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.
- θιγγάνω G2345 thingánō to touch 3
- θροέω G2360 throéō to cry aloud 3
- ἴαμα G2386 íama remedy 3
- ἴασις G2392 íasis healing 3
- Ἱερεμίας G2408 Hieremías Jeremiah 3
- ἱερωσύνη G2420 hierōsýnē priesthood 3
- ἰός G2447 iós poison 3
- Ἰοῦστος G2459 Ioûstos Justus 3
- ἰσότης G2471 isótēs equality 3
- ἴχνος G2487 íchnos footstep 3
- Ἰωράμ G2496 Iōrám Jehoshaphat 3
- Ἰωσῆς G2500 Iōsēs Joseph 3
- καθαίρεσις G2506 kathaíresis destruction 3
- καθέδρα G2515 kathédra seat 3
- καίγε G2534 kaíge and indeed 3
- Κάΐν G2535 Káïn Cain 3
- κακοπαθέω G2553 kakopathéō to suffer 3
- κακοποιός G2555 kakopoiós evildoer 3
- καταγελάω G2606 katageláō to mock 3
- καταγινώσκω G2607 kataginṓskō to find fault 3
- κατακαλύπτω G2619 katakalýptō to cover up 3
- κατάκριμα G2631 katákrima condemnation 3
- κατάλυμα G2646 katályma inn 3
- καταμαρτυρέω G2649 katamartyréō to testify against 3
- καταναρκάω G2655 katanarkáō to be numb 3
- καταξιόω G2661 kataxióō to judge worthy 3
- καταπίπτω G2667 katapíptō to fall down 3
- καταστρέφω G2690 katastréphō to overthrow 3
- κατατίθημι G2698 katatíthēmi to deposit 3
- κατενώπιον G2714 katenṓpion before 3
- κατευθύνω G2720 kateuthýnō to direct 3
- κατηγορία G2724 katēgoría accusation 3
- κατισχύω G2729 katischýō to overcome 3
- καύσων G2742 kaúsōn burning heat 3
- κεντυρίων G2760 kentyríōn centurion 3
- κεραμεύς G2763 kerameús potter 3
- κεράννυμι G2767 keránnymi to mix 3
- κέρδος G2771 kérdos gain 3
- κήρυξ G2783 kēryx herald 3
- Κλαύδιος G2804 Klaúdios Claudius 3
- κλίμα G2824 klíma region 3
- κλινίδιον G2826 klinídion couch 3
- κολλυβιστής G2855 kollybistḗs money-changer 3
- κολυμβήθρα G2861 kolymbḗthra pool 3
- κοπάζω G2869 kopázō to grow weary 3
- κουστωδία G2892 koustōdía guard 3
- κρημνός G2911 krēmnós precipice 3
- κριτήριον G2922 kritḗrion tribunal 3
- κυκλόθεν G2943 kyklóthen all around 3
- Κύπριος G2953 Kýprios Cypriot 3
- κύπτω G2955 kýptō to stoop down 3
- κῶμος G2970 kōmos carousal 3
- λαῖλαψ G2978 laîlaps whirlwind 3
- λαλιά G2981 laliá speech 3
- λειτουργέω G3008 leitourgéō to serve 3
- λεπτόν G3016 leptón lepton 3
- Λευΐ́της G3019 Leuḯtēs Levite 3
- λίθινος G3035 líthinos stone 3
- λιμήν G3040 limḗn harbor 3
- λοιδορία G3059 loidoría reviling 3
- Λουκᾶς G3065 Loukâs Luke 3
- Λύδδα G3069 Lýdda Lydda 3
- λυτρόω G3084 lytróō to redeem 3
- λύτρωσις G3085 lýtrōsis redemption 3
- μακαρισμός G3108 makarismós blessing 3
- μαλακία G3119 malakía weakness 3
- Μανασσῆς G3128 Manassēs Manasseh 3
- μαστός G3149 mastós breast 3
- ματαιότης G3153 mataiótēs depravity 3
- μεγαλειότης G3168 megaleiótēs greatness 3
- μεγαλωσύνη G3172 megalōsýnē majesty 3
- μεγιστᾶνες G3175 megistânes nobles 3
- μέθη G3178 méthē drunkenness 3
- μέλαν G3188 mélan ink 3
- μέλας G3189 mélas black 3
- μεσουράνημα G3321 mesouránēma mid-heaven 3
- μετάθεσις G3331 metáthesis transfer 3
- μεταστρέφω G3344 metastréphō to turn around 3
- μῆκος G3372 mēkos length 3
- Μίλητος G3399 Mílētos Miletus 3
- μισθαποδοσία G3405 misthapodosía recompense 3
- μισθωτός G3411 misthōtós hireling 3
- μνημόσυνον G3422 mnēmósynon memorial 3
- μνηστεύω G3423 mnēsteúō to betroth 3
- μόδιος G3426 módios modius 3
- μοιχεία G3430 moicheía adultery 3
- μοιχός G3432 moichós adulterer 3
- μολύνω G3435 molýnō to defile 3
- μορφή G3444 morphḗ form 3
- μόχθος G3449 móchthos toil 3
- μύριοι G3463 mýrioi countless 3
- Ναασσών G3476 Naassṓn Matthias 3
- ναύτης G3492 naútēs sailor 3
- νεανίας G3494 neanías young man 3
- νεκρόω G3499 nekróō to put to death 3
- Νεφθαλείμ G3508 Nephthaleím Naphtali 3
- νηφαλεος G3524 nēpháleos sober 3
- Νινευΐ́της G3536 Nineuḯtēs Ninevite 3
- νομοδιδάσκαλος G3547 nomodidáskalos law teacher 3
- νοσφίζομαι G3557 nosphízomai to embezzle 3
- νουθεσία G3559 nouthesía admonition 3
- ξυράω G3587 xyráō to shear 3
- οἰκεῖος G3609 oikeîos domestic 3
- οἰκτίρμων G3629 oiktírmōn merciful 3
- ὀκνηρός G3636 oknērós sluggish 3
- ὁλοκαύτωμα G3646 holokaútōma burnt offering 3
- ὅμως G3676 hómōs nevertheless 3
- ὀρέγομαι G3713 orégomai to stretch out 3
- ὄρθρος G3722 órthros dawn 3
- ὁρκίζω G3726 horkízō to adjure 3
- ὄρνεον G3732 órneon bird 3
- ὀρύσσω G3736 orýssō to dig 3
- ὁσάκις G3740 hosákis as often as 3
- ὀφειλή G3782 opheilḗ debt 3
- ὄφελος G3786 óphelos advantage 3
- ὄψις G3799 ópsis face 3
- πάθος G3806 páthos experience 3
- παιδαγωγός G3807 paidagōgós tutor 3
- πανοπλία G3833 panoplía full armor 3
- παντόθεν G3840 pántothen from every quarter 3
- παραβαίνω G3845 parabaínō to neglect 3
- παράδεισος G3857 parádeisos garden 3
- παραθήκη G3866 parathḗkē deposit 3
- παρακοή G3876 parakoḗ disobedience 3
- παρακούω G3878 parakoúō to disobey 3
- παρεκτός G3924 parektós except 3
- παρεπίδημος G3927 parepídēmos sojourner 3
- πατριά G3965 patriá family 3
- πατρῷος G3971 patrōios inherited 3
- πέδη G3976 pédē shackle 3
- πεντηκοστή G4005 pentēkostḗ Pentecost 3
- Πέργη G4011 Pérgē Perga 3
- περικαλύπτω G4028 perikalýptō to cover up 3
- περιπίπτω G4045 peripíptō to fall into 3
- περιποιέομαι G4046 peripoiéomai to reserve 3
- περισσότερον G4054 perissóteron exceeding 3
- περιφέρω G4064 periphérō to carry about 3
- πλάξ G4109 pláx flat surface 3
- πλατύνω G4115 platýnō to broaden 3
- πλέκω G4120 plékō to braid 3
- πλόος G4144 plóos voyage 3
- πλουτίζω G4148 ploutízō to enrich 3
- πλύνω G4150 plýnō to wash 3
- πνίγω G4155 pnígō to strangle 3
- πνικτός G4156 pniktós strangled 3
- πολυτελής G4185 polytelḗs precious 3
- Πόντιος G4194 Póntios Pontius 3
- πορθέω G4199 porthéō to destroy 3
- πόῤῥω G4206 pórrhō far 3
- ποσάκις G4212 posákis how often 3
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