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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βοήθεια G996 boḗtheia help 2
βολίζω G1001 bolízō to sound 2
βοῤῥᾶς G1005 borrhâs north wind 2
βουλευτής G1010 bouleutḗs councillor 2
βουνός G1015 bounós hill 2
βραβεῖον G1017 brabeîon prize 2
βραδύνω G1019 bradýnō to delay 2
βροχή G1028 brochḗ watering 2
βυθίζω G1036 bythízō to sink 2
Γαβριήλ G1043 Gabriḗl archangel 2
Γαλατικός G1054 Galatikós Galatian 2
Γαμαλιήλ G1059 Gamaliḗl Gamaliel 2
Γεθσημανῆ G1068 Gethsēmanē Gethsemane 2
γελάω G1070 geláō to laugh 2
γενεαλογία G1076 genealogía genealogy 2
γενέσια G1077 genésia birthday 2
γεννητός G1084 gennētós born 2
γηράσκω G1095 gēráskō to grow old 2
γλωσσόκομον G1101 glōssókomon box 2
δειγματίζω G1165 deigmatízō to exemplify 2
δεινῶς G1171 deinōs terribly 2
δεκατόω G1183 dekatóō to tithe 2
δερμάτινος G1193 dermátinos leather 2
δεσμώτης G1202 desmṓtēs prisoner 2
διαβεβαιόομαι G1226 diabebaióomai to affirm strongly 2
διαγινώσκω G1231 diaginṓskō to ascertain 2
διαγογγύζω G1234 diagongýzō to murmur 2
διάγω G1236 diágō to lead through 2
διαιρέω G1244 diairéō to divide 2
διακαθαρίζω G1245 diakatharízō to cleanse thoroughly 2
διαλαλέω G1255 dialaléō to converse 2
διαπονέω G1278 diaponéō to work out 2
διαπρίω G1282 diapríō to saw asunder 2
διασπαω G1288 diaspáō to break asunder 2
διαταγή G1296 diatagḗ arrangement 2
διατηρέω G1301 diatēréō to keep 2
διαυγάζω G1306 diaugázō to shine through 2
διαφημίζω G1310 diaphēmízō to spread abroad 2
διαχειρίζομαι G1315 diacheirízomai to lay hands on 2
διδακτικός G1317 didaktikós apt to teach 2
δίδραχμον G1323 dídrachmon didrachma 2
διετία G1333 dietía period of two years 2
διΐσχυρίζομαι G1340 diïschyrízomai to lean upon 2
δικαίωσις G1347 dikaíōsis justification 2
δικαστής G1348 dikastḗs judge 2
διοδεύω G1353 diodeúō to travel through 2
διόπερ G1355 dióper on that very account 2
διόρθωσις G1357 diórthōsis straightening 2
διστάζω G1365 distázō to doubt 2
διχοστασία G1370 dichostasía dissension 2
διχοτομέω G1371 dichotoméō to scourge severely 2
δίψυχος G1374 dípsychos double-minded 2
δοκίμιον G1383 dokímion proof 2
Δορκάς G1393 Dorkás Dorcas 2
δόσις G1394 dósis gift 2
δοῦλον G1400 doûlon slave 2
δοχή G1403 dochḗ feast 2
δυναμόω G1412 dynamóō to strengthen 2
δυσφημία G1426 dysphēmía defamation 2
δώρημα G1434 dṓrēma gift 2
ἐγκαινίζω G1457 enkainízō to consecrate 2
ἔγκλημα G1462 énklēma accusation 2
ἐγκρατεύομαι G1467 enkrateúomai to be self-controlled 2
Ἐζεκίας G1478 Ezekías Josiah 2
εἴκω G1502 eíkō to yield 2
εἴκω G1503 eíkō to be like 2
εἰλικρινής G1506 eilikrinḗs pure 2
εἰρηνικός G1516 eirēnikós peaceable 2
ἑκατονταπλασίων G1542 hekatontaplasíōn hundredfold 2
ἐκδιηγέομαι G1555 ekdiēgéomai to relate 2
ἔκδικος G1558 ékdikos without justice 2
ἐκδιώκω G1559 ekdiṓkō to banish 2
ἐκεῖσε G1566 ekeîse there 2
ἐκκαθαίρω G1571 ekkathaírō to cleanse 2
ἐκκεντέω G1574 ekkentéō to pierce 2
ἐκκλείω G1576 ekkleíō to shut out 2
εκμυκτηριζω G1592 ekmyktērízō to scoff at 2
ἑκουσίως G1596 hekousíōs willingly 2
ἔκπαλαι G1597 ékpalai from of old 2
ἐκπέμπω G1599 ekpémpō to send away 2
ἐκτελέω G1615 ekteléō to finish 2
ἐκτενῶς G1619 ektenōs earnestly 2
ἐκτρέφω G1625 ektréphō to nurture 2
ἔκφοβος G1630 ékphobos frightened 2
ἐκφύω G1631 ekphýō to produce 2
ἑκών G1635 hekṓn willing 2
ἐλαφρός G1645 elaphrós light 2
Ἐλεάζαρ G1648 Eleázar Eliakim 2
ἔλεγχος G1650 élenchos proof 2
ἐλεεινός G1652 eleeinós to be miserable 2
ἐλεήμων G1655 eleḗmōn merciful 2
Ἐλιούδ G1664 Elioúd Elim 2
Ἑλληνίς G1674 Hellēnís Greek woman 2
Ἑλληνιστής G1675 Hellēnistḗs Hellenist 2
Ἑλληνιστί G1676 Hellēnistí Greek language 2
ἐλλογέω G1677 ellogéō impute 2
ἐμβάπτω G1686 embáptō to dip in 2
ἐμπαιγμός G1701 empaigmós mocking 2
ἐμπαίκτης G1703 empaíktēs mocker 2
ἐμπλέκω G1707 emplékō to entangle 2
ἐμπορεύομαι G1710 emporeúomai to trade 2
ἐμπρήθω G1714 emprḗthō to burn 2
ἐμφανής G1717 emphanḗs manifest 2
ἐναγκαλίζομαι G1723 enankalízomai to embrace 2
ἐνάρχομαι G1728 enárchomai to begin 2
ἐνδιδύσκω G1737 endidýskō to clothe 2
ἐνδικος G1738 éndikos righteous 2
ἐνδοξάζω G1740 endoxázō to glorify 2
ἐνέδρα G1747 enédra ambush 2
ἐνεδρεύω G1748 enedreúō to ambush 2
ἐνέργημα G1755 enérgēma work 2
ἐνευλογέω G1757 eneulogéō to bless 2
ἐνισχύω G1765 enischýō to strengthen 2
ἔννοια G1771 énnoia thought 2
ἔννομος G1772 énnomos lawful 2
ἑνότης G1775 henótēs unity 2
ἐνοχλέω G1776 enochléō to trouble 2
ἐνταφιάζω G1779 entaphiázō to prepare for burial 2
ἐνταφιασμός G1780 entaphiasmós burial preparation 2
ἔντευξις G1783 énteuxis meeting 2
ἐντός G1787 entós within 2
ἐντροπή G1791 entropḗ shame 2
ἐνυπνιάζομαι G1797 enypniázomai to dream 2
ἐξανατέλλω G1816 exanatéllō to spring up 2
ἐξαπορέομαι G1820 exaporéomai to despair 2
ἐξαρτίζω G1822 exartízō to complete 2
ἐξεγείρω G1825 exegeírō to rouse up 2
ἐξορύσσω G1846 exorýssō to dig out 2
εξωθεω G1856 exōthéō to drive out 2
ἐπάγγελμα G1862 epángelma promise 2
ἐπαιτέω G1871 epaitéō to ask repeatedly 2
ἐπαναπαύομαι G1879 epanapaúomai to rest upon 2
ἐπανέρχομαι G1880 epanérchomai to return 2
ἐπανίσταμαι G1881 epanístamai to raise up against 2
ἐπαρχία G1885 eparchía office of governor 2
Ἐπαφρόδιτος G1891 Epaphróditos Epaphroditus 2
ἐπεγείρω G1892 epegeírō to raise against 2
ἐπεῖδον G1896 epeîdon to look upon 2
ἐπενδύομαι G1902 ependýomai to put on over 2
ἐπηρεάζω G1908 epēreázō to insult 2
ἐπιδέχομαι G1926 epidéchomai to receive 2
ἐπιδημέω G1927 epidēméō to be present 2
ἐπιείκεια G1932 epieíkeia gentleness 2
ἐπιλύω G1956 epilýō to settle 2
ἐπιούσιος G1967 epioúsios word 2
ἐπιπόθησις G1972 epipóthēsis longing 2
ἐπιῤῥίπτω G1977 epirrhíptō to place upon 2
ἐπίσημος G1978 epísēmos marked 2
ἐπισυναγωγή G1997 episynagōgḗ gathering 2
ἐπισύστασις G1999 episýstasis concourse 2

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