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Below are some common and frequently occurring verbs to use for writing stories. This list has been compiled completely subjectively and is not exhaustive nor prescriptive, it is only offered as reference.
| ἀκολουθέω | follow | follow, accompany; be a disciple | x90 |
| πίπτω | fall down | fall, fall down; fall to one's ruin or destruction; fall to one's knees, bow (of worship); be done away with, come to an end (LUK.16:17; 1CO.13:8); die (LUK.21:24; 1CO.10:8); strike, beat on (of the sun's heat) | x90 |
| κάθημαι | sit down | sit; sit down; live, stay, be | x91 |
| διδάσκω | teach | teach | x97 |
| τίθημι | put, place | put, place, lay, set; lay down, give up (one's life); lay aside, store lip; make (someone something), appoint, destine; present, describe (by a parable); lay aside, remove (clothes); serve (wine); midd. put, place, lay, set; make (someone something), appoint, destine; arrange (parts of the body) | x100 |
| βάλλω | throw | trans. throw, throw down; put, place (pf. pass. ptc. often lying); offer, give; pour; sow (seed); bring (peace); invest, deposit (money); banish (fear); shed (figs); swing (a sickle); intrans. sweep down (of a storm) | x122 |
| αἴρω | take | take, take up; take away, remove; carry; sweep away (of a flood); raise (of one's voice); take over, conquer (JHN.11:48); kill (JHN.19:15) | x101 |
| ἵστημι | put | trans. (in all act. tenses except 2 aor., pf. and plpf.) set, place, put; establish, set up, make stand; put forward; fix (a day of judgment); pay, count out (money); hold against (ACT.7:60); intrans. (in 2 aor., pf., plpf. act.; all midd. and pass. forms) stand; stop, stand still; be confirmed or established; stand firm, hold one's ground; be, exist; stand up; be moored (of boats) | x154 |
| γράφω | write | write; record, compose; sign one's name (2TH.3:17); cover with writing (REV.5:1) | x191 |
| ἐσθίω | eat |
eat; consume | x158 |
| λαμβάνω | take | take, take hold of; receive, get, obtain; take away, remove; collect (of taxes, etc.); choose (HEB.5:1); put on (JHN.13:12); catch (LUK.5:5); trap, take advantage of (2CO.11:20; 12:16) | x259 |
| δίδωμι | give | give; grant, allow, permit; place, put; appoint; establish; give out, pay; produce, yield, cause; entrust; bring (offerings); inflict (punishment) | x415 |
| εὑρίσκω | find | find, discover, come upon; obtain, secure, receive; pass. be found, be, appear | x176 |
| δύναμαι | can | can, be able to, be capable of; can do, able to do | x210 |
| ἔχω | have | trans. have, hold, possess; keep; receive, get; regard, consider, think; can, be able, must (with inf.); be married to; wear (of clothes); be situated; intrans. be, feel; impers. it is; midd. ptc. next, neighboring | x708 |
| παραδίδωμι | hand over | hand or give over, deliver up (pass. often be arrested); betray, deliver (to death); deliver, entrust, commit, give; hand down, pass on; commend (ACT.14:26; 15:40); risk (ACT.15:26); permit | x119 |
| ἀφίημι | forgive | cancel, forgive, remit (of sin or debts); allow, let be, tolerate; leave; leave behind, forsake, neglect; let go, dismiss, divorce | x143 |
| ποιέω | make/do | make, do, cause, effect, bring about, accomplish, perform, provide; create (of God); produce, yield, bear, put forth; give, prepare, keep, celebrate (of feasts, etc.); claim, pretend (to be somebody); show (mercy, etc.); work, be active; live, practice, act; spend, stay (of time); exercise (authority); wage (war); execute (judgment); give (alms); appoint (MRK.3:14; HEB.3:2); consider, count (ACT.20:24) | x568 |
| ζάω |
live |
be alive; remain alive; come back to life |
x141 |
| σῴζω |
save |
save (of Christian salvation); save, rescue, deliver; keep safe, preserve; cure, make well |
x106 |
| ἀπόλλυμι |
kill |
destroy; kill; lose; midd. be lost, perish, be ruined; die; pass away (HEB.1:11); pf. ptc. lost |
x90 |
| ἀποθνῄσκω |
die |
die; face death, be at death's door; be mortal |
x111 |
| μένω |
stay |
intrans. remain, stay, abide; live, dwell; last, endure, continue; trans. await, wait for |
x112 |
| γεννάω |
bear (give birth to) |
be father of; bear, give birth to (perhaps conceive); pass. be born; lead to, cause (2TI.2:23) |
x97 |
| εἰμί |
be |
be, exist; happen, take place; live; be located in; remain, stay; come (JHN.7:28,29; 19:9); go (JHN.7:34,36) |
x2462 |
| γίνομαι |
become |
become, be; happen, take place, arise (aor. often impers. it happened or came about); come into being, be born or created; be done (of things), become something (of persons); come, go; appear (MRK.1:4; JHN.1:6); marry (ROM.7:3,4); sometimes with dat. of person have, possess, receive (e.g. MAT.18:12) |
x669 |
| ἐγείρω |
raise (the dead) |
trans. raise (the dead); raise up, bring into being; wake, rouse (MAT.8:25; ACT.12:7); cause, stir up (PHP.1:17); lift out (MAT.12:11); make (MAT.3:9; LUK.3:8); intrans. act. (impv. only) Get up! Come! intrans. pass. get up, rise (impv. Get up! Come!) appear (of prophets); rise up in arms |
x144 |
| ἀνίστημι |
raise (the dead) |
trans. (in fut. and 1 aor. act.) raise (of the dead); appoint (of prophets); help get up (ACT.9:41); intrans. (in 2 aor. and all midd. forms) rise, stand up; appear, come; depart; get ready (to go); rebel (ACT.5:36f); come back to life (LUK.9:8,19) |
x108 |
| βλέπω |
see |
see; look (on or at); be able to see, gain one's sight; beware of; consider, regard; see to (something); perceive, discover, find |
x133 |
| ὁράω |
see |
trans. see, observe, notice (pass. appear); perceive, understand, recognize; experience; visit, come to see (HEB.13:23); intrans. make sure, see to, take care |
x113 |
| ἀπέρχομαι |
go |
go; go away, leave; be over or past; spread (MAT.4:24) |
x117 |
| ἀποστέλλω |
send |
send; send out or away |
x132 |
| ἔρχομαι |
come |
come; appear, make an appearance; go; return (JHN.4:27,30; ROM.9:9); be brought (MRK.4:21) |
x634 |
| εἰσέρχομαι |
come or go |
come or go (in or into), enter; have part in, share in; fall into (temptation); arise (of arguments) |
x194 |
| ἐξέρχομαι |
come or go out |
come or go out or forth; get out, escape, get away; originate; be gone, disappear (ACT.16:19) |
x218 |
| πορεύομα |
go |
go, proceed; travel, journey; leave; live, conduct one's life; die (LUK.22:22) |
x153 |
| περιπατέω |
walk |
walk, go or move about; live, conduct oneself |
x95 |
| ἀγαπάω |
love |
love (primarily of Christian love); show or prove one's love; long for, desire, place first in one's affections |
x143 |
| γινώσκω |
know |
know, find out, learn, understand; perceive, discern; to have knowledge; acknowledge, recognize; impv. be very certain, remember |
x222 |
| θέλω |
want |
wish, desire, want; will; like |
x208 |
| δεῖ |
must |
impers. be necessary, must; should, ought; be proper; impf. had to, should have |
x99 |
| μέλλω |
must |
be going, be about, intend; must, be destined; (ptc. without inf.) coming, future; (finite verb without inf.) delay, wait |
x109 |
| οἶδα |
know |
know, understand, perceive; experience, learn, know how; be acquainted with, recognize, acknowledge; remember (1CO.1:16); pay proper respect to (1TH.5:12) |
x318 |
| πιστεύω |
believe |
believe (in), have faith (in) (with God or Christ as object); believe, believe in; have confidence (in someone or something), entrust (something to another) |
x240 |
| ἀκούω |
hear |
hear; receive news of; give heed to; understand; recover one's hearing; give a judicial hearing (JHN.7:51; ACT.25:22) |
x428 |
| ἀποκρίνομαι |
answer |
act. in mng. answer, reply; respond (e.g. MRK.9:5); say, declare; continue (of discourse) |
x231 |
| ζητέω |
seek, want |
seek, search or look for; try, attempt, strive for; want, ask, ask for; demand, require, expect; consider, deliberate, examine investigate |
x117 |
| λέγω |
say |
say, speak, tell (participle in discourse is often redundant); call, name; maintain, assert, declare; mean, intend; think (to oneself); command, order; answer, ask (dependent on context) |
x1330 |
| λαλέω |
speak |
speak, talk, say; preach, proclaim; tell; be able to speak; address, converse (with); promise (of God); sound (of thunder) |
x296 |
| καλέω |
call |
call, name, address; invite; summon, call in |
x148 |
| κρίνω |
judge |
judge, pass judgment on (midd. and pass. often stand trial, go to law); condemn; decide, determine; consider, regard, think; prefer |
x114 |
| παρακαλέω |
request |
beg, urge; encourage, speak words of encouragement; request, ask, appeal to; console, comfort, cheer up; invite, summon |
x109 |
