What Is Biblical Etymology?

אָמֵן (amen)

Truly; so be it; firm; reliable

הַלְלוּיָהּ (hallelujah)

Praise the Lord

מָשִׁיחַ (mashiach) / Μεσσίας (Messias)

Anointed one

Χριστός (Christos)

Anointed one

λόγος (logos)

Word; reason; discourse

ἀγάπη (agapē)

Unconditional, divine love

שָׁלוֹם (shalom)

Peace; wholeness; complete well-being

רוּחַ (ruach)

Spirit; wind; breath

πνεῦμα (pneuma)

Spirit; breath; wind

ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia)

Assembly; congregation; church

εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion)

Good news

βάπτισμα (baptisma)

Immersion; dipping

תּוֹרָה (torah)

Instruction; law; teaching

יהוה (YHWH)

I AM; the Eternal One

אֱלֹהִים (elohim)

God; gods; mighty one

אֲדֹנָי (adonai)

Lord; Master

χάρις (charis)

Grace; undeserved favor; gift

ἁμαρτία (hamartia)

Missing the mark; failure; sin

ἀπολύτρωσις (apolytrōsis)

Ransom; release by payment

δικαίωσις (dikaiōsis)

To declare righteous; acquit

ἁγιασμός (hagiasmos)

Making holy; setting apart for God

ἱλασμός (hilasmos)

Satisfaction of wrath; atonement

παράκλητος (paraklētos)

Comforter; Advocate; Helper

μαράνα θά (marana tha)

Our Lord, come!

ἀποκάλυψις (apokalypsis)

Revelation; unveiling

παρουσία (parousia)

Presence; coming; arrival

κοινωνία (koinōnia)

Fellowship; participation; sharing

μετάνοια (metanoia)

Repentance; change of mind

Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha)

Place of the Skull

ὡσαννά (hōsanna)

Save us, please!