Most Frequent Greek Words

The Greek words that occur most often in the Greek New Testament, ranked by frequency. Learning vocabulary in frequency order is the fastest route to reading fluency — the top few hundred words cover the great majority of the text. Each links to its full Strong’s entry with the BDB/Thayer definition and every occurrence.

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ο G3588 ho the 19,763
καί G2532 kaí and 8,969
αὐτός G846 autós he 5,556
δέ G1161 dé but 2,771
ἐν G1722 en in 2,740
εἰμί G1510 eimí to be 2,459
λέγω G3004 légō to say 2,252
ὑμείς G5210 hymeîs you 1,828
εἰς G1519 eis into 1,764
ἐγώ G1473 egṓ I 1,719
οὐ G3756 ou not 1,626
ος G3739 hós who 1,406
ουτος G3778 hoûtos this 1,379
θεός G2316 theós God 1,312
ὅτι G3754 hóti that 1,299
πᾶς G3956 pâs all 1,224
σύ G4771 sý you 1,070
γάρ G1063 gár for 1,036
μή G3361 mḗ not 1,033
εκ G1537 ek from 915
Ἰησοῦς G2424 Iēsoûs Jesus 905
ἐπί G1909 epí upon 888
ἡμεῖς G2249 hēmeîs we 862
κύριος G2962 kýrios Lord 716
ἔχω G2192 échō to have 706
πρός G4314 prós to 696
ὁράω G3708 horáō to see 683
γίνομαι G1096 gínomai to become 667
ἵνα G2443 hína that 664
ἀπό G575 apó from 638
ἀλλά G235 allá but 636
διά G1223 diá through 633
ἔρχομαι G2064 érchomai to come 626
ποιέω G4160 poiéō to make 569
ἄνθρωπος G444 ánthrōpos human being 550
τίς G5101 tís who 533
Χριστός G5547 Christós Christ 530
τίς G5100 tìs a certain 526
ὡς G5613 hōs as 501
εἰ G1487 ei if 491
οὖν G3767 oûn therefore 489
κατά G2596 katá down 471
μετά G3326 metá with 469
ἀκούω G191 akoúō to hear 427
δίδωμι G1325 dídōmi to give 414
πατήρ G3962 patḗr father 412
ἡμέρα G2250 hēméra day 388
πνεῦμα G4151 pneûma spirit 379
υἱός G5207 huiós son 376
πολυς G4183 polýs many 354
ἤ G2228 ḗ or 346
ἀδελφός G80 adelphós brother 343
εἷς G1520 heîs one 336
περί G4012 perí about 335
ἐάν G1437 eán if 333
λόγος G3056 lógos word 330
εἴδω G1492 eídō to see 317
ἑαυτοῦ G1438 heautoû himself 316
λαλέω G2980 laléō to speak 298
οὐρανός G3772 ouranós heaven 275
μαθητής G3101 mathētḗs disciple 261
λαμβάνω G2983 lambánō to take 258
γῆ G1093 gē earth 249
μέγας G3173 mégas great 244
πίστις G4102 pístis faith 243
πιστεύω G4100 pisteúō to believe 241
ἐκεῖνος G1565 ekeînos that one 240
ἅγιος G40 hágios saint 233
ἀποκρίνομαι G611 apokrínomai to answer 233
οὐδείς G3762 oudeís nothing 233
ὄνομα G3686 ónoma name 229
γινώσκω G1097 ginṓskō to know 222
ὑπό G5259 hypó under 221
ἐξέρχομαι G1831 exérchomai to come forth 219
ἀνήρ G435 anḗr man 216
γυνή G1135 gynḗ woman 215
τε G5037 té and 214
δύναμαι G1410 dýnamai to be able 209
θελω G2309 thélō to will 208
οὕτω G3779 hoútō thus 208
εἰσέρχομαι G1525 eisérchomai to enter 195
νόμος G3551 nómos law 195
Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Ioudaîos Jewish 192
παρά G3844 pará from 191
γράφω G1125 gráphō to write 190
κόσμος G2889 kósmos world 184
καθώς G2531 kathṓs according as 181
ἄγγελος G32 ángelos angel 177
μέν G3303 mén truly 177
εὑρίσκω G2147 heurískō to find 175
χείρ G5495 cheír hand 175
ὄχλος G3793 óchlos multitude 173
ἁμαρτία G266 hamartía sin 172
ἔργον G2041 érgon work 169
δόξα G1391 dóxa glory 166
ἄν G302 án if 165
πόλις G4172 pólis city 164
βασιλεία G932 basileía kingdom 162
ἔθνος G1484 éthnos nation 162
Παῦλος G3972 Paûlos Paul 158
τότε G5119 tóte then 157
καρδία G2588 kardía heart 156
χάρις G5485 cháris grace 155
ἄλλος G243 állos another 154
Πέτρος G4074 Pétros Peter 154
πορεύομαι G4198 poreúomai to go 153
ἵστημι G2476 hístēmi to stand 152
καλέω G2564 kaléō to call 148
ὑπέρ G5228 hypér over 148
σάρξ G4561 sárx flesh 147
οστις G3748 hóstis whoever 146
ἕως G2193 héōs until 145
νῦν G3568 nŷn now 145
προφήτης G4396 prophḗtēs prophet 145
ἀγαπάω G25 agapáō to love 143
ἀφίημι G863 aphíēmi to send away 143
ἐγείρω G1453 egeírō to raise 143
λαός G2992 laós people 143
σῶμα G4983 sōma body 141
ζάω G2198 záō to live 140
πάλιν G3825 pálin again 139
φωνή G5456 phōnḗ voice 139
οὐδέ G3761 oudé neither 136
ζωή G2222 zōḗ life 135
Ἰωάννης G2491 Iōánnēs John 134
βλέπω G991 blépō to see 132
δύο G1417 dýo two 132
ἀποστέλλω G649 apostéllō to send away 131
σύν G4862 sýn with 129
νεκρός G3498 nekrós dead 128
ἀμήν G281 amḗn amen 126
αἰών G165 aiṓn age 124
βάλλω G906 bállō to throw 124
δοῦλος G1401 doûlos slave 124
ὅταν G3752 hótan when 123
ἀρχιερεύς G749 archiereús high priest 121
θάνατος G2288 thánatos death 120
δύναμις G1411 dýnamis power 119
παραδίδωμι G3860 paradídōmi to deliver 119
ἀπέρχομαι G565 apérchomai to depart 117
ζητέω G2212 zētéō to seek 117
μένω G3306 ménō to remain 117
ἀγάπη G26 agápē brotherly love 116
βασιλεύς G935 basileús king 115
ἐκκλησία G1577 ekklēsía assembly 114
ἴδιος G2398 ídios one's own 114
κρίνω G2919 krínō to judge 114
οἶκος G3624 oîkos house 114
ἀποθνήσκω G599 apothnḗskō to die 112
μέλλω G3195 méllō to be about 110

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