Gospel of Luke - Unique Greek Words

Most of the following Greek words are used only by Luke. The list also includes several words used by Luke and only rarely elsewhere in the NT. 

Chapter 1

1. “forasmuch” (epeideper) Luke 1:1 (2)
2. “taken in hand” (epicheireo) Luke 1:1 (3)
3. “to set forth in order” (anatassomai) Luke 1:1 (1)
4. “declaration” (diegesis) Luke 1:1 (1)
5. “eyewitness” (autoptes) Luke 1:2 (1)
6. “in order” (kathexes) Luke 1:3 (5)
7. “certainty” (asphaleia) Luke 1:4 (2); also in 1 Th 5:3
8. “course” (ephēmeria) Luke 1:5, 8 (2)
9. “executed the priest’s office” (hierateuō) Luke 1:8 (1)
10. “to burn incense” (thumiao) Luke 1:9 (1)
11. “strong drink” (sikera) Luke 1:15 (1)
12. “beckoned” (dianeuo) Luke 1:22 (1)
13. “hid” (perikruptō) Luke 1:24 (1)
14. “reproach” (oneidos) Luke 1:25 (1)
15. “was troubled” (diatarasso) Luke 1:29 (1)
16. “cousin” (sungenis) Luke 1:36 (1)
17. “old age” (gēras) Luke 1:36 (1)
18. “hill country” (oreinos) Luke 1:39 (2)
19. “leaped” (skirtao) Luke 1:41 (3)
20. “she spake out” (anaphōnetō) Luke 1:42 (1)
21. “neighbours” (perioikos) Luke 1:58 (1)
22. “made signs” (enneuō) Luke 1:62 (1)
23. “writing table” (pinakidion) Luke 1:63 (1)
24. “dwelt round about” (perioikeō) Luke 1:65 (1)
25. “were noised abroad” (dialaleo) Luke 1:65 (2)
26. “shewing” (anadeixis) Luke 1:80 (1).

Chapter 2

1. “governor” (hēgemoneuō) Luke 2:2 (3)
2. “being great with child” (enkuos) Luke 2:5 (1)
3. “manger” (phatne) Luke 2:7 (3)
4. “abiding in the field” (agrauleō) Luke 2:8 (1)
5. “a pair” (zeugos) Luke 2:24 (2)
6. “turtledove” (trugōn) Luke 2:24 (1)
7. “young” (nossos) Luke 2:24 (1)
8. “custom” (ethizō) Luke 2:27 (1)
9. “virginity” (parthenia) Luke 2:36 (1)
10. “gave thanks” (anthomologeomai) Luke 2:38 (1)
11. “company” (sunodia) Luke 2:44 (1)

Chapter 3

1. “being tetrarch” (tetrarcheō) Luke 3:1 (1)
2. “smooth” (leois) Luke 3:5 (1)
3. “accuse falsely” (sukophanteō) Luke 3:14 (2)
4. “do violence” (diaseiō) Luke 3:14 (1)
5. “will through purge” (diakathairō) Luke 3:17 (1)
6. “tetrarch” (tetrarchēs) Luke 3:19 (3); also in Matt 14:1

Chapter 4

1. “moment” (stigmē) Luke 4:5 (1)
2. “to keep” (diaphulassō) Luke 4:10 (1)
3. “captive” (aichmalōtos) Luke 4:18 (1)
4. “recovering of sight” (anablepsis) Luke 4:10 (1)
5. “are bruised” (thrauō) Luke 4:18 (1)
6. “closed” (ptussō) Luke 4:20 (1)
7. “cast down” (katakremnizō) Luke 4:29 (1)
8. “brow” (ophrus) Luke 4:29 (1)
9. “amazed” (thambos) Luke 4:36 (3)

Chapter 5

1. “draught” (agra) Luke 5:4, 9 (2)
2. “beckoned” (kataneuō) Luke 5:7 (1)
3. “began to sink” (buthizō) Luke 5:7 (1); also in 1 Tim 6:9
4. “to have round” (periechō) Luke 5:9; also in 1 Pet 2:6
5. “shalt catch” (zōgreō) Luke 5:10 (1); also in 2 Tim 2:26
6. “withdrew” (huperchōreō) Luke 5:16 (2)
7. “tiling” (keramos) Luke 5:19 (1)
8. “strange things” (paradoxos) Luke 5:26 (1)
9. “feast” (dochē) Luke 5:29 (2)
10. “must be put” (blēteos) Luke 5:38 (1)

Chapter 6

1. “rubbing” (psōchō) Luke 6:1 (1)
2. “communed” (dialaleō) Luke 6:11 (2)
3. “continued all night” (dianuktereuō) Luke 6:12 (1)
4. “plain” (pedinos) Luke 6:17 (1)
5. “sea coast” (paralios) Luke 6:17 (1)
6. “laugh” (gelaō) Luke 6:21, 25 (2)
7. “leap” (skirtaō) Luke 6:23 (3)
8. “hoping for nothing again” (apelizō) Luke 6:35 (1)
9. “pressed down” (plezō) Luke 6:38 (1)
10. “running over (huperekchunnō) Luke 6:38 (1)
11. “measured in return” (antimetreō) Luke 6:38 (1)
12. “bringeth forth” (propherō) Luke 6:45 (twice), (2)
13. “digged” (skaptō) Luke 6:48 (3)
14. “deep” (bathunō) Luke 6:48 (1)
15. “flood” (plemurra) Luke 6:48 (1)
16. “ruin” (rhēgma) Luke 6:49 (1)

Chapter 7

1. “trouble” (skullō) Luke 7:6 (2); also in Matt 9:36; Mark 5:35
2. “was being carried out” (ekkomizō) Luke 7:12 (1)
3. “bier” (soros) Luke 7:14 (1)
4. “creditor” (danistēs) Luke 7:41 (1)
5. “ceased” (dialeipō) Luke 7:45 (1)

Chapter 8

1. “went throughout” (diadeuō) Luke 8:1 (2)
2. “were gathered together” (suneimi) Luke 8:4 (3)
3. “were come to him” (epipomuomai) Luke 8:4 (1)
4. “fell” (katapiptō) Luke 8:6 (3)
5. “sprang up with” (sumphuo) Luke 8:7 (1)
6. “bring to perfection” (telesphoreō) Luke 8:14 (1)
7. “to come at” (suntunchanō) Luke 8:19 (1)
8. “he fell asleep” (aphupnoō) Luke 8:23 (1)
9. “were filled with water” (sumpleroō) Luke 8:23 (3)
10. “over against” (antipera) Luke 8:26 (1)
11. “had caught” (sunarpazō) Luke 8:29 (4); cf. Acts 27:15
12. “gladly received” (apodechomai) Luke 8:40 (6)
13. “press’ (apothlibō) Luke 8:45 (1)

Chapter 9

1. “shake off” (apotinassō) Luke 9:5 (2); cf. Acts 28:5
2. “was much perplexed” (diaporeō) Luke 9:7 (4)
3. “went aside” (huperchcōreō) Luke 9:10 (2)
4. “received” (apodechomai) Luke 9:11 (6); cf. 8:40
5. “victuals” (episitismos) Luke 9:12 (1)
6. “companies” (klisia) Luke 9:14 (1)
7. “with him” (suneimi) Luke 9:18 (3); cf. 8:4
8. “glistering” (exastraptō) Luke 9:29 (1)
9. “when they were awake” (diagrēgoreō) Luke 9:32 (1)
10. “departed from” (diachorizō) Luke 9:33 (1)
11. “next day” (hexes) Luke 9:37 (5)
12. “foam” (aphros) Luke 9:39 (1)
13. “perceived” (aisthanomai) Luke 9:45 (1)
14. “hid” (parakaluptō) Luke 9:45 (1)
15. “time was come” (sumpleroō) Luke 9:51 (3); cf. 8:23 “received up” (analēmpsis) Luke 9:51 (1)
16. “master” (epistatēs) Luke 9:49 (6)
17. “plough” (arotron) Luke 9:62 (1)

Chapter 10

1. “appointed” (anadeiknumi) Luke 10:1 (2)
2. “lambs” (arēn) Luke 10:3 (1)
3. “wipe off” (apomassō) Luke 10:11 (1)
4. “half dead” (hēmithanēs) Luke 10:30 (1)
5. “by chance” (sunkuria) Luke 10:31 (1)
6. “passed by on the other side” (antiparerchomai) Luke 10:31, 32 (2)
7. “as he journeyed” (hodeuō) Luke 10:33 (1)
8. “bound up (katadeō) Luke 10:34 (1)
9. “wounds” (trauma) Luke 10:34 (1)
10. “pouring in” (epicheō) Luke 10:34 (1)
11. “inn” (pandocheion) Luke 10:34 (1)
12. “host” (pandocheus) Luke 10:35 (1)
13. “when I come again” (epanerchomai) Luke 10:35 (2); cf. 19:15
14. “thou spendest more” (prosdapanao) Luke 10:35 (1)
15. “sat at” (parakathezomai) Luke 10:39 (1)
16. “was cumbered” (perispaō) Luke 10:40 (1)
17. “troubled” (thorubazō) Luke 10:41 (1)

Chapter 11

1. “lend” (chraō) Luke 11:5 (1)
2. “importunity” (anaidia) Luke 11:8 (1)
3. “thoughts” (dianoēma) Luke 11:17 (1)
4. “armed” (kathoplizō) Luke 11:21 (1)
5. “spoils” (skulon) Luke 11:22 (1)
6. “were gathered thick together” (epathroizō) Luke 11:29 (1)
7. “grievous to be borne” (dusbastaktos) Luke 11:46 (1)
8. “touch” (prospsauō) Luke 11:46 (1)
9. “provoke” (apostomatizō) Luke 11:53 (1)
10. “catch” (thēreuō) Luke 11:54 (1)
11. “laying wait” (enedreuō) Luke 11:54 (2); cf. Acts 23:21

Chapter 12

1. “covered” (sunkaluptō) Luke 12:2 (1)
2. “to cast into” (emballō) Luke 12:5 (1)
3. “divider” (meristēs) Luke 12:14 (1)
4. “brought forth plentifully” (euphoreō) Luke 12:16 (1)
5. “clothe” (amphiennumi) Luke 12:28 (2); also in Matt 6:30; 11:8
6. “shall be required” (apaiteō) Luke 12:20 (2); cf. 6:30
7. “ravens” (korax) Luke 12:24 (1)
8. “spin” (nēthō) Luke 12:27 (1); also in Matt 6:28
9. “of doubtful mind” (meteōrizō) Luke 12:29 (1)
10. “that faileth not” (anekleiptos) Luke 12:33 (1)
11. “portion of meat” (sitometrion) Luke 12:42 (1)
12. “division” (diamerismos) Luke 12:51 (1)
13. “shower” (ombros) Luke 12:54 (1)
14. “hale” (to the judge (katasurō) Luke 12:58 (1)
15. “officer” (praktōr) Luke 12:58 (2)

Chapter 13

1. “dresser of his vineyard” (ampelourgos) Luke 13:7 (1)
2. “dung” (koprion) Luke 13:8 (1)
3. “dig” (skaptō) Luke 13:8 (3)
4. “bowed together” (sunkuptō) Luke 13:11 (1)
5. “was made straight” (anorthoō) Luke 13:13 (2); also in Heb 12:12
6. “stall” (phatnē) Luke 13:15 (4)
7. “hath shut to” (apokleiō) Luke 13:25 (1)
8. “do cures” (iasis) Luke 13:32 (3)
9. “brood” (nossia) Luke 13:34 (1)

Chapter 14

1. “watch” (paratēreō) Luke 14:1 (4); also in Mark 3:2; Gal 4:10
2. “dropsy” (hudrōpikos) Luke 14:2 (1)
3. “will pull out” (anaspaō) Luke 14:5 (2)
4. “chief rooms” (prōtoklisia) Luke 14:7, 8 (3); also in Matt 23:6; Mark 12:39
5. “go up” (prosanabainō) Luke 14:10 (1)
6. “bid thee again” (antikaleō) Luke 14:12 (1)
7. “maimed” (anapēros) Luke 14:13, 21 (2)
8. “feast” (dochē) Luke 14:13, 29 (3)
9. “yoke” (zeugos) Luke 14:19 (2)
10. “to finish” (apartismos) Luke 14:28 (1)
11. “to finish” (ekteleō) Luke 14:29, 30 (2)
12. “to make” (war) (sumballō) Luke 14:31 (6)
13. “embassage” (presbeia) Luke 14:32 (2)
14. “dunghill” (kopria) Luke 14:35 (1)

Chapter 15

1. “murmured” (diagonuzō) Luke 15:2 (2); cf. 19:7
2. “diligently” (epimelos) Luke 15:8 (1)
3. “goods”, substance (ouisia) Luke 15:12, 13 (2)
4. “riotous” (asōtōs) Luke 15:13 (1)
5. “husks” (keration) Luke 15:16 (1)
6. “hired servants” (misthios) Luke 15:17, 19 (2)
7. “ring” (daktulios) Luke 15:22 (1)
8. “fatted” (siteutos) Luke 15:15, 27, 30 (3)
9. “music” (sumphōnia) Luke 15:25 (1)
10. “dancing” (choros) Luke 15:25 (1)

Chapter 16

1. “was accused” (diaballō) Luke 16:1 (1)
2. “steward” (oikonomeō) Luke 16:2 (1)
3. “dig” (skaptō) Luke 16:3 (3)
4. “to beg” (epaiteō) Luke 16:3 (1)
5. “debtors” (chreōpheiletēs) Luke 16:5 (2); cf. 7:41
6. “measure” (batos) Luke 16:6 (1)
7. “scoffed” (ekmuktērizō) Luke 16:14 (2); cf. 23:35
8. “sumptuously” (lamprōs) Luke 16:19 (1)
9. “fine linen” (bussos) Luke 16:19 (1)
10. “sores” (helkos) Luke 16:21 (1); also in Rev 16:2, 11
11. “licked” (epileichō) Luke 16:21 (1)
12. “cool” (katapsuchō) Luke 16:24 (1)
13. “great gulf” (chasma) Luke 16:26 (1)
14. “tormented” (odunaō) Luke 16:24, 25 (4); cf. 2:48; Acts 20:38

Chapter 17

1. “impossible” (anendektos) Luke 17:1 (1)
2. “millstone” (mulikos) Luke 17:2 (1)
3. “sycamine” (sukaminos) Luke 17:6 (1); cf. 19:4
4. “unprofitable” (achreios) Luke 17:10 (1); also in Matt 25:30
5. “stranger” (allogenēs) Luke 17:18 (1)
6. “observation” (paratērēsis) Luke 17:20 (1)
7. “lighteneth” (astraptō) Luke 17:24 (2); cf. 24:4

Chapter 18

1. “avenge” (ekdikeō) Luke 18:3, 5 (2); also in Rom 12:19; 2 Cor 10:6; Rev 6:10; 19:2
2. “tithes” (apodekateuō) Luke 18:12 (1); cf. 11:42; Matt 23:23; Heb 7:5
3. “needle” (belonē) Luke 18:25 (1)
4. “manifold more” (pollaplasiōn) Luke 18:30 (1)
5. “beggar” (prosaitēs) Luke 18:35 (1); also in John 9:8

Chapter 19

1. “chief tax-collector” (architelōnēs) Luke 19:2 (1)
2. “murmured” (diagonguzō) Luke 19:7 (2); cf. 15:2
3. “false accusation” (sukophanteō) Luke 19:8 (2); cf. 3:14
4. “fourfold” (anaphainō) Luke 19:11 (2); cf. Acts 21:3
5. “a message” (presbeia) Luke 19:14 (2); cf. 14:32
6. “gained by trading” (diapragmateuomai) Luke 19:15 (1)
7. “gain” (prosergazomai) Luke 19:16 (1)
8. “austere” (austerōs) Luke 19:21, 22 (2)
9. “slay” (katasphazō) Luke 19:27 (1)
10. “olive” (elaiōn) Luke 19:29 (3); cf. 21:37; Acts 1:12
11. “spread” (hupostrōnnuō) Luke 19:36 (1)
12. “descent” (katabasis) Luke 19:37 (1)
13. “trench” (charax) Luke 19:43 (1)
14. “compass round” (perikukloō) Luke 19:43 (1)
15. “shall dash to the ground” (edaphizō) Luke 19:44 (1)
16. “attentive”, to hang upon (ekkremannumi) Luke 19:48 (1)

Chapter 20

1. “stone” (katalithazō) Luke 20:6 (1)
2. “wounded” (traumatizō) Luke 20:12 (2); cf. Acts 19:16
3. “it may be” (isōs) Luke 20:13 (1)
4. “spy” (enkathetos) Luke 20:20 (1)
5. “childless” (ateknos) Luke 20:28–30 (3)
6. “marriage” (gamiskō) Luke 20:34, 35 (2); also in Mark 12:25
7. “equal to angels” (isangelos) Luke 20:36 (1)

Chapter 21

1. “poor” (penichros) Luke 21:2 (1)
2. “gifts” (anathēma) Luke 21:5 (1)
3. “terrified” (ptoeō) Luke 21:9 (2); cf. 24:37
4. “pestilence” (laimos) Luke 21:11 (2); cf. Acts 24:5
5. “to meditate before” (promeletaō) Luke 21:14 (1)
6. “gainsay” (anteipon) Luke 21:15 (2); cf. Acts 4:14
7. “encompassed” (kukloō) Luke 21:20 (2)
8. “perplexity” (aporia) Luke 21:25 (1)
9. “waves” (salos) Luke 21:25 (1)
10. “roaring” (ēchos) Luke 21:25 (1)
11. “failing” (apopsuchō) Luke 21:26 (1)
12. “looking after” (prosdokia) Luke 21:26 (2); cf. 12:11
13. “shoot forth” (proballō) Luke 21:30 (2); cf. Acts 19:33
14. “surfeiting” (kraipalē) Luke 21:34 (1)
15. “olive” (elaiōn) Luke 21:37 (3); cf. 19:29; Acts 1:12
16. “came early in the morning” (orthrizō) Luke 21:38 (1)

Chapter 22

1. “captains” (stratēgos) Luke 22:4 (10)
2. “in the absence” (ater) Luke 22:6 (2); cf. Luke 22:35, “without purse”
3. “strife” (philoneikia) Luke 22:24 (1)
4. “desired” (exaiteomai) Luke 22:31 (1)
5. “strengthening” (enischuō) Luke 22:43 (2); cf. Acts 9:19
6. “agony” (agōnia) Luke 22:44 (1)
7. “drop” (thrombos) Luke 22:44 (1)
8. “sweat” (hidrōs) Luke 22:44 (1)
9. “kindled” (periaptō) Luke 22:55 (1)

Chapter 23

1. “vehemently” (eutonōs) Luke 23:10 (1)
2. “before” (prouparchō) Luke 23:12 (2); cf. Acts 8:9
3. “all at once” (pamplēthei) Luke 23:18 (1)
4. “cried” (epiphōneō) Luke 23:21 (4)
5. “gave sentence” (epikrinō) Luke 23:24 (1)
6. “hills” (bounos) Luke 23:30 (2); cf. 3:5
7. “green” (hugros) Luke 23:31 (1)
8. “sight” (theōria) Luke 23:48 (1)
9. “not consented with” (sunkatatithēmi) Luke 23:51 (1)
10. “hewn in stone” (laxeutos) Luke 23:53 (1)
11. “following after” (katakoloutheō) Luke 23:55 (2); cf. Acts 16:17

Chapter 24

1. “early” (orthros) Luke 24:1 (2); also in John 8:2
2. “shining” (astraptō) Luke 24:4 (2); cf. 17:24
3. “idle tales” (lēros) Luke 24:11 (1)
4. “talked together”, “communed together” (homileō) Luke 24:14, 15 (4)
5. “one to another”, “exchange thoughts” (antiballō) Luke 24:17 (1)
6. “before” (enantion) Luke 24:19 (4)
7. “early” (orthrinos) Luke 24:22 (1); cf. Luke 24:1 (orthros)
8. “constrained” (parabiazomai) Luke 24:29 (2); cf. Acts 16:15
9. “evening” (hespera) Luke 24:29 (3)
10. “made as though” (prospoieō) Luke 24:28 (1)
11. “sat at meat” (kataklinō) Luke 24:30 (5)
12. “vanished” (aphantos) Luke 24:31 (1)
13. “gathered together” (athroizō) Luke 24:33 (1)
14. “breaking” (klasis) Luke 24:35 (2); cf. Acts 2:42
15. “terrified” (ptoeō) Luke 24:37 (2); cf. 21:9
16. “meat” (brōsimos) Luke 24:41 (1)
17. “broiled” (optos) Luke 24:42 (1)
18. “parted” (diistēmi) Luke 24:51 (4)

Source: Adapted and expanded from Norman Crawford What the Bible Teaches - Luke (Appendix 2)