Greek Bible Names — Origins, Meanings & History

Phoibe Feminine Greek Greek Bible +1 Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Phoibe (Φοίβη) is the Ancient Greek form of the name Phoebe, deriving from the Greek word phoibos (φοῖβος), meaning "bright, pure." In Greek mythology, Phoibe was a Titaness associated with the moon, and the name also se...

Poudes Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Poudes is the Greek form of Pudens, a Latin name meaning "bashful" or "chaste." This form appears in Greek biblical contexts, likely due to the translation of the New Testament where a Roman named Pudens is briefly menti...

Priska Feminine German Greek Bible German Greek Bible

Priska is the German and Greek New Testament form of the name Prisca. While in German-speaking regions Priska is used as a modern given name, in biblical contexts it appears specifically in the Greek text of the New Test...

Priskilla Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Priskilla is the Greek form of Priscilla, found in the Greek New Testament. It derives from the Roman name Prisca, a diminutive of the Latin name Prisca, meaning 'ancient' or 'venerable'. In the New Testament (Acts 18),...

Prochoros Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Prochoros is the Greek form of Prochorus, from the Greek name Πρόχορος (Prochoros), meaning "leader of the dance". The name is composed of the elements pro- ("before, in front") and choros ("dance"), evoking a sense of l...

Rhachel Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Etymology and BackgroundRhachel is a form of Rachel used in the Greek Bible. The name Rachel itself derives from the Hebrew רָחֵל (Raḥel), meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament, Rachel is the beloved wife of Jacob and moth...

Rhagouel Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Rhagouel is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Reuel, used in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint). The name derives from the Hebrew elements reaʿ (friend) and ʾel (God), thus meaning "friend of God." In the bibl...

Rhaphael Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Rhaphael is the Biblical Greek form of Raphael, originating from the רָפָאֵל (Rafaʾel) meaning "God heals," derived from rafa (to heal) and ʾel (God). The name Rhaphael appears in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of...

Rhebekka Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Rhebekka is a form of Rebecca used in the Greek Bible. It represents the Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Rivqa, which derives from a Semitic root meaning "join, tie, snare."Etymology and Biblical ContextIn the Greek O...

Rhode Feminine Greek Bible Latin Bible +1 Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

Rhode is the Greek form of Rhoda.Rhoda itself comes from the ancient Greek word ῥόδον (rhodon), meaning "rose." In the New Testament, Rhoda is the name of a servant girl (a maid) in the house of Mary, the mother of John...

Rhouben Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Rhouben is the Biblical Greek form of Reuben, a name of Hebrew origin that means raʾa”—”to see”—and ben”—”son,” thus “behold, a son.” The name appears in the Old Testament as the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis...

Rhouth Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Rhouth is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Ruth (רוּת), used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament known as the Septuagint. The name appears in the Greek Bible as Ῥούθ (Rhouth), representing the Hebrew...

Salathiel Masculine English Bible Greek Bible English Bible Greek Bible

Salathiel is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shealtiel, used in the Koine Greek Septuagint and adopted into some English Bible translations, including the King James Version. It is the Greek form of Shealtiel,...

Salome Feminine Georgian English +4 Georgian English German English Bible Greek Bible +1

Salome is a name of Aramaic origin, closely related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace." The name appears in several cultural traditions, including Georgian, English, German, and various Bible versions.Et...

Salomon Masculine French Greek Bible +1 French Greek Bible Latin Bible

Salomon is a French and Polish form of Solomon. This form also appears in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (as Σολομών and Solomon) and in the New Testament. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomo...

Samouel Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Samouel is a transliteration of the Greek form of Samuel, as it appears in the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. While standard Greek versions typically render the name as Σαμουήλ (Samouēl),...

Sampson 1 Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Sampson 1 is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Samson, ultimately from Shimshon, meaning 'little sun' or 'sun-like'. The name appears most notably in the Old Testament, where Samson was a legendary hero granted exception...

Saoul Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Saoul is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Saul, used primarily in translations of the Bible into Greek. In the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), Saoul appears as a transliteration of the Hebrew name Shaʾul, meaning "asked...

Sappheire Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Sappheire is the Greek form of Sapphira. The name appears in the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament, though it is often rendered as Sapphira in English. In the biblical account, Sapphira is the wife of Ananias, an...

Sarrha Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Sarrha is a Biblical Greek form of the name Sarah, which means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew. In the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, the name appears as Sarrha (Σάρρᾳ) in references to Abr...

Saulos Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Saulos is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Saul, used in the Greek New Testament. The name originates from the Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul), meaning "asked for" or "prayed for." In the Old Testament, Saul was the first king...

Seera Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Seera is a Biblical Greek feminine name, serving as the Greek transliteration of the Sheerah from the Hebrew Bible. The original Hebrew name, שֶׁאֱרָה (She'era), is generally understood to mean “kinswoman” or “relative,”...

Sem Masculine Dutch Greek Bible +1 Dutch Greek Bible Latin Bible

Sem is the form of Shem used in the Greek and Latin Bibles. It appears in the Septuagint and Vulgate translations of the Old Testament, where it represents the Hebrew name שֵׁם (Shem), which means “name” or “fame.” In th...

Sepphora Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Sepphora is a Greek form of Zipporah, the wife of Moses in the Old Testament.EtymologyThe name Sepphora derives from the Hebrew name Zipporah (צִפּוֹרָה, Tsippora), which comes from the Hebrew word tsippor meaning "bird....

Sergios Masculine Greek Greek Bible Greek Greek Bible

Sergios is the Greek form of Sergius, a Roman family name of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin servus meaning "servant" or more likely from Etruscan. In Greek-speaking contexts, Sergios appears in both classical and b...

Seth 1 Masculine English English Bible +2 English English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Seth is an English masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name שֵׁת (Sheṯ), meaning "placed" or "set." In the Old Testament, Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the murder of Abel by Cain. According t...

Silas Masculine Danish English +5 Danish English German Greek English Bible +2

Silas is a biblical name borne by a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. It is probably a shortened form of Silvanus, a name Paul uses for him in the epistles. Some scholars suggest that Silas and Silvanus may r...

Silouanos Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Silouanos is a name occurring in the Greek New Testament, functioning as the Greek form of Silvanus.EtymologyThe name Silvanus is derived from the Roman cognomen meaning "of the woods", from Latin silva ("wood, forest")....

Simon 1 Masculine Armenian Georgian +14 Armenian Georgian Danish Dutch English +11

Simon is a masculine given name of biblical origin, derived from the New Testament Greek form Σίμων (Simon), which itself comes from the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʿon), meaning "hearing" or "listening," from the root שָ...

Solomon Masculine English English Bible +2 English English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Solomon is an English male given name derived from the Hebrew name Shelomo (שְׁלֹמֹה), itself rooted in the Hebrew word shalom meaning "peace." In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), Solomon was a son of David and Bathsheb...

Sophonias Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Sophonias is the Biblical Greek form of Zephaniah, a name derived from the Hebrew Tsefanya, meaning "Yahweh has hidden." The Greek transliteration appears in the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bi...

Sousanna Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

EtymologySousanna is the Greek form of Susanna, itself derived from the Greek Σουσάννα (Sousanna), which came from the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshanna). The root is the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan), meaning "lily" o...

Stephanos Masculine Greek Greek Bible +1 Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Stephanos is the original Greek form of Stephen, derived from the ancient Greek noun στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "crown, wreath" and metaphorically "reward, honor, renown." The word itself comes from the verb στέφειν (...

Symeon Masculine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Symeon is an Old Testament Greek (though occurring rarely in the New Testament) and Latin form of Simeon. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew personal name Shimʿon, which is commonly interpreted as “he has heard,...

Syntyche Feminine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Syntyche is a masculine form of Euodia and appears in few texts.

Tabitha Feminine English English Bible +1 English English Bible Greek Bible

Tabitha is an English feminine given name derived from an Aramaic word meaning "gazelle." The name appears in the New Testament in Acts 9:36, where Tabitha (also known by her Greek equivalent Dorcas) is a benevolent woma...

Thaddaios Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Thaddaios is the original Greek form of the name Thaddeus, appearing in the New Testament as the name of one of the twelve apostles (Matthew 10:3). The name is a direct transliteration of the Aramaic name Ṯaddai, which i...

Thamar Feminine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Etymology and Biblical OriginsThamar is a transliteration of the name Tamar as it appears in the Greek and Latin versions of the Bible. The underlying Hebrew name תָּמָר (Tamar) means "date palm," a tree that symbolized...

Themar Feminine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Themar is a Greek biblical variant of the name Tamar, used specifically in the Old Testament translation where it refers to the daughter of King David. The name originates from the Hebrew word for "date palm", a tree sym...

Thersa Feminine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Etymology and Biblical OriginThersa is a variant form of Tirzah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. The name Tirzah comes from the Hebrew Tirtsa, meaning "favorable" or "pleasant." In the Old Testament, Tirzah app...

Thomas Masculine Danish Dutch +9 Danish Dutch English French German +6

Thomas is a male name derived from the Aramaic word te'oma, meaning "twin". The English spelling comes via Latin Thomas from the Greek transliteration Thōmâs, which itself is from Imperial Aramaic Tawmɑʔ. The root occurs...

Timaios Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Timaios is the Greek form of Timaeus, derived from τιμάω (timao), meaning "to honour." As such, the name carries connotations of respect, esteem, and recognition. It appears notably in both ancient Greek philosophy and t...

Timon Masculine Dutch English Bible +3 Dutch English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

Timon is a masculine given name with roots in Ancient Greek, derived from the verb τιμάω (timao), meaning "to honour, to esteem." The name thus carries the literal sense of "he who honours" or "honourable." It is atteste...

Timotheos Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Timotheos is the Greek form of Timothy, derived from Τιμόθεος (Timótheos), which is composed of the elements τιμάω (timáō) meaning "to honour" and θεός (theós) meaning "god". Thus, the name signifies "honouring God."Etym...

Titos Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Titos is the Greek form of Titus, used specifically in the Greek New Testament. The name Titus itself is a Roman praenomen of obscure origin, possibly connected to Latin titulus ('title of honour'), but more likely of Os...

Tobias Masculine Danish English +6 Danish English German Norwegian Swedish +3

Tobias is a male given name derived from the Koine Greek form Τωβίας, itself a Hellenization of the Biblical Hebrew name Tobiah (טוֹבִיה, Toviyah), meaning 'Yah is good'. The name is best known from the apocryphal Book o...

Tobith Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Tobith is a Greek form of Tobit, derived from the Hebrew name Ṭovi (טוֹבִיה) meaning "my good." This name appears in the Greek Bible, specifically in the Septuagint version of the Book of Tobit, where it serves as an alt...

Trophimos Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Trophimos is the original Ancient Greek form of the name Trophimus. It derives from the Greek word τροφή (trophē) meaning "nourishment, food," giving the name the meaning "nourishing." This etymology reflects a broader t...

Tryphaina Feminine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Tryphaina is the Greek form of Tryphena, derived from the Greek name Τρύφαινα (Tryphaina), which itself comes from the Greek word τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy." This name appears in the New Testament, where...

Tryphosa Feminine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Tryphosa is a Greek name that appears in the New Testament, mentioned in Paul's Epistle to the Romans (16:12) as a Christian woman commended as a "worker in the Lord." The name is derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe), meani...

Zaboulon Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Zaboulon is a Greek form of the biblical name Zebulun, appearing in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint) and in some New Testament manuscripts. The name is ultimately derived from the Hebrew word z...

Zacharias Masculine Greek English Bible +2 Greek English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Zacharias is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew name Zechariah. This transliteration appears frequently in New Testament manuscripts and is used in most English translations of the New Testament to refer to the fathe...

Zakchaios Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Zakchaios is the Greek New Testament form of Zacchaeus, which itself derives from Zaccai (or Zakkai in Biblical Hebrew), a name meaning "pure" from the Hebrew root zakh (to be pure). In the New Testament, Zakchaios is us...

Zebedaios Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Zebedaios is the New Testament Greek form of Zebedee, appearing in the original Greek Gospels. The name derives from the Hebrew Zebadiah, meaning "Yahweh has given" (from Hebrew zavaḏ "to give" and yah referring to the H...

Zelpha Feminine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Zelpha is a form of the biblical name Zilpah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. The name Zilpah (Hebrew: זִלְפָּה) is traditionally interpreted as meaning "frailty" in Hebrew, though some scholars suggest it may...