diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/ImportLexicalEntries.php b/app/Console/Commands/ImportLexicalEntries.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..856d0f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/ImportLexicalEntries.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Handlers\LexiconEntryImportHandler;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class ImportLexicalEntries extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'gwt:import-lexical-entries';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Import Lexical Entries from the Greek Words for Translators repo';
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new command instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        DB::table('lexical_entries')->truncate();
+
+        $importHandler = new LexiconEntryImportHandler();
+        $importHandler->run();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryImportHandler.php b/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryImportHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34534ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryImportHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+namespace App\Handlers;
+
+use App\LexicalEntry;
+/**
+ * LexiconEntryImportHandler.php
+ *
+ * @author: Leonard Smith <leonard@acornwebconsultants.com>
+ * Date: 10/6/20
+ * Time: 8:28 PM
+ */
+class LexiconEntryImportHandler
+{
+    use LexiconEntryTrait;
+
+    const REPO_FOLDER = '/gwt/';
+
+    public function run() : void
+    {
+        // Iterate over each folder in the repo
+        $handle = opendir($this->getFolder());
+
+        while (($dir = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
+            if (is_dir($this->getFolder() . $dir)) {
+                $this->scanLexiconDirectory($this->getFolder() . $dir);
+            }
+            // Silently ignoring files at this level
+        }
+
+        closedir($handle);
+    }
+
+    protected function scanLexiconDirectory(string $dir) : void
+    {
+        $handle = opendir($dir);
+
+        while (($item = readdir($handle)) !== false) {
+            if ((substr($item, 0, 1) === 'g') && is_file($dir . '/' . $item)) {
+                $parts = explode('.', substr($item, 1));
+                $this->importEntryFile($dir . '/' . $item, $parts[0]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        closedir($handle);
+    }
+
+    protected function importEntryFile(string $file, string $stongsNumber) : LexicalEntry
+    {
+        $contents = file_get_contents($file);
+        list($lemma, $commentary) = $this->parseEntry($contents);
+
+        $entry = LexicalEntry::create([
+            'id' => $stongsNumber,
+            'lemma' => $lemma,
+            'commentary' => $commentary,
+        ]);
+
+        return $entry;
+    }
+
+    protected function getFolder() : string
+    {
+        return storage_path() . self::REPO_FOLDER;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryTrait.php b/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9be6cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Handlers/LexiconEntryTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+namespace App\Handlers;
+
+/**
+ * LexiconEntryTrait.php
+ *
+ * @author: Leonard Smith <leonard@acornwebconsultants.com>
+ * Date: 10/6/20
+ * Time: 8:34 PM
+ */
+trait LexiconEntryTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * Extract the lexeme and the commentary portion into separate variables
+     *
+     * @param $entry
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function parseEntry($entry)
+    {
+        $lexeme = '';
+        $commentary = '';
+
+        $n = 0;
+        foreach(preg_split('~[\r\n]+~', $entry) as $line){
+            if(empty($line) or ctype_space($line)) continue; // skip only spaces
+
+            if ($n === 0) {
+                $lexeme = ltrim($line, '#');
+            } else {
+                $commentary .= $line . "\n";
+            }
+            $n++;
+        }
+
+        return [$lexeme, $commentary];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Handlers/LexiconHandler.php b/app/Handlers/LexiconHandler.php
index 1158b4b..b7d224a 100644
--- a/app/Handlers/LexiconHandler.php
+++ b/app/Handlers/LexiconHandler.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\Support\Facades\URL;
  */
 class LexiconHandler
 {
-    use BookXmlFilesTrait;
+    use BookXmlFilesTrait, LexiconEntryTrait;
 
     public function getEntriesJson($book, $chapter, $verse)
     {
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ class LexiconHandler
 
     public function formatForJson($id, $entry)
     {
-        list($lexeme, $commentary) = $this->parseEntry($entry);
+        list($lemma, $commentary) = $this->parseEntry($entry);
 
         return [
             'type' => 'lexical-entries',
             'id' => $id,
             'attributes' => [
                 'strongs-number' => $id,
-                'lexeme' => $lexeme,
+                'lemma' => $lemma,
                 'commentary' => $commentary,
             ],
             'links' => [
@@ -49,32 +49,6 @@ class LexiconHandler
         ];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Extract the lexeme and the commentary portion into separate variables
-     *
-     * @param $entry
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function parseEntry($entry)
-    {
-        $lexeme = '';
-        $commentary = '';
-
-        $n = 0;
-        foreach(preg_split('~[\r\n]+~', $entry) as $line){
-            if(empty($line) or ctype_space($line)) continue; // skip only spaces
-
-            if ($n === 0) {
-                $lexeme = ltrim($line, '#');
-            } else {
-                $commentary .= $line . "\n";
-            }
-            $n++;
-        }
-
-        return [$lexeme, $commentary];
-    }
-
     public function getEntriesByVerse($book, $chapter, $verse)
     {
         $xmlFile = $this->getBookXmlFile('/ulb/', $book);