Brief Overview of ἀναμιμνῄσκω (Strong's G363:)
Brief Overview of ἄναλος (Strong's G358:)
Brief Overview of ἀναλογίζομαι (Strong's G357:)
Brief Overview of ἀνάκειμαι (Strong's G345:)
Brief Overview of ἀναθεωρέω (Strong's G333:)
Brief Overview of ἀναζωπυρέω (Strong's G329:)
Brief Overview of ἀναζώννυμι (Strong's G328:)
Brief Overview of ἀναδέχομαι (Strong's G324:)
Brief Overview of ἀμώμητος (Strong's G298:)
Brief Overview of ἀμφίβληστρον (Strong's G293:)
Brief Overview of ἀμπελών (Strong's G290:)
Brief Overview of ἀμπελουργός (Strong's G289:)
Brief Overview of ἄμπελος (Strong's G288:)
Brief Overview of ἀμαθής (Strong's G261:)
Brief Overview of Ἀλφαῖος (Strong's G256:)
Brief Overview of ἀλυσιτής (Strong's G255:)
Brief Overview of ἅλς (Strong's G251:)
Brief Overview of ἀλλότριος (Strong's G245:)
Brief Overview of ἀλλήλων (Strong's G240:)
Brief Overview of ἁλίζω (Strong's G233:)
Brief Overview of ἁλιεύω (Strong's G232:)
Brief Overview of ἁλιεύς (Strong's G231:)
Brief Overview of ἀληθεύω (Strong's G226:)
Brief Overview of ἅλας (Strong's G217:)
Brief Overview of ἀλαζών (Strong's G213:)
Brief Overview of ἀκροατής (Strong's G202:)
Brief Overview of ἀκριβῶς (Strong's G199:)
Brief Overview of ἀκριβέστερον (Strong's G197:)
Brief Overview of ἀκρίβεια (Strong's G195:)
Brief Overview of ἀκρατής (Strong's G193:)
Brief Overview of ἀκούω (Strong's G191:)
Brief Overview of ἀκολουθέω (Strong's G190:)
Brief Overview of ἀκμήν (Strong's G188:)
Brief Overview of ἀκέραιος (Strong's G185:)
Brief Overview of ἀκατάστατος (Strong's G182:)
Brief Overview of ἀκατάγνωστος (Strong's G176:)
Brief Overview of ἄκαρπος (Strong's G175:)
Brief Overview of ἄκακος (Strong's G172:)
Brief Overview of αἰσχρότης (Strong's G151:)
Brief Overview of αἰσχρός (Strong's G150:)
Brief Overview of αἴσχρον (Strong's G149:)
Brief Overview of αἰσχρολογία (Strong’s G148: aischrología)
Brief Overview of αἰσθάνομαι (Strong's G143:)
Brief Overview of αἴρω (Strong's G142:)
Brief Overview of αἱρέω (Strong's G138:)
Brief Overview of ἄδολος (Strong's G97: ádolos)
Brief Overview of ἀγωνίζομαι (Strong's G75: Agōnizomai)
Brief Overview of ἀγών (Strong's G73: Agōn)
Brief Overview of ἀγωγή (Strong's G72: Agogē)
Brief Overview of ἄγω (Strong's G71: Agō)
Brief Overview of ἀγρυπνέω (Strong's G69: Agrypneō)
Brief Overview of ἄγρα (Strong's G61: Ágra)
Brief Overview of ἀγνωσία (Strong's G56: Agnōsia)
Brief Overview of ἄγκιστρον (Strong's G44: Ankistron)
Brief Overview of ἀγγεῖον (Strong's G30: Angkeion)
Brief Overview of ἀγαπάω (Strong's G25: Agapao)
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