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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τεκνίον G5040 tekníon little child 8
τρέφω G5142 tréphō to nourish 8
ὑπερβολή G5236 hyperbolḗ excess 8
ὑποπόδιον G5286 hypopódion footstool 8
φιλαδελφία G5360 philadelphía brotherly love 8
φιμόω G5392 phimóō to muzzle 8
χάραγμα G5480 cháragma engraved mark 8
ἀγανακτέω G23 aganaktéō to be indignant 7
ἀγέλη G34 agélē herd 7
ἁγνίζω G48 hagnízō unclean 7
ἀεί G104 aeí always 7
ἀήρ G109 aḗr air 7
ἄκαρπος G175 ákarpos unfruitful 7
ἀλλάσσω G236 allássō to change 7
ἀνάθεμα G331 anáthema accursed thing 7
ἀνθρώπινος G442 anthrṓpinos human 7
ἀνταποδίδωμι G467 antapodídōmi to repay 7
ἀξιόω G515 axióō to deem worthy 7
ἀπάτη G539 apátē deceit 7
ἄπειμι G548 ápeimi to depart 7
ἁπλότης G572 haplótēs sincerity 7
ἀποδέχομαι G588 apodéchomai to accept 7
ἀπολείπω G620 apoleípō to abandon 7
ἀτιμάζω G818 atimázō to dishonour 7
ἀτιμία G819 atimía dishonour 7
ἄφθαρτος G862 áphthartos imperishable 7
ἀφορμή G874 aphormḗ base 7
Βεελζεβούλ G954 Beelzeboúl Beelzebul 7
Βηθσαΐδά G966 Bēthsaïdá Bethsaida 7
βουλεύω G1011 bouleúō to deliberate 7
βραχύς G1024 brachýs short 7
βρέχω G1026 bréchō to water 7
βρυγμός G1030 brygmós gnashing 7
δηλόω G1213 dēlóō to declare 7
διαστρέφω G1294 diastréphō to pervert 7
διατίθεμαι G1303 diatíthemai to make covenant 7
δόκιμος G1384 dókimos approved 7
δῶμα G1430 dōma house 7
Ἑβραΐστί G1447 Hebraïstí in Hebrew 7
ἐγκαλέω G1458 enkaléō to accuse 7
εἰδωλολάτρης G1496 eidōlolátrēs idolater 7
ἐκζητέω G1567 ekzētéō to seek out 7
ἐκλογή G1589 eklogḗ choice 7
ἔκστασις G1611 ékstasis displacement 7
ἐκτός G1622 ektós outside 7
ἐλευθερόω G1659 eleutheróō to free 7
ἐμπίπτω G1706 empíptō to fall into 7
ἐνδυναμόω G1743 endynamóō to strengthen 7
ἐνίστημι G1764 enístēmi to place 7
ἐπίγειος G1919 epígeios earthly 7
ἐπιδείκνυμι G1925 epideíknymi to exhibit 7
ἐπίκειμαι G1945 epíkeimai to lie upon 7
ἐπιστάτης G1988 epistátēs superintendent 7
ἐπιταγή G2003 epitagḗ command 7
ἐποικοδομέω G2026 epoikodoméō to build upon 7
ἐριθεία G2052 eritheía electioneering 7
ἐσθής G2066 esthḗs clothing 7
εὐκοπώτερος G2123 eukopṓteros easy 7
εὔχομαι G2172 eúchomai to pray 7
ἡμέτερος G2251 hēméteros our 7
θαρσέω G2293 tharséō to be courageous 7
θεῖον G2303 theîon brimstone 7
θόρυβος G2351 thórybos tumult 7
ἰατρός G2395 iatrós physician 7
Ἱεριχώ G2410 Hierichṓ Jericho 7
καθαρισμός G2512 katharismós purification 7
καταπίνω G2666 katapínō to swallow up 7
κλίνω G2827 klínō to recline 7
κόκκος G2848 kókkos grain 7
κρεμάννυμι G2910 kremánnymi to hang 7
κτάομαι G2932 ktáomai to acquire 7
κυριεύω G2961 kyrieúō to rule 7
λάμπω G2989 lámpō to shine 7
μαστιγόω G3146 mastigóō to scourge 7
μεθερμηνεύω G3177 methermēneúō to interpret 7
μεταλαμβάνω G3335 metalambánō to partake 7
μνεία G3417 mneía remembrance 7
μοιχαλίς G3428 moichalís adulteress 7
νότος G3558 nótos south wind 7
ὄπισθεν G3693 ópisthen behind 7
ὀφειλέτης G3781 opheilétēs debtor 7
πάλαι G3819 pálai long ago 7
παράβασις G3847 parábasis transgression 7
πεντήκοντα G4004 pentḗkonta fifty 7
περιβλέπω G4017 periblépō to look around 7
πνέω G4154 pnéō to breathe 7
πολεμέω G4170 poleméō to war 7
πονηρία G4189 ponēría wickedness 7
ποταπός G4217 potapós what sort 7
πρέπω G4241 prépō to be fitting 7
προσμένω G4357 prosménō to remain with 7
προσφωνέω G4377 prosphōnéō to call to 7
πτῶμα G4430 ptōma fall 7
ρηγνυμι G4486 rhḗgnymi to break asunder 7
ῥίπτω G4496 rhíptō to cast 7
ῥομφαία G4501 rhomphaía sword 7
σαρκικός G4559 sarkikós carnal 7
Σιών G4622 Siṓn Zion 7
σκία G4639 skiá shadow 7
σπεῖρα G4686 speîra cohort 7
Στέφανος G4736 Stéphanos Stephen 7
στοιχεῖον G4747 stoicheîon element 7
στρατεύομαι G4754 strateúomai to serve as soldier 7
συγχαίρω G4796 synchaírō to rejoice with 7
συμβιβάζω G4822 symbibázō to join together 7
Συμεών G4826 Symeṓn Simeon 7
συνανάκειμαι G4873 synanákeimai to feast together 7
σύνεσις G4907 sýnesis flowing together 7
συντελέω G4931 synteléō to complete 7
συντρίβω G4937 syntríbō to break in pieces 7
τάφος G5028 táphos grave 7
τάχος G5034 táchos quickness 7
τράχηλος G5137 tráchēlos to be ready 7
ὑπομιμνήσκω G5279 hypomimnḗskō to remind 7
φθάνω G5348 phthánō to anticipate 7
φίλημα G5370 phílēma kiss 7
φλόξ G5395 phlóx flame 7
φονεύς G5406 phoneús murderer 7
φρέαρ G5421 phréar well 7
φυσιόω G5448 physióō to inflate 7
χαλάω G5465 chaláō to relax 7
χεῖλος G5491 cheîlos lip 7
χρηστός G5543 chrēstós fit 7
ψαλμός G5568 psalmós twanging 7
ᾠδή G5603 ōidḗ song 7
ἀγών G73 agṓn assembly 6
αἰγιαλός G123 aigialós shore 6
αἰσχύνη G152 aischýnē shame 6
ἄκρον G206 ákron end 6
Ἀκύλας G207 Akýlas Aquila 6
Ἀλέξανδρος G223 Aléxandros Alexander 6
ἀνακλίνω G347 anaklínō to lean 6
ἀναμιμνήσκω G363 anamimnḗskō to remind 6
ἀναπληρόω G378 anaplēróō to fill up 6
ἀνόητος G453 anóētos foolish 6
ἀνυπόκριτος G505 anypókritos sincere 6
ἀξίως G516 axíōs worthily 6
ἀπείθεια G543 apeítheia disobedience 6
ἀπειθής G545 apeithḗs disobedient 6
ἀποδημέω G589 apodēméō to go abroad 6
ἀποθήκη G596 apothḗkē storehouse 6
ἀποκόπτω G609 apokóptō to cut off 6
ἀπορέω G639 aporéō to be perplexed 6
ἀποστερέω G650 aposteréō to defraud 6
ἀποτάσσομαι G657 apotássomai to separate 6
ἀποφέρω G667 apophérō to carry away 6
απωθεομαι G683 apōthéomai to thrust away 6
ἀσέβεια G763 asébeia ungodliness 6
βάρβαρος G915 bárbaros barbarian 6
βαρέω G916 baréō to burden 6

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