Deciphering Greek...
Deciphering Greek...
A free online reader for Ancient Greek and Old English. Click any word for its dictionary entry and word forms; the entry opens next to the text, not in another tab.
Kevilex is a free online reader for Ancient Greek — including Biblical Greek — and Old English. Click any word to see its lexicon entry (from LSJ, Wiktionary, and Clark Hall) and full morphology — its word forms — inline with the text. It covers the complete New Testament (SBLGNT) alongside classical and patristic authors including Plato, Homer, and the Church Fathers, and Old English works including Beowulf and the West-Saxon Gospels, and tracks your vocabulary as you read.
Looking up a word in a Greek text usually means closing the page, finding the right form in a lexicon, and then — if you can — picking up where you were. Kevilex shows the entry and the word forms inline. The text stays in front of you the whole time.
Choose from the New Testament, graded readers, classical authors, and patristic texts.
Tap any word for its lexicon entry, morphology, and context. The entry appears next to the word.
Kevilex tracks what you are learning as you read. Looked-up words can also feed later review.
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Kevilex uses established reference works trusted by scholars and students alike.
Reviews and walkthroughs from the Ancient Greek community.
Kevilex is built for people who want to read real Greek, not just study about it.
Move from exercises and vocabulary lists to reading the Greek New Testament with a safety net.
Read authentic Greek texts with the lexicon and morphology inline, instead of stopping every sentence to look up forms. The same tools work for Old English.
Give students a practical place to keep reading between lessons.
| Kevilexthis site — read in your browser | Printed text + dictionarya paper text; look each word up by hand | Interlinear editiona book with the English printed under each Greek word | Graded readersbeginner books written in simplified Greek | Flashcardsmemorizing word lists (e.g. Anki) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learn the basics from scratch | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Read real texts (New Testament, Homer, Beowulf) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Read smoothly, without stopping | Yes | No | Partly | Yes | No |
| Get help without leaving the page | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Show each word's forms (case, tense) | Yes | Partly | Partly | No | Partly |
| Keep you reading the language, not English | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Build toward reading on your own | Partly | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Ways to read an ancient language
These approaches work together. Kevilex won't teach you the basics — start with a course or graded readers. Once you know some grammar, Kevilex is the one here that lets you read real texts in the language with the dictionary and word forms right beside them.
Students lose momentum between lessons when they have nowhere to practice reading. Kevilex is a Greek reader they can open in any browser. They click any word for its lexicon entry and word forms, and a record of what they have looked up follows them across sessions. No setup required from you.
Create a free account and begin with a text that matches your level.
Last updated: September 2026
