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.
- Λεββαῖος G3002 Lebbaîos Thaddaeus 1
- λεῖος G3006 leîos smooth 1
- λειτουργικός G3010 leitourgikós ministering 1
- λεπίς G3013 lepís scale 1
- Λευΐτικός G3020 Leuïtikós Levitical 1
- λήθη G3024 lḗthē forgetfulness 1
- λῆρος G3026 lēros idle talk 1
- λημψις G3028 lēmpsis receiving 1
- Λιβερτῖνος G3032 Libertînos freedman 1
- Λιβύη G3033 Libýē Cyrene 1
- λιθόστρωτος G3038 lithóstrōtos pavement 1
- λικμάω G3039 likmáō to winnow 1
- Λῖνος G3044 Línos Linus 1
- λιπαρός G3045 liparós luxury 1
- λίψ G3047 líps southwest wind 1
- λόγιος G3052 lógios learned 1
- λογομαχέω G3054 logomachéō to quarrel 1
- λογομαχία G3055 logomachía to quarrel 1
- λόγχη G3057 lónchē spear 1
- Λυκαονία G3071 Lykaonía Lycaonia 1
- Λυκαονιστί G3072 Lykaonistí Lycaonian 1
- Λυκία G3073 Lykía Lycia 1
- λυμαίνομαι G3075 lymaínomai to disgrace 1
- Λυσανίας G3078 Lysanías Lysanias 1
- λύσις G3080 lýsis release 1
- λυσιτελεῖ G3081 lysiteleî to profit 1
- λυτρωτής G3086 lytrōtḗs redeemer 1
- Λωΐ́ς G3090 Lōḯs Lois 1
- Μαάθ G3092 Maáth Mattathias 1
- Μαγδαλά G3093 Magdalá Magdala 1
- μαγεία G3095 mageía magic 1
- μαγεύω G3096 mageúō to practice magic 1
- Μαγώγ G3098 Magṓg Magog 1
- Μαδιάν G3099 Madián Midian 1
- μαθήτρια G3102 mathḗtria female disciple 1
- Μαθουσάλα G3103 Mathousála Methuselah 1
- Μαΐνάν G3104 Maïnán Maath 1
- μάκελλον G3111 mákellon market 1
- μακροθυμώς G3116 makrothymṓs patiently 1
- μακροχρόνιος G3118 makrochrónios long-lived 1
- Μαλελεήλ G3121 Maleleḗl Mahalaleel 1
- Μάλχος G3124 Málchos Malchus 1
- μάμμη G3125 mámmē mother 1
- Μαναήν G3127 Manaḗn Manaen 1
- μανία G3130 manía madness 1
- μαντεύομαι G3132 manteúomai to prophesy 1
- μαραίνω G3133 maraínō to extinguish 1
- μάρμαρος G3139 mármaros marble 1
- μασσάομαι G3145 massáomai to chew 1
- μαστίζω G3147 mastízō to whip 1
- ματαιολογία G3150 mataiología empty talk 1
- ματαιολόγος G3151 mataiológos idle talker 1
- ματαιόω G3154 mataióō to make vain 1
- Ματταθά G3160 Mattathá Mattatha 1
- μεγαλαυχέω G3166 megalauchéō to boast greatly 1
- μεγαλεῖος G3167 megaleîos magnificent 1
- μεγαλοπρεπής G3169 megaloprepḗs magnificent 1
- μεγάλως G3171 megálōs greatly 1
- μέγεθος G3174 mégethos greatness 1
- Μελεᾶς G3190 Meleâs Melchi 1
- Μελίτη G3194 Melítē Malta 1
- μεμβράνα G3200 membrána parchment 1
- μεμψίμοιρος G3202 mempsímoiros complaining 1
- μεριστής G3312 meristḗs divider 1
- μεσιτεύω G3315 mesiteúō to mediate 1
- μεσότοιχον G3320 mesótoichon partition wall 1
- μεσόω G3322 mesóō to be midway 1
- μεστόω G3325 mestóō to fill 1
- μεταβάλλω G3328 metabállō to turn around 1
- μετακινέω G3334 metakinéō to move away 1
- μεταλημψις G3336 metálēmpsis participation 1
- μετέπειτα G3347 metépeita afterwards 1
- μετεωρίζω G3349 meteōrízō to be puffed up 1
- μετοχή G3352 metochḗ fellowship 1
- μετρητής G3355 metrētḗs measure 1
- μετριοπαθέω G3356 metriopathéō to be moderate 1
- μετρίως G3357 metríōs moderately 1
- μηδέποτε G3368 mēdépote never 1
- μηδέπω G3369 mēdépō not yet 1
- Μῆδος G3370 Mēdos Mede 1
- μηκύνω G3373 mēkýnō to lengthen 1
- μηλωτή G3374 mēlōtḗ sheepskin 1
- μήν G3375 mḗn truly 1
- μηρός G3382 mērós thigh 1
- μήτιγε G3386 mḗtige not to mention 1
- μητραλῴας G3389 mētralṓias matricide 1
- μίασμα G3393 míasma defilement 1
- μιασμός G3394 miasmós defilement 1
- μίγμα G3395 mígma mixture 1
- μίλιον G3400 mílion mile 1
- μισθαποδότης G3406 misthapodótēs rewarder 1
- μίσθωμα G3410 místhōma rent 1
- Μιτυλήνη G3412 Mitylḗnē Mitylene 1
- Μνάσων G3416 Mnásōn Mnason 1
- μνήμη G3420 mnḗmē memory 1
- μογιλάλος G3424 mogilálos speech difficulty 1
- μόγις G3425 mógis hardly 1
- Μολόχ G3434 Molóch Moloch 1
- μολυσμός G3436 molysmós defilement 1
- μομφή G3437 momphḗ blame 1
- μονόω G3443 monóō to forsake 1
- μορφόω G3445 morphóō to form 1
- μοσχοποιέω G3447 moschopoiéō to make calf 1
- μουσικός G3451 mousikós musical 1
- μυελός G3452 myelós marrow 1
- μυέω G3453 myéō to initiate 1
- μυκάομαι G3455 mykáomai to bellow 1
- μυκτηρίζω G3456 myktērízō to mock 1
- μυλικός G3457 mylikós of millstone 1
- Μύρα G3460 Mýra Myra 1
- μυρίζω G3462 myrízō to anoint 1
- μυωπάζω G3467 myōpázō to see dimly 1
- μώλωψ G3468 mṓlōps bruise 1
- μῶμος G3470 mōmos blemish 1
- μωρολογία G3473 mōrología foolish talk 1
- Ναγγαί G3477 Nangaí Matthat 1
- Ναθάν G3481 Nathán Nathan 1
- Ναΐ́ν G3484 Naḯn Nain 1
- Ναούμ G3486 Naoúm Esli 1
- Νάρκισσος G3488 Nárkissos Narcissus 1
- ναύκληρος G3490 naúklēros ship owner 1
- ναῦς G3491 naûs ship 1
- Ναχώρ G3493 Nachṓr Nahor 1
- Νεεμάν G3497 Neemán Naaman 1
- νεοσσός G3502 neossós young creature 1
- νεόφυτος G3504 neóphytos newly planted 1
- νέφος G3509 néphos cloud 1
- νεφρός G3510 nephrós kidney 1
- νεωκόρος G3511 neōkóros temple keeper 1
- νεωτερικός G3512 neōterikós youthful 1
- νή G3513 nḗ by 1
- νηπιάζω G3515 nēpiázō to be a babe 1
- Νηρεύς G3517 Nēreús Narcissus 1
- Νηρί G3518 Nērí Neri 1
- νησίον G3519 nēsíon small island 1
- Νίγερ G3526 Níger Niger 1
- Νικάνωρ G3527 Nikánōr Nicolas 1
- νίκη G3529 níkē victory 1
- Νικόλαος G3532 Nikólaos Nicolaus 1
- Νικόπολις G3533 Nikópolis Nicopolis 1
- νιπτήρ G3537 niptḗr basin 1
- νόθος G3541 nóthos illegitimate 1
- νόμισμα G3546 nómisma coin 1
- νομοθεσία G3548 nomothesía law-giving 1
- νομοθέτης G3550 nomothétēs lawgiver 1
- νοσέω G3552 noséō to be sick 1
- νοσσιά G3555 nossiá nest 1
- νοσσίον G3556 nossíon brood 1
- νουμηνία G3561 noumēnía new moon 1
- νουνεχῶς G3562 nounechōs wisely 1
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