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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ἔσχατος G2078 éschatos last 53
ὅπως G3704 hópōs how 53
οὐχί G3780 ouchí not at all 53
σπείρω G4687 speírō to sow 53
διό G1352 dió wherefore 52
ἐπαγγελία G1860 epangelía announcement 52
παιδίον G3813 paidíon small child 52
πείθω G3982 peíthō to persuade 52
σοφία G4678 sophía wisdom 51
γλῶσσα G1100 glōssa tongue 50
γραφή G1124 graphḗ Scripture 50
κακός G2556 kakós evil 50
μακάριος G3107 makários blessed 50
παραβολή G3850 parabolḗ parable 50
τυφλός G5185 typhlós blind 50
αχρι G891 áchri until 49
ἔτος G2094 étos year 49
παραλαμβάνω G3880 paralambánō to receive 49
προσφέρω G4374 prosphérō to bring to 49
φανερόω G5319 phaneróō to manifest 49
χρεία G5532 chreía necessity 49
ἀποδίδωμι G591 apodídōmi to sell 48
ἔμπροσθεν G1715 émprosthen before 48
ἔρημος G2048 érēmos desolate 48
φόβος G5401 phóbos fear 48
ἁμαρτωλός G268 hamartōlós sinner 47
ἀπαγγέλλω G518 apangéllō to report 47
καθίζω G2523 kathízō to settle 47
κρατέω G2902 kratéō to have power 47
κρίσις G2920 krísis judgment 47
μόνος G3441 mónos alone 47
οὐκέτι G3765 oukéti no longer 47
πρό G4253 pró before 47
οὐαί G3759 ouaí alas 46
σταυρόω G4717 stauróō to crucify 46
φυλακή G5438 phylakḗ guard 46
θηρίον G2342 thēríon wild animal 45
θλίψις G2347 thlîpsis affliction 45
κατοικέω G2730 katoikéō to dwell 45
ναός G3485 naós sanctuary 45
ὅμοιος G3664 hómoios like 45
σωτηρία G4991 sōtēría salvation 45
διώκω G1377 diṓkō to persecute 44
ἐπιγινώσκω G1921 epiginṓskō to know thoroughly 44
ποῦ G4226 poû somewhere 44
σπέρμα G4690 spérma seed 44
ἁμαρτάνω G264 hamartánō to sin 43
γενεά G1074 geneá generation 43
δέω G1210 déō to bind 43
Ἡρώδης G2264 Hērṓdēs Herod 43
θαυμάζω G2296 thaumázō to marvel 43
θεραπεύω G2323 therapeúō to heal 43
Ἰουδαία G2449 Ioudaía Judea 43
σεαυτου G4572 seautoû yourself 43
φωνέω G5455 phōnéō to sound 43
ἀνάστασις G386 anástasis rising up 42
ἅπας G537 hápas all 42
δεύτερος G1208 deúteros second 42
ἐγγίζω G1448 engízō to approach 42
Ἰάκωβος G2385 Iákōbos James 42
λύω G3089 lýō to loose 42
μέρος G3313 méros part 42
μικρος G3398 mikrós small 42
ἄξιος G514 áxios worthy 41
διέρχομαι G1330 diérchomai to pass through 41
ἐργάζομαι G2038 ergázomai to work 41
ἑτοιμάζω G2090 hetoimázō to prepare 41
εὐλογέω G2127 eulogéō to praise 41
καινός G2537 kainós new 41
οἰκοδομέω G3618 oikodoméō to build 41
ὀλίγος G3641 olígos little 41
πάντοτε G3842 pántote always 41
παριστημι G3936 parístēmi to present 41
πασχω G3958 páschō to feel 41
σήμερον G4594 sḗmeron this day 41
τέλος G5056 télos end 41
τεσσαρες G5064 téssares four 41
τιμή G5092 timḗ honor 41
χωρίς G5565 chōrís separate 41
ἱκανός G2425 hikanós sufficient 40
κλαίω G2799 klaíō to mourn 40
λογίζομαι G3049 logízomai to reckon 40
λοιποί G3062 loipoí remaining 40
μισέω G3404 miséō to hate 40
δικαιόω G1344 dikaióō to justify 39
ἐπιτίθημι G2007 epitíthēmi voice 39
θύρα G2374 thýra door 39
περισσεύω G4052 perisseúō to abound 39
πλανάω G4105 planáō to lead astray 39
πράσσω G4238 prássō to do 39
πρόβατον G4263 próbaton sheep 39
ἐπιθυμία G1939 epithymía desire 38
εὐχαριστέω G2168 eucharistéō to give thanks 38
πειράζω G3985 peirázō to test 38
πέντε G4002 pénte five 38
ὑποτάσσω G5293 hypotássō to subject 38
ἄρχων G758 árchōn ruler 37
διάβολος G1228 diábolos slanderous 37
διακονέω G1247 diakonéō to serve 37
εμαυτου G1683 emautoû I 37
Ἰουδάς G2455 Ioúdas Judas 37
καυχάομαι G2744 kaucháomai to boast 37
μαρτυρία G3141 martyría testimony 37
μνημεῖον G3419 mnēmeîon memorial 37
παραγίνομαι G3854 paragínomai to appear 37
ἀγρός G68 agrós land 36
ἄρα G686 ára therefore 36
βούλομαι G1014 boúlomai to will 36
ἐπιστρέφω G1994 epistréphō to turn 36
καλῶς G2573 kalōs well 36
ὀργή G3709 orgḗ anger 36
οὖς G3775 oûs ear 36
περιτομή G4061 peritomḗ circumcised 36
προσευχή G4335 proseuchḗ prayer 36
Σατανᾶς G4567 Satanâs Satan 36
ὑποστρέφω G5290 hypostréphō to turn back 36
Φίλιππος G5376 Phílippos Philip 36
ὥσπερ G5618 hṓsper even as 36
ἅπτομαι G680 háptomai to cling to 35
Ἰωσήφ G2501 Iōsḗph Joseph 35
μάρτυς G3144 mártys witness 35
ὄπίσω G3694 opísō back 35
οφειλω G3784 opheílō to owe 35
ἀσθενέω G770 asthenéō to be weak 34
βλασφημέω G987 blasphēméō to blaspheme 34
διακονία G1248 diakonía service 34
μέλος G3196 mélos member 34
μετανοέω G3340 metanoéō to repent 34
μήτε G3383 mḗte nor 34
ναί G3483 naí yes 34
οἶνος G3631 oînos wine 34
πτωχός G4434 ptōchós poor 34
ἀρνέομαι G720 arnéomai to deny 33
ἄρτι G737 árti now 33
διαθήκη G1242 diathḗkē covenant 33
ἐκπορεύομαι G1607 ekporeúomai to go forth 33
ποῖος G4169 poîos of what sort 33
ἀναγινώσκω G314 anaginṓskō to recognize 32
βιβλίον G975 biblíon book 32
δεικνύω G1166 deiknýō to show 32
δυνατός G1415 dynatós mighty 32
ἔξεστι G1832 éxesti it is lawful 32
ἐχθρός G2190 echthrós enemy 32
ἥλιος G2246 hḗlios sun 32
ἱερεύς G2409 hiereús priest 32
πλῆθος G4128 plēthos multitude 32
ὑπομονή G5281 hypomonḗ endurance 32
ἀκάθαρτος G169 akáthartos unclean 31
ἄνεμος G417 ánemos wind 31
ἐλεέω G1653 eleéō to have mercy 31

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