Learn Koine Greek, Biblical Hebrew, & Latin
Learn the biblical languages with Biblingo - the only language-learning app that provides everything you need to go from zero knowledge of Koine Greek (New Testament), Biblical Hebrew (Hebrew Bible), and Latin (Vulgate) to reading the Bible in its historic languages — all in one place.
Imagine rediscovering the Torah like Josiah in his day. Or reading Paul's letter to the Galatians like it just arrived in the mail.
Embark on your biblical language learning journey today! You'll learn Greek/Hebrew/Latin vocabulary and grammar through interactive lessons that immerse you in the biblical world.
As your fluency develops, you will be able to read more and more texts from Scripture in your language of choice. The Bible reading tab of Biblingo gives you the full Hebrew Bible or Greek New Testament (Latin Vulgate coming soon) indexed by the percentage of words you know in each book or chapter. This allows you to identify which sections of the Bible are most readable so you can dive in.
Biblingo's proven methodology is based on the latest research in linguistics and second language acquisition. Students can learn to not only read the Bible, but to interpret God's Word more faithfully through developing exegetical skill. The curriculum covers four semesters worth of university content, including:
Biblical Greek 1 & 2
Greek Exegesis 1 & 2
Biblical Hebrew 1 & 2
Hebrew Exegesis 1 & 2
Latin 1 & 2
Latin Exegesis 1 & 2 (coming soon)
Biblingo is as academically rigorous as it is fun to use!
WHO IS BIBLINGO FOR?
Biblingo is perfect for:
* Seminary/university students who want to succeed in their studies
* Biblical language teachers who want their students to benefit from the best, cutting-edge second-language acquisition methods
* Pastors who want to learn/retain the biblical languages for use in ministry
* Lay teachers who want to glean better insights
* Self-learners who want to experience the Bible at a deeper level
* Homeschool families who want to give their children a world-class biblical education
FEATURES INCLUDED:
* Alphabet Lessons — Videos explaining the names, sounds, and characteristics of the letters in whatever pronunciation you choose, paired with custom flashcard decks.
* Super-Powered Flashcards — Decks for popular Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin textbooks (see below), personalized daily review, and generated decks of Bible chapters; many words include pictures and audio.
* Video Lessons — Many hours of video content explaining insights into Greek and Hebrew grammar.
* Lesson Activities — Interactive drills pairing practice sentences with thousands of reconstructed ancient scenes.
* Lesson Guides — Short guides giving an overview of the grammar you'll learn in each lesson.
* Graded Reader — Reading comprehension texts on your level as you progress toward the biblical text.
* Paradigm Drills — Develop fluency with the different forms by practicing paradigms in the context of a sentence.
* Tagged Biblical Text — Morphologically-tagged Bible in Greek, Hebrew, and (soon) Latin.
* Personalized Biblical Graded Reader — View all the books and chapters in the Bible according to how well you know the vocabulary.
* Built-in Dictionary — Dictionary of every word in the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Bible tagged with semantic domains.
*Available textbook vocabulary flashcard decks:
Greek: Mounce, Black, Plummer, Lawall and Balmer, Black, Machen and McCartney, Campbell and Gibson, Decker, and Duff.
Hebrew: Seow, Pratico and Van Pelt, Futato, Kelley, Barrett and Bell, Ross, and Simon, Motzkin and Resnikoff, PLUS Aramaic vocab decks.
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Hi! For whatever reason, it wouldn’t let me sign into my new account I just created. I don’t know if it’s just my phone being weird (I currently have no Wi-Fi), it’s totally possible. But I’m also really bad with technology, so there’s that, too😂Also, I wanted to mention that this app sounds amazing! I’ve always wanted to be able to read the Bible in its three original languages, and I looked up an app for it and found this was the best rated one. The app looks really good, I just couldn’t sign in. I also see the developer responding to these reviews, so I see this as a good sign that y’all actually care, too😌Personally, I didn’t like the fact that I had to pay to learn the full languages and I could only learn the alphabets for free. (I mean, what was I expecting, it being free😂) But for students like me who don’t have money to spare like that, it gets kind of annoying. I understand that you have to make money off of this app, so I totally get that if you want to keep it as it is.Thanks so much!🙌🏻🫶🏻
Developer Response
We care indeed! Can't wait to have you learning with us!Login: You get an email for the initial sign-in and create your login from a link there. Price: We offer a student discount. If cost is ever an issue for you or anyone else, reach out. We'll make it affordable. Making the Biblical Languages accessible to everyone also means affordable to everyone!
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I’ve been using Biblingo to learn Hebrew for a few months. I have found it to be helpful and easy to navigate. The visuals for vocabulary are effective. Early on, there is reading practice with comprehension questions. Also, there are vocabulary decks that align with other Hebrew grammars like “Basics of Biblical Grammar”.There are some things I don’t like though. First are the videos teaching the letter sounds. When speaking the consonant sounds, the instructor adds a vowel sound. “Buh, muh, duh” instead of a clean sound “B, M, D” That may not sound like a big deal but as an English language reading tutor I know the confusion those extra sounds create. Second, the algorithm for review is not sufficient. With second language acquisition there needs to be way more review and repetition than is provided. Thankfully there is a way to go back and repeat all parts of every lesson. However, it would be fantastic to have more review built in to the review decks. Lastly I sometimes find the grammar instructional videos to be too brief and confusing. Even with my “complaints”, I recommend Biblingo as a starting place to learning Biblical Hebrew and Greek.
Developer Response
So glad to hear you've found Biblingo to be an effective method to learn! If you or anyone else is looking for more review, we've been adding Fluency Drills and Reading Comprehension stories to get more access to review and practice using what you've already learned. We're hoping to double our volume of these resources over the next year!
Like it, somewhat confusing interface
Ilaeya
I just started using Biblingo and I love the layout, the concept, etc. But I’ve been having some issues with the lessons themselves. Specifically with the voice recording option. When you record and then turn it off, you’re unsure if you passed the question or not and then sometimes it will seem to accept it and move onto the next and other times, I’ve done the recording three times and it won’t let me move on. And other times it turns green like I did pass it but won’t move on and the arrow does appear to go to the next question but then when I hit it it says I didn’t complete the question and I have to go back to the home screen and back into the lesson again. It would be nice to have a clear submit button if some kind when you’ve finished the question and then if it says it’s wrong either an option to redo it or move on and study it later…I don’t know. But as of right now it’s just very confusing. All that being said, once again, great app, easy to understand the lessons as far as what they’re teaching, love the concept and love that learning to read the Bible how it was written is something accessible for anyone.
Great App, a few problems
SamjHeld
This app is great for learning and retaining. I just have two issues. 1. You have to go through the lower levels. There is no way to test into the higher levels immediately even if you already know a good amount of the language. Say I really want to work on my participles but first I have to go through 30 levels of basic stuff. This should be an option.2. This is not minor but in the language settings, nothing is actually able to be changed. Maybe it’s because I am still on the free trial? But I am unable to mess with any of the settings. I will happily change my review to 5 stars when these things are added because this app really is an amazing resource.
What's new in 2.7.6
- New built-in keyboard for Greek, Hebrew, and Latin, so you can type answers without installing a keyboard. Greek uses the standard layout with breathings and accents, Hebrew has a vowel row and final forms on Shift, and Latin adds a macron key. Tap the keyboard icon on the answer field to switch to your device's keyboard at any time.
- Teachers who also study can switch between Learner and Teacher view.
- Families get their own tab, with each member's progress in one place.
- Family owners can hide graphic images from a member, and see and change a member's social-features setting.
- See the words you know and your weekly progress history.
- Fixes for signing back in after logging out, plus other stability and performance improvements.
Version 2.7.7
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Information
Seller
Biblingo LLC
Size
94.7 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.