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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ἀετός G105 aetós eagle 5
Αἰγύπτιος G124 Aigýptios Egyptian 5
αἰσχύνομαι G153 aischýnomai to shame 5
αἴτιος G159 aítios cause 5
ἀκαταστασία G181 akatastasía disturbance 5
ἀκριβῶς G199 akribōs exactly 5
ἁλιεύς G231 halieús fisherman 5
Ἀλφαῖος G256 Alphaîos Alphaeus 5
ἁμάρτημα G265 hamártēma sin 5
ἄμεμπτος G273 ámemptos blameless 5
ἄμμος G285 ámmos sand 5
ἀνακράζω G349 anakrázō to cry out 5
ἀνάπαυσις G372 anápausis rest 5
ἀναπέμπω G375 anapémpō to send back 5
ἀνέγκλητος G410 anénklētos blameless 5
ἀνεκτότερος G414 anektóteros bearable 5
ἄνεσις G425 ánesis loosening 5
ἀνθύπατος G446 anthýpatos proconsul 5
ἀντίδικος G476 antídikos opponent 5
ἀντιτάσσομαι G498 antitássomai to resist 5
ἀντίχριστος G500 antíchristos Antichrist 5
ἀόρατος G517 aóratos invisible 5
ἀπέναντι G561 apénanti opposite 5
ἅπτω G681 háptō to adhere to 5
ἀρέτη G703 arétē virtue 5
Ἀρίσταρχος G708 Arístarchos Aristarchus 5
ἅρπαξ G727 hárpax rapacious 5
ἄῤῥωστος G732 árrhōstos weak 5
Ἄρτεμις G735 Ártemis Artemis 5
ἀσύνετος G801 asýnetos unintelligent 5
ἀσφαλής G804 asphalḗs firm 5
αὐτοῦ G847 autoû there 5
ἀφανίζω G853 aphanízō to make vanish 5
βασιλικός G937 basilikós kingly 5
βάτος G942 bátos thorn 5
βέβηλος G952 bébēlos profane 5
βύσσινος G1039 býssinos fine linen 5
γαζοφυλάκιον G1049 gazophylákion storehouse 5
Γάΐος G1050 Gáïos Gaius 5
γάλα G1051 gála milk 5
γένεσις G1078 génesis origin 5
δαπανάω G1159 dapanáō to spend 5
δεκατέσσαρες G1180 dekatéssares fourteen 5
δεκτός G1184 dektós acceptable 5
δή G1211 dḗ now 5
διαμένω G1265 diaménō to remain 5
διαπορεύομαι G1279 diaporeúomai to go through 5
διαῤῥήσσω G1284 diarrhḗssō to rend asunder 5
δικαίως G1346 dikaíōs justly 5
δόγμα G1378 dógma decree 5
δουλεία G1397 douleía slavery 5
δυσμή G1424 dysmḗ west 5
ἑβδομήκοντα G1440 hebdomḗkonta seventy 5
ἐγκόπτω G1465 enkóptō to hinder 5
εἴγε G1489 eíge if indeed 5
εἶδος G1491 eîdos appearance 5
εἰσακούω G1522 eisakoúō to obey 5
εἴσοδος G1529 eísodos entrance 5
ἐκδύω G1562 ekdýō to put off 5
ἐκλύω G1590 eklýō to loose 5
ἐκμάσσω G1591 ekmássō to wipe away 5
ἐκπειράζω G1598 ekpeirázō to test 5
ἐκτρέπω G1624 ektrépō to turn away 5
ἐλαύνω G1643 elaúnō to drive 5
ἐμβριμάομαι G1690 embrimáomai to warn sternly 5
εμπιπλημι G1705 empíplēmi to fill up 5
ἔμπορος G1713 émporos merchant 5
ἔμφοβος G1719 émphobos terrified 5
ἐννέα G1767 ennéa nine 5
ἔντιμος G1784 éntimos precious 5
ἐντυγχάνω G1793 entynchánō to meet 5
ἐξαίφνης G1810 exaíphnēs suddenly 5
ἐξαλείφω G1813 exaleíphō to anoint 5
ἐξαύτης G1824 exautēs instantly 5
ἑξῆς G1836 hexēs next in order 5
ἐπέχω G1907 epéchō to hold upon 5
ἐπιγραφή G1923 epigraphḗ inscription 5
ἐπιγράφω G1924 epigráphō to inscribe 5
ἐπιεικής G1933 epieikḗs gentle 5
ἐπιοῦσα G1966 epioûsa to approach 5
ἐπισκιάζω G1982 episkiázō to overshadow 5
ἐπίσκοπος G1985 epískopos overseer 5
ἐπιτυγχάνω G2013 epitynchánō to obtain 5
ἐπιχορηγέω G2023 epichorēgéō to supply 5
ἐρημόω G2049 erēmóō to lay waste 5
εὐπρόσδεκτος G2144 euprósdektos acceptable 5
εὐσχήμων G2158 euschḗmōn graceful 5
ἐφάπαξ G2178 ephápax once 5
Ἐφέσιος G2180 Ephésios Ephesian 5
ἔχιδνα G2191 échidna viper 5
ζήτημα G2213 zḗtēma question 5
ζόφος G2217 zóphos darkness 5
ἡδονή G2237 hēdonḗ pleasure 5
ἥμισυ G2255 hḗmisy half 5
ἡσυχάζω G2270 hēsycházō to be quiet 5
θεμελιόω G2311 themelióō to establish 5
Θεσσαλονίκη G2332 Thessaloníkē Thessalonica 5
θηλάζω G2337 thēlázō to suckle 5
θῆλυς G2338 thēlys woman 5
θορυβέω G2350 thorybéō to disturb 5
θώραξ G2382 thṓrax breast 5
Ἰάσων G2394 Iásōn Jason 5
ἰδιώτης G2399 idiṓtēs private person 5
Ἰεσσαί G2421 Iessaí Jesse 5
ἱματισμός G2441 himatismós clothing 5
καθεξῆς G2517 kathexēs in order 5
καίπερ G2539 kaíper although 5
κατακλίνω G2625 kataklínō to recline 5
καταλαλέω G2635 katalaléō to speak against 5
καταπατέω G2662 katapatéō to trample 5
καταράομαι G2672 kataráomai to curse 5
κενόω G2758 kenóō to empty 5
κῆπος G2779 kēpos garden 5
κολαφίζω G2852 kolaphízō to strike 5
κονιορτός G2868 koniortós dust 5
κράσπεδον G2899 kráspedon edge 5
Κρήτη G2914 Krḗtē Crete 5
κυκλόω G2944 kyklóō to go around 5
Κύπρος G2954 Kýpros Cyprus 5
κύων G2965 kýōn dog 5
λατρεία G2999 latreía service 5
λειτουργός G3011 leitourgós minister 5
ληνός G3025 lēnós wine vat 5
λούω G3068 loúō to bathe 5
μαίνομαι G3105 maínomai to be mad 5
Μακεδών G3110 Makedṓn Macedonian 5
μακρός G3117 makrós long 5
μαρτύρομαι G3143 martýromai to call to witness 5
Ματθαῖος G3156 Matthaîos Matthew 5
μεθιστημι G3179 methístēmi to transfer 5
μερίς G3310 merís portion 5
μεταδίδωμι G3330 metadídōmi to impart 5
μετασχηματίζω G3345 metaschēmatízō to transform 5
μιαίνω G3392 miaínō to defile 5
μῦθος G3454 mŷthos word 5
μύλος G3458 mýlos millstone 5
μωρία G3472 mōría foolishness 5
νηστεία G3521 nēsteía fasting 5
Νικόδημος G3530 Nikódēmos Josephite 5
ὄγδοος G3590 ógdoos eighth 5
ὁδηγέω G3594 hodēgéō to guide 5
ὁδηγός G3595 hodēgós guide 5
οἰκέτης G3610 oikétēs household member 5
οἰκτιρμός G3628 oiktirmós compassion 5
ὀνειδισμός G3680 oneidismós reproach 5
ὄνος G3688 ónos donkey 5
ὁποῖος G3697 hopoîos what sort 5
ὁρμάω G3729 hormáō to stir up 5
οὐδέπω G3764 oudépō not yet 5
οὐρά G3769 ourá tail 5

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