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And many of them are free! Word of Caution about Greek and Hebrew The good news is, these tools are available to everyone. Having the tools to look deeper into the meaning of the original words God chose to use can deepen our understanding of His Word. The Old Testament was written primarily in Hebrew with a smattering of Aramaic.

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However, I have learned how to use the invaluable tools available to us “English only” speakers to enrich my Bible study. Although they were not required for my Masters in Christian Education, I could have taken them as electives. I highly recommend using an ad-blocker (I use this ad-blocker) and/or a browser that automatically blocks ads that allows you to also hide sidebars (and elements other than ads) that are not suitable for a Christian’s eyes.I loved my time in seminary, but I regret one thing. It is unfortunate that so many sites with otherwise useful content are plagued with awful content in the sidebars and “recommended content” sections. **Please note that linking to an external website does not at all constitute an endorsement of that site or its content.

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Hopefully this post inspires you to use your smartphone for something smart! I use these apps frequently, and recommend them for all Android users who want to sharpen their Greek skills.

#BIBLE STUDY APPS GREEK FOR FREE#

You can use most of the different Bible versions, including the one mentioned above for free with an internet connection, or you can pay $4.99 to download it for offline use as well.Īs I already mentioned above, I like the navigation options for quickly finding references in Tecarta. It also has a handy little vocabulary tool that evidently allows you to study the vocabulary of a particular chapter of the Bible in order to brush up on your skills before you plow through the chapter. The Greek New Testament Reader also has some other neat features that I don’t even use! You can choose from several different Bible reading plans, including some by Daniel Wallace that will hopefully motivate you to read your Greek New Testament more!

The audio player doesn’t seem to work, (at least not on my older device).

Presto, there’s the passage you’re looking for!

I’d love to see an improved navigation system similar to the way the Tecarta Bible app does it just type in the reference and chapter number, and hit enter.

The app needs a little “polishing.” Often when I want to scroll quickly to the end of a chapter, the page will “stick” to my finger, instead of using the “inertial scroll” that most smartphone users are accustomed to.

This is not BDAG, so you’ll only get one or two of the “main” meanings, but it’s still very helpful for a quick reference. Take note of the “concise” in the title of that dictionary.

I’m not sure where the parsing info comes from, but the definitions are from Mounce’s Concise Greek-English Dictionary.

One-tap glosses and parsing! This is really nice for those obscure words or parsings that stump you.

The font! I’m rather picky about Greek fonts, (some are just plain awful!) but this one is pretty nice.

Note that I do not recommend reading your Bible, (whether Greek or English) on your phone, ( or any other electronic device, for that matter.)** I use this app mainly as a quick reference when I need to quickly look up a passage in Greek or a particular word’s definition or parsing. Of all the apps on my phone that fall into the Greek category, this is the one I currently use the most. John 1, as seen in the SBLGNT Greek New Testament Reader