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.
- ἀριστάω G709 aristáō to breakfast 3
- ἀριστον G712 áriston breakfast 3
- ἀρκετός G713 arketós sufficient 3
- ἀροτριόω G722 arotrióō to plough 3
- ἁρπαγή G724 harpagḗ plunder 3
- ἀῤῥαβών G728 arrhabṓn earnest 3
- ἀρτύω G741 artýō to season 3
- ἀρχιτρίκλινος G755 architríklinos table master 3
- ἄσβεστος G762 ásbestos unquenchable 3
- ἀστοχέω G795 astochéō to deviate 3
- ἀσφάλεια G803 aspháleia security 3
- ἀσφαλῶς G806 asphalōs safely 3
- ἀσωτία G810 asōtía debauchery 3
- αὐλέω G832 auléō to play flute 3
- αὑτοῦ G848 hautoû himself 3
- ἄφνω G869 áphnō suddenly 3
- ἀχειροποίητος G886 acheiropoíētos not made with hands 3
- Βαλαάμ G903 Balaám Balaam 3
- βαπτισμός G909 baptismós baptism 3
- βάπτω G911 báptō to dip 3
- βάσανος G931 básanos touchstone 3
- Βερνίκη G959 Berníkē Bernice 3
- βία G970 bía strength 3
- βιωτικός G982 biōtikós relating to life 3
- βόθυνος G999 bóthynos pit 3
- Βοόζ G1003 Boóz Boaz 3
- βούλημα G1013 boúlēma will 3
- βραδύς G1021 bradýs slow 3
- βραχίων G1023 brachíōn arm 3
- βυρσεύς G1038 byrseús tanner 3
- γαλήνη G1055 galḗnē calm 3
- Γαλλίων G1058 Gallíōn Gallio 3
- Γεννησαρέτ G1082 Gennēsarét Gennesaret 3
- Γεργεσηνός G1086 Gergesēnós Gergesenes 3
- Γολγοθᾶ G1115 Golgothâ Golgotha 3
- γόμος G1117 gómos cargo 3
- γυμνότης G1132 gymnótēs nakedness 3
- δεκαπέντε G1178 dekapénte fifteen 3
- Δεκάπολις G1179 Dekápolis Decapolis 3
- δέκατος G1182 dékatos tenth 3
- δελεάζω G1185 deleázō to entice 3
- δέρβη G1191 Dérbē Derbe 3
- δεσμεύω G1195 desmeúō to bind 3
- δεσμοφύλαξ G1200 desmophýlax jailer 3
- δῆλος G1212 dēlos clear 3
- Δημᾶς G1214 Dēmâs Demetrius 3
- Δημήτριος G1216 Dēmḗtrios Demetrius 3
- διαβαίνω G1224 diabaínō to pass through 3
- διαβλέπω G1227 diablépō to look through 3
- διαγγέλλω G1229 diangéllō to proclaim 3
- διαγίνομαι G1230 diagínomai to continue 3
- διάδημα G1238 diádēma diadem 3
- διαδίδωμι G1239 diadídōmi to distribute 3
- διαζώννυμι G1241 diazṓnnymi to gird around 3
- διαίρεσις G1243 diaíresis division 3
- διάκρισις G1253 diákrisis discernment 3
- διαρπάζω G1283 diarpázō to plunder 3
- διασπείρω G1289 diaspeírō to disperse 3
- διασπορά G1290 diasporá scattering 3
- διαστολή G1293 diastolḗ distinction 3
- διδακτός G1318 didaktós teachable 3
- Δίδυμος G1324 Dídymos Didymus 3
- διΐστημι G1339 diḯstēmi to stand apart 3
- δίκη G1349 díkē judgment 3
- δίστομος G1366 dístomos double-mouthed 3
- δούλη G1399 doúlē female slave 3
- δραχμή G1406 drachmḗ drachma 3
- δρόμος G1408 drómos course 3
- δυνάστης G1413 dynástēs prince 3
- δυνατέω G1414 dynatéō to be mighty 3
- δυσκόλως G1423 dyskólōs with difficulty 3
- δωρέομαι G1433 dōréomai to present 3
- Ἑβραΐ́ς G1446 Hebraḯs Hebrew language 3
- ἐγγράφω G1449 engráphō to inscribe 3
- ἑδραῖος G1476 hedraîos firm 3
- εἰλικρίνεια G1505 eilikríneia purity 3
- εἰσπηδάω G1530 eispēdáō to rush in 3
- ἔκβασις G1545 ékbasis exit 3
- ἐκδημέω G1553 ekdēméō to depart 3
- ἐκκλάω G1575 ekkláō to cut off 3
- ἐκκλίνω G1578 ekklínō to turn away 3
- ἐκπλέω G1602 ekpléō to sail away 3
- ἐκπνέω G1606 ekpnéō to expire 3
- ἐκψύχω G1634 ekpsýchō to expire 3
- ἐλαττόω G1642 elattóō to diminish 3
- Ἐλιακείμ G1662 Eliakeím Eliakim 3
- ἕλκος G1668 hélkos wound 3
- ἔναντι G1725 énanti before 3
- ἕνδεκατος G1734 hendékatos eleventh 3
- ἐνδημέω G1736 endēméō to dwell 3
- ἐνεργής G1756 energḗs active 3
- ἐνέχω G1758 enéchō to contain 3
- ἐνθυμέομαι G1760 enthyméomai to consider 3
- ἔνταλμα G1778 éntalma precept 3
- ἔντρομος G1790 éntromos terrified 3
- ἐντυλίσσω G1794 entylíssō to roll up 3
- Ἐνώχ G1802 Enṓch Jared 3
- ἐξακολουθέω G1811 exakolouthéō to follow 3
- ἐξανίστημι G1817 exanístēmi to rise up 3
- ἐξετάζω G1833 exetázō to search out 3
- ἔξοδος G1841 éxodos departure 3
- ἐξώτερος G1857 exṓteros outer 3
- ἐπάγω G1863 epágō to bring upon 3
- ἐπάν G1875 epán after 3
- επανάγω G1877 epanágō to lead back 3
- ἐπαρκέω G1884 eparkéō to avail 3
- Ἐπαφρᾶς G1889 Epaphrâs Aphroditus 3
- ἐπιβαρέω G1912 epibaréō to burden 3
- ἐπιβιβάζω G1913 epibibázō to place upon 3
- ἐπιβλέπω G1914 epiblépō to look upon 3
- ἐπικατάρατος G1944 epikatáratos accursed 3
- ἐπιμελέομαι G1959 epimeléomai to care for 3
- ἐπιστέλλω G1989 epistéllō to write 3
- ἐπιστηρίζω G1991 epistērízō to confirm 3
- ἐπίτροπος G2012 epítropos overseer 3
- ἐπιχειρέω G2021 epicheiréō to take in hand 3
- Ἔραστος G2037 Érastos Erastus 3
- ἐρήμωσις G2050 erḗmōsis desolation 3
- ἑσπέρα G2073 hespéra evening 3
- Ἐσρώμ G2074 Esrṓm Hezron 3
- ἑταῖρος G2083 hetaîros comrade 3
- ἑτοίμως G2093 hetoímōs readily 3
- εὐαγγελιστής G2099 euangelistḗs evangelist 3
- εὐαρεστέω G2100 euarestéō to please 3
- εὐγένης G2104 eugenḗs noble 3
- εὔθετος G2111 eúthetos well situated 3
- εὐθυμέω G2114 euthyméō to encourage 3
- εὐκαιρέω G2119 eukairéō to have opportunity 3
- εὐσεβής G2152 eusebḗs pious 3
- εὐσχημόνως G2156 euschēmónōs decently 3
- εὐχή G2171 euchḗ prayer 3
- εὐχρηστος G2173 eúchrēstos useful 3
- εὐωδία G2175 euōdía fragrance 3
- Ζαβουλών G2194 Zaboulṓn Zebulun 3
- Ζακχαῖος G2195 Zakchaîos chief tax collector 3
- ζεστός G2200 zestós hot 3
- Ζοροβάβελ G2216 Zorobábel Zerubbabel 3
- ζώννυμι G2224 zṓnnymi to gird 3
- ζωογονέω G2225 zōogonéō to preserve alive 3
- ἡδέως G2234 hēdéōs gladly 3
- ἡλίκος G2245 hēlíkos as old as 3
- Ἡρωδιανοί G2265 Hērōdianoí Herodians 3
- Ἠσαῦ G2269 Ēsaû Esau 3
- ἡττάω G2274 hēttáō to diminish 3
- θαμβέω G2284 thambéō to astonish 3
- θάμβος G2285 thámbos amazement 3
- θέατρον G2302 théatron theatre 3
- θεῖος G2304 theîos God 3
- θεραπεία G2322 therapeía service 3
- θέρος G2330 théros summer 3
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