Bible Word Meanings

 

Word

Language Origin

Meaning

angel

Greek

messenger - ἄγγελος ángelos

apostle

Greek

one who is sent away, ἀπόστολος

catechesis

Latin/Greek

to echo

catholic

Greek

universal

Christ

Greek

Anointed one

deacon

Greek

servant or messenger

diákonos (διάκονος)

Deuteronomy

Greek

Copy of the law

Emanuel or Immanuel

Hebrew

God with us

Eucharist

Greek

Thanksgiving

Exodus

Greek

Departure; Hebrew book name

Shemoth, Names

Genesis

Greek

Creation, Beginning: 

Hebrew book name: Bereshit

Gospel

Greek, Old English

Good news - εὐαγγέλιον, god-spel

Jesus

Hebrew

God saves

katholikos

Greek

according to the whole

Kyrios

Greek

Lord

Lent

Old English

Spring season

Leviticus

Greek

Priests of the tribe of Levi

Liturgy

Greek

λειτουργία, the work of the people

maranatha

Aramaic

מרנא תא Our Lord is come

Messiah

Hebrew

Anointed one

metanoia

Greek

changing one’s mind or heart

mysterium (mystery)

Latin

belonging to God

parable

Greek, Latin

comparison (parabola)

religion

Old French

re + ligāre, to tie, to fasten, and to bind

Theology

Greek

Theos (God) and Logos (discourse)