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.
- βάρος G922 báros heaviness 6
- βαρύς G926 barýs heavy 6
- βασανισμός G929 basanismós torment 6
- βδέλυγμα G946 bdélygma abomination 6
- γέ G1065 gé indeed 6
- διάλεκτος G1258 diálektos conversation 6
- διαπεράω G1276 diaperáō to cross over 6
- διαφθείρω G1311 diaphtheírō to corrupt 6
- διαφθορά G1312 diaphthorá corruption 6
- διεγείρω G1326 diegeírō to awaken 6
- διερμηνεύω G1329 diermēneúō to interpret 6
- δίς G1364 dís twice 6
- δοκός G1385 dokós beam 6
- ἐγκεντρίζω G1461 enkentrízō to graft 6
- εἰκῆ G1500 eikē in vain 6
- εἴπερ G1512 eí per if indeed 6
- ἐκδέχομαι G1551 ekdéchomai to receive 6
- ἐκδικέω G1556 ekdikéō to avenge 6
- ἐκκακέω G1573 ekkakéō to be exhausted 6
- ἐμπτύω G1716 emptýō to spit upon 6
- ἕνδεκα G1733 héndeka eleven 6
- ἔνι G1762 éni is 6
- ἐνοικέω G1774 enoikéō to dwell in 6
- ἐξαπατάω G1818 exapatáō to deceive 6
- ἐξηγέομαι G1834 exēgéomai to lead out 6
- ἐπαινέω G1867 epainéō to approve 6
- ἐπιβαίνω G1910 epibaínō to mount 6
- ἐπιφάνεια G2015 epipháneia appearance 6
- ἐργασία G2039 ergasía work 6
- ἐρευνάω G2045 ereunáō to search 6
- εὖ G2095 eû to prosper 6
- ἔχθρα G2189 échthra enmity 6
- ζημιόω G2210 zēmióō to damage 6
- ζυγός G2218 zygós yoke 6
- Ἡρωδιάς G2266 Hērōdiás Herodias 6
- θαῤῥέω G2292 tharrhéō to be of good courage 6
- θαυμαστός G2298 thaumastós marvelous 6
- θερμαίνω G2328 thermaínō to warm 6
- θνητός G2349 thnētós mortal 6
- θυμίαμα G2368 thymíama incense 6
- Ἰκόνιον G2430 Ikónion Iconium 6
- ἱνατί G2444 hinatí why 6
- καθότι G2530 kathóti according to what 6
- κακόω G2559 kakóō to oppress 6
- κάμηλος G2574 kámēlos camel 6
- κάρφος G2595 kárphos chaff 6
- καταδικάζω G2613 katadikázō to condemn 6
- καταλλάσσω G2644 katallássō to exchange 6
- καταπέτασμα G2665 katapétasma veil 6
- κατάρα G2671 katára curse 6
- καταφιλέω G2705 kataphiléō to kiss 6
- κατήγορος G2725 katḗgoros accuser 6
- κιβωτός G2787 kibōtós ark 6
- κλείς G2807 kleís key 6
- κόκκινος G2847 kókkinos scarlet 6
- κόλπος G2859 kólpos bosom 6
- Κόρινθος G2882 Kórinthos Corinth 6
- κόφινος G2894 kóphinos basket 6
- κραυγή G2906 kraugḗ outcry 6
- κρεῖσσον G2908 kreîsson better 6
- Κυρηναῖος G2956 Kyrēnaîos Cyrenian 6
- λανθάνω G2990 lanthánō to hide 6
- Λαοδίκεια G2993 Laodíkeia Laodicea 6
- λείπω G3007 leípō to leave 6
- λειτουργία G3009 leitourgía public office 6
- λύκος G3074 lýkos wolf 6
- Λύστρα G3082 Lýstra Iconium 6
- μάγος G3097 mágos magus 6
- μάστιξ G3148 mástix whip 6
- μάταιος G3152 mátaios vain 6
- μεθύω G3184 methýō to be drunk 6
- μέριμνα G3308 mérimna care 6
- μεσίτης G3316 mesítēs mediator 6
- μεταμέλλομαι G3338 metaméllomai it is a care 6
- μετατίθημι G3346 metatíthēmi to transpose 6
- μέτοχος G3353 métochos partner 6
- μιμητής G3402 mimētḗs imitator 6
- μόλις G3433 mólis scarcely 6
- μόσχος G3448 móschos calf 6
- Ναζαρηνός G3479 Nazarēnós Nazarene 6
- Ναθαναήλ G3482 Nathanaḗl Nathanael 6
- νήφω G3525 nḗphō to be sober 6
- νόημα G3540 nóēma thought 6
- ὀλιγόπιστος G3640 oligópistos little faith 6
- ὁμοίωμα G3667 homoíōma likeness 6
- ὁμολογία G3671 homología profession 6
- ὄναρ G3677 ónar dream 6
- ὄξος G3690 óxos vinegar 6
- ὅπλον G3696 hóplon tool 6
- ὀσμή G3744 osmḗ smell 6
- παιδεία G3809 paideía training 6
- παραδέχομαι G3858 paradéchomai to receive 6
- παρασκευή G3904 paraskeuḗ preparation 6
- παρατηρέω G3906 paratēréō to watch carefully 6
- πενθερά G3994 pentherá mother-in-law 6
- πεντακισχίλιοι G4000 pentakischílioi five thousand 6
- πεποίθησις G4006 pepoíthēsis confidence 6
- περιάγω G4013 periágō to lead around 6
- περιζώννυμι G4024 perizṓnnymi to gird 6
- πηλός G4081 pēlós clay 6
- πήρα G4082 pḗra wallet 6
- πλεω G4126 pléō to sail 6
- πληροφορέω G4135 plērophoréō to make full 6
- πλοιάριον G4142 ploiárion boat 6
- ποιητής G4163 poiētḗs doer 6
- πρᾶξις G4234 prâxis deed 6
- προκόπτω G4298 prokóptō to advance 6
- προορίζω G4309 proorízō to foreordain 6
- πρόσκομμα G4348 próskomma stumbling block 6
- πρόφασις G4392 próphasis pretext 6
- πυρετός G4446 pyretós fever 6
- πυρόω G4448 pyróō to burn 6
- πώποτε G4455 pṓpote ever 6
- σβέννυμι G4570 sbénnymi to quench 6
- σημαίνω G4591 sēmaínō to signify 6
- σινδών G4616 sindṓn linen cloth 6
- σκληρύνω G4645 sklērýnō to harden 6
- σκοπέω G4648 skopéō to look at 6
- σπεύδω G4692 speúdō to hasten 6
- σπήλαιον G4693 spḗlaion cave 6
- στάδιον G4712 stádion furlong 6
- στενάζω G4727 stenázō to groan 6
- στρώννυμι G4766 strṓnnymi to spread 6
- συλλαλέω G4814 syllaléō to talk with 6
- συμβάλλω G4820 symbállō to fight with 6
- συμφωνέω G4856 symphōnéō to agree 6
- συναντάω G4876 synantáō to meet with 6
- συνευδοκέω G4909 syneudokéō to approve together 6
- συντέλεια G4930 syntéleia completion 6
- σωφρονέω G4993 sōphronéō to be sober 6
- Τρωάς G5174 Trōás Troas 6
- τρώγω G5176 trṓgō to chew 6
- ὕπνος G5258 hýpnos sleep 6
- ὑπόδειγμα G5262 hypódeigma copy 6
- ὑποδείκνυμι G5263 hypodeíknymi to demonstrate 6
- ὑπόκρισις G5272 hypókrisis hypocrisy 6
- ὕψος G5311 hýpsos height 6
- φαῦλος G5337 phaûlos worthless 6
- φθαρτός G5349 phthartós corruptible 6
- φορέω G5409 phoréō to wear 6
- φορτίον G5413 phortíon burden 6
- φύλλον G5444 phýllon leaf 6
- χειμών G5494 cheimṓn winter 6
- χειροποίητος G5499 cheiropoíētos handmade 6
- χρῆμα G5536 chrēma thing 6
- ψυχικός G5591 psychikós soulish 6
- ὡσαννά G5614 hōsanná hosanna 6
- Ἀαρών G2 Aarṓn Aaron 5
- ἀγαλλίασις G20 agallíasis gladness 5
- ᾄδω G103 áidō to sing 5
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