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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ἄθωος G121 áthōos innocent 2
ἀΐ́διος G126 aḯdios eternal 2
Αἰθίοψ G128 Aithíops Ethiopian 2
Αἰνέας G132 Ainéas Aeneas 2
αἶνος G136 aînos saying 2
αἰσχροκερδής G146 aischrokerdḗs greedy 2
αἰφνίδιος G160 aiphnídios sudden 2
ἄκακος G172 ákakos harmless 2
ἀκάνθινος G174 akánthinos thorny 2
ἀκατακάλυπτος G177 akatakályptos unveiled 2
ἀκατάκριτος G178 akatákritos uncondemned 2
ἀκατάστατος G182 akatástatos unstable 2
ἀκρασία G192 akrasía incontinence 2
ἀκριβόω G198 akribóō to know accurately 2
ἀκρογωνιαῖος G204 akrogōniaîos cornerstone 2
ἀλαζονεία G212 alazoneía empty boasting 2
ἀλαζών G213 alazṓn boaster 2
ἀλαλάζω G214 alalázō to wail 2
Ἀλεξανδρεύς G221 Alexandreús Alexandrian 2
Ἀλεξανδρίνος G222 Alexandrînos Alexandrian 2
ἄλευρον G224 áleuron flour 2
ἀληθεύω G226 alētheúō to speak truth 2
ἀλήθω G229 alḗthō to grind 2
ἁλίζω G233 halízō to salt 2
ἀλλαχόθεν G237 allachóthen from another place 2
ἅλων G257 hálōn threshing floor 2
ἄμαχος G269 ámachos uncontentious 2
ἀμέμπτως G274 amémptōs blameless 2
ἀμέριμνος G275 amérimnos carefree 2
ἀμετάθετος G276 ametáthetos unalterable 2
ἀμεταμέλητος G278 ametamélētos unregretted 2
ἄμετρος G280 ámetros immense 2
ἀναβαθμός G304 anabathmós stairs 2
ἀναγεννάω G313 anagennáō to be born again 2
ἀναδείκνυμι G322 anadeíknymi to proclaim 2
ἀναδέχομαι G324 anadéchomai to take up 2
ἀναζάω G326 anazáō to live again 2
ἀναθεωρέω G333 anatheōréō to observe 2
ἀναίτιος G338 anaítios innocent 2
ἀνακαθίζω G339 anakathízō to sit up 2
ἀνακαινόω G341 anakainóō to make new 2
ἀνακαίνωσις G342 anakaínōsis renewal 2
ἀνακαλύπτω G343 anakalýptō to uncover 2
ἀνακεφαλαίομαι G346 anakephalaíomai to sum up 2
ἀναλίσκω G355 analískō to consume 2
ἀναλύω G360 analýō to depart 2
ἀνάπηρος G376 anápēros maimed 2
ἀναπολόγητος G379 anapológētos inexcusable 2
ἀνάπτω G381 anáptō to kindle 2
ἀνασείω G383 anaseíō to stir up 2
ἀνασπάω G385 anaspáō to draw up 2
ἀνατίθεμαι G394 anatíthemai to set forth 2
ἀναφαίνω G398 anaphaínō to make appear 2
ἀνεξιχνίαστος G421 anexichníastos unsearchable 2
ἀνετάζω G426 anetázō to examine 2
ἀνευρίσκω G429 aneurískō to find out 2
ἀνθρακιά G439 anthrakiá burning coal 2
ἀνθρωπάρεσκος G441 anthrōpáreskos man-pleasing 2
ἄνιπτος G449 ániptos unwashed 2
ἄνοια G454 ánoia foolishness 2
ἀνοικοδομέω G456 anoikodoméō to rebuild 2
ἀνόμως G460 anómōs unlawfully 2
ἀνόσιος G462 anósios unholy 2
ἀνοχή G463 anochḗ forbearance 2
ἀντάλλαγμα G465 antállagma exchange 2
ἀνταπόδομα G468 antapódoma repayment 2
ἀνταποκρίνομαι G470 antapokrínomai to contradict 2
ἀντιμισθία G489 antimisthía reward 2
ἀντιπαρέρχομαι G492 antiparérchomai to pass by 2
ἀντίτυπον G499 antítypon image 2
ἀνώγεον G508 anṓgeon upper room 2
ἀνώτερος G511 anṓteros higher 2
ανωφελης G512 anōphelḗs unprofitable 2
ἀξίνη G513 axínē axe 2
ἀπαιτέω G523 apaitéō to demand back 2
ἀπαλός G527 apalós tender 2
ἀπειλέω G546 apeiléō to threaten 2
ἀπεκδύομαι G554 apekdýomai to despoil 2
ἁπλοῦς G573 haploûs simple 2
ἀποβάλλω G577 apobállō to throw off 2
ἀποβολή G580 apobolḗ rejection 2
ἀπογραφή G582 apographḗ enrollment 2
ἀπόδεκτος G587 apódektos acceptable 2
ἀποδοχή G594 apodochḗ acceptance 2
ἀπόθεσις G595 apóthesis putting away 2
ἀποκαραδοκία G603 apokaradokía expectation 2
ἀποκυέω G616 apokyéō to produce 2
ἀπόλαυσις G619 apólausis enjoyment 2
ἀποπλανάω G635 apoplanáō to lead astray 2
ἀποπνίγω G638 apopnígō to choke 2
ἀποστασία G646 apostasía apostasy 2
ἀποτελέω G658 apoteléō to perfect 2
ἀποτινάσσω G660 apotinássō to shake off 2
ἀποτομία G663 apotomía severity 2
ἀποτόμως G664 apotómōs sharply 2
ἀποχωρίζω G673 apochōrízō to separate 2
Ἀραβία G688 Arabía Arabia 2
Ἀράμ G689 Arám Arphaxad 2
ἀρσενοκοίτης G733 arsenokoítēs sodomite 2
ἀρχάγγελος G743 archángelos archangel 2
Ἄρχιππος G751 Árchippos Aristarchus 2
ἄρχω G757 árchō to rule 2
Ἀσά G760 Asá Asa 2
ἀσάλευτος G761 asáleutos unshaken 2
ἀσεβέω G764 asebéō to act impiously 2
Ἀσήρ G768 Asḗr Asher 2
ἀσσάριον G787 assárion assarium 2
Ἄσσος G789 Ássos Assos 2
ἀστεῖος G791 asteîos urbane 2
ἀστήρικτος G793 astḗriktos unstable 2
ἄστοργος G794 ástorgos unloving 2
ἀστράπτω G797 astráptō to lighten 2
ἀσχημονέω G807 aschēmonéō to behave unseemly 2
ἀσχημοσύνη G808 aschēmosýnē indecency 2
ἀτάκτως G814 atáktōs disorderly 2
ἄτεκνος G815 áteknos childless 2
ἄτερ G817 áter without 2
ἀτμίς G822 atmís vapour 2
αὐθάδης G829 authádēs self-willed 2
αὐθαίρετος G830 authaíretos voluntary 2
αὐλητής G834 aulētḗs flute player 2
αὐλίζομαι G835 aulízomai to lodge 2
αὔξησις G838 aúxēsis increase 2
αὐστηρός G840 austērós harsh 2
αὐτάρκεια G841 autárkeia contentment 2
αὐτόματος G844 autómatos of itself 2
ἀφεδρών G856 aphedrṓn dump 2
ἁφή G860 haphḗ bond 2
ἀφιλάργυρος G866 aphilárgyros not loving money 2
ἀφοράω G872 aphoráō to fix eyes on 2
ἀφρίζω G875 aphrízō to foam 2
Ἀχάζ G881 Acház Ahaz 2
ἀχάριστος G884 acháristos ungracious 2
Ἀχείμ G885 Acheím Addi 2
ἀχλύς G887 achlýs mist 2
ἀχρεῖος G888 achreîos useless 2
ἄχυρον G892 áchyron chaff 2
ἄψινθος G894 ápsinthos wormwood 2
βαρέως G917 baréōs heavily 2
Βαρσαβᾶς G923 Barsabâs Barsabas 2
βασίλειος G934 basíleios royal 2
βδελύσσω G948 bdelýssō to abhor 2
βεβαίωσις G951 bebaíōsis confirmation 2
βεβηλόω G953 bebēlóō to profane 2
βέλος G956 bélos arrow 2
Βέροια G960 Béroia Berea 2
Βηθφαγή G967 Bēthphagḗ Bethphage 2
βιάζω G971 biázō to use force 2
Βιθυνία G978 Bithynía Bithynia 2
βλάπτω G984 bláptō to hurt 2

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