Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Greek
People & Groups - New Testament
In the New Testament, “Greek” may mean a person of Greek ancestry or, more broadly, a Gentile in contrast with a Jew. It is distinguished from “Grecian,” which commonly refers to a Greek-speaking foreign Jew.
Greyhound
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
“Greyhound” is an uncertain translation of a Hebrew expression in Proverbs 30:31. The original may refer instead to a war-horse, rooster, warrior, or another impressive figure; the identification cannot be established with certainty.
GRIEVANCE
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Grievance is an old translation for perverseness, misery, or wrong suffered. In Habakkuk it describes the evil and distress that the prophet was forced to see.
Grind
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To grind is to crush grain or another substance between millstones. In Scripture, grinding also describes oppressive labor, while “grinders” may refer to the teeth used for chewing.
Grinding
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Grinding was the daily process of crushing grain with a hand mill to prepare flour or meal. It was ordinary household and agricultural labor in biblical times.
Grizzled
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Grizzled means speckled, mottled, or party-coloured. The term is used of goats and horses with mixed or varied colouring.
GROAN
Death & Afterlife - Both
To groan is to express intense physical pain, oppression, grief, or spiritual distress. Scripture applies the word to suffering people, afflicted animals, nations under judgment, and creation longing for redemption.
Grove
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
“Grove” can refer to a sacred wooden Asherah symbol associated with Canaanite worship, a tamarisk tree, or a grove of oaks. Idolatrous sacred groves were forbidden to Israel.
Guard
Government & Society - Both
A guard could be a royal bodyguard, courier, soldier, executioner, watchman, or military watch, depending on the context. Biblical guards served kings, guarded prisoners and places, and in the New Testament watched Jesus’ tomb.
Gudgodah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gudgodah was a stopping place during Israel’s wilderness journey, corresponding to Hor-haggidgad in the account of the encampments. Its exact location is unknown.
Guest
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
A guest was an invited or received visitor, especially one welcomed into a household. In biblical society, hospitality toward guests carried a special dignity and obligation, and Scripture frequently illustrates this relationship.
Guest-chamber
Jewish Life & Customs - New Testament
A guest-chamber was a room set apart for visitors, often used for eating or lodging. Jesus directed His disciples to prepare such a room for the Passover meal.
GUIDE
Christian Life - Both
A guide is a companion, leader, counselor, or one who shows the way. Scripture warns against blind spiritual guides while presenting God as the true leader of His people and the Spirit as the guide into truth.
GUILT
Sin & Judgment - Both
Guilt is personal responsibility and blameworthiness before God, together with liability to punishment or restitution. Biblical revelation moves from ritual and legal transgression toward a deeper emphasis on the motives, knowledge, and moral responsibility of the individual.
GUILTLESS
Sin & Judgment - Both
Guiltless means clean, free from blame, or not liable to punishment. Its precise force depends on the context, sometimes referring to innocence and sometimes to freedom from a legal penalty.
GUILTY
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
Guilty may mean blameworthy, legally liable, responsible for a transgression, or subject to judgment. New Testament usage sometimes emphasizes liability or participation in an offense rather than the full moral sense of personal blame.
GULF
Death & Afterlife - New Testament
The great gulf in Jesus’ account of the rich man and Lazarus represents the fixed separation after death between the righteous and the wicked. It pictures an impassable moral divide that cannot be crossed by a change of circumstances.
Guni
People & Groups - Old Testament
Guni was a man of Naphtali whose name means “painted” or “coloured.” He is listed among the ancestors of the Gunites.
Gunites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Gunites were the descendants of Guni, a son of Naphtali. They were counted among the families of Israel in the wilderness census.
Gur
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gur was an ascent or rising ground near Ibleam where Ahaziah was mortally wounded while fleeing from Jehu. It was associated with the plain of Jezreel.
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