You Did a Word Study. Are You Sure You Got It Right?
You did the word study to understand the text better. But there was so much you had no way to access, because you don't know how the language works. No matter how careful you were, you were choosing between possible meanings in dim light, never quite sure you'd grabbed the right one. The Basic Greek Skills course introduces you to the method, the tools, and the guardrails to study the Bible's original words correctly, even if you never plan to learn Greek.
7 lessons. Self-paced. No Greek required to begin.
The Word Study You Did Last Week Might Be Wrong
So, you looked up a word. You did some digging and found what it "really means" in the Greek. You built a point, maybe a whole sermon or Bible study, on it.
Here's the critical question: how would you know if you got it wrong?
Most Christians who care enough to look past their English Bible use Bible software or a lexicon (or something like Strong's), find a Greek word, and treat whatever the lexicon says as the final answer. It feels satisfying to do this kind of work. It may even feel rigorous if you use a real lexicon. It feels like real Bible study.
But a word's range of meaning in a lexicon is not the same as what that word is doing in this sentence, in this author's argument, in this context. Treating them as the same thing is how careful, well-meaning Christians end up teaching things the text doesn't actually say.
Unfortunately, mistakes like this are not rare. As a Greek teacher, I hear them all the time. In many places, it seems to be the default outcome of doing word studies without knowing what you're doing.
The consequences of these errors often flow into the main point being made in a sermon, a study, or even just in your own devotions.
Pet points get made, and the author's point is left on the cutting room floor, or worse, not even grasped.
You don't need to learn Greek to study words correctly. But you need to learn how.
Word study errors aren't a Greek problem. They're a method problem. Many of the most common mistakes, like assuming a word always carries its "root meaning," or picking the most theologically convenient sense from a lexicon entry, or treating word frequency as significance, have nothing to do with whether you can read Greek. They have to do with whether anyone ever taught you what responsible word study looks like.
You can learn this without committing to years of language study. You just need someone to show you the tools, the process, and the mistakes to avoid.
A Method You Can Trust, Built for People Who Aren't Greek Scholars
Basic Greek Skills teaches you two things: how to pronounce Greek correctly, so you can pronounce the words with confidence, and how to do a word study the right way, using the same tools working pastors and scholars use, without the fallacies that make most word studies unreliable.
This is not a beginning Greek course. You won't be conjugating verbs or memorizing paradigms. It's a Bible study methods course that happens to use Greek tools faithfully and wisely. Think of this course as the first steps to using Greek well, in case you want to go further.
What you'll actually be able to do
By the end of the course, you'll be able to open Logos Bible Software (or comparable tools) and locate the Greek word behind an English translation with confidence. You'll know which lexicons to trust and how to read an entry correctly instead of cherry-picking the definition that fits your point. You'll be able to identify which words in a passage are actually significant enough to study, instead of studying whichever one happens to catch your eye. You'll know how to build a word study that holds up under scrutiny. And, just as importantly, you'll know the specific errors that quietly undermine most word studies, so you stop making them without realizing it.
Seven Lessons. No Filler.
- Pronunciation — Learn to pronounce Koine Greek correctly and confidently, so the language stops being intimidating on sight.
- Exposing Greek in Logos Bible Software — Learn to find the Greek text behind any English translation, quickly and accurately.
- Word Study Resources — Which lexicons are trustworthy, what each one is actually for, and how to use them correctly.
- Identifying Important Words — How to recognize which words in a passage are worth studying, and which aren't.
- How to Do Word Studies — The actual method, step by step.
- Errors to Avoid — The specific fallacies that undermine most word studies, so you can recognize and avoid them.
- What to Do Next — How to take your newfound knowledge to the next level if you want to completely transform your engagement with Scripture.
Every lesson is self-paced, delivered as video inside Tutor, and yours to revisit any time.
Is This For You?
This course is for you if you prepare Bible studies, sermons, or lessons and want your word studies to be faithful.
It's for you if you've done a word study before and had that nagging sense you might be missing something.
It's for you if you've never studied Greek and have no immediate plans to, but you want your Bible study to rest on something more solid than a quick concordance lookup.
It's also for you if you've been considering learning Greek and want a low-commitment way to get your feet wet first, before deciding whether to go further.
This course is not for you if you're looking for a beginning Greek course. You won't learn grammar, vocabulary, or how to translate a sentence here. That's a different, deeper commitment, and if that's what you're looking for, we can point you in the right direction.
What It Costs
$300 USD one time. Instant access. Keep it forever.
This is not a discounted price. It reflects seven lessons built on faithful hermeneutics, taught by someone who has spent more than a decade studying and teaching the original languages.
You Might Be Wondering...
I don't know any Greek at all. Will I be lost?
No. This course assumes zero Greek knowledge. Word study method doesn't depend on already knowing the language, that's precisely why this course exists separately from beginning Greek instruction.
I'm not planning to learn Greek. Is this still worth it?
Yes. Most people who take this course aren't signing up to become Greek readers. They want to study the Bible more carefully using the tools available to them. That's exactly what this teaches.
I already use a concordance or Bible software for word studies. What's different here?
Having the tool isn't the same as knowing how to use it well. This course teaches you the method behind responsible word study, including the specific mistakes that are easy to make even with good tools in hand.
Will this teach me to read the Greek New Testament?
No, and it's not trying to. If you want that, our Greek Mastery Membership is built for exactly that goal. This course teaches a narrower, faster skill: correct pronunciation and reliable word study method.
You've probably already felt it: the sense that your word studies might not be as solid as they feel. That's not a reason to stop studying the Bible carefully. It's a reason to learn how to do it well.
Seven lessons. No Greek required. A method you can trust.