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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.

5,347 distinct words · page 36 of 36

  1. φελόνης G5341 phelónēs cloak 1
  2. φθινοπωρινός G5352 phthinopōrinós autumn trees 1
  3. φθονέω G5354 phthonéō to envy 1
  4. φιλάγαθος G5358 philágathos loving goodness 1
  5. φιλάδελφος G5361 philádelphos loving brother 1
  6. φίλανδρος G5362 phílandros loving husband 1
  7. φιλανθρώπως G5364 philanthrṓpōs humanely 1
  8. φιλαργυρία G5365 philargyría love of money 1
  9. φίλαυτος G5367 phílautos self-loving 1
  10. φιλήδονος G5369 philḗdonos pleasure-loving 1
  11. Φιλήμων G5371 Philḗmōn Philemon 1
  12. Φιλητός G5372 Phílētos heretic 1
  13. φιλία G5373 philía friendship 1
  14. Φιλιππήσιος G5374 Philippḗsios Philippian 1
  15. φιλόθεος G5377 philótheos God-loving 1
  16. Φιλόλογος G5378 Philólogos Philologus 1
  17. φιλονεικία G5379 philoneikía contention 1
  18. φιλόνεικος G5380 philóneikos contentious 1
  19. φιλοπρωτεύω G5383 philoprōteúō to desire first place 1
  20. φιλοσοφία G5385 philosophía love of wisdom 1
  21. φιλόσοφος G5386 philósophos philosopher 1
  22. φιλόστοργος G5387 philóstorgos affection 1
  23. φιλότεκνος G5388 philóteknos loving children 1
  24. φιλοφρόνως G5390 philophrónōs kindly 1
  25. Φλέγων G5393 Phlégōn Roman 1
  26. φλυαρέω G5396 phlyaréō to speak foolishly 1
  27. φλύαρος G5397 phlýaros foolish 1
  28. φόβητρον G5400 phóbētron terror 1
  29. Φοίβη G5402 Phoíbē Phoebe 1
  30. Φοῖνιξ G5405 Phoînix Fair Havens 1
  31. Φόρον G5410 Phóron Appii Forum 1
  32. Φορτουνάτος G5415 Phortounâtos Fortunatus 1
  33. φραγέλλιον G5416 phragéllion whip 1
  34. φρεναπατάω G5422 phrenapatáō to deceive 1
  35. φρεναπάτης G5423 phrenapátēs seducer 1
  36. φρίσσω G5425 phríssō to shudder 1
  37. φρονίμως G5430 phronímōs wisely 1
  38. φροντίζω G5431 phrontízō to think 1
  39. φρυάσσω G5433 phryássō to prance 1
  40. φρύγανον G5434 phrýganon twig 1
  41. Φύγελλος G5436 Phýgellos deserter 1
  42. φυγή G5437 phygḗ flight 1
  43. φυλακίζω G5439 phylakízō to imprison 1
  44. φυλακτήριον G5440 phylaktḗrion phylactery 1
  45. φυσικῶς G5447 physikōs naturally 1
  46. φυσίωσις G5450 physíōsis pride 1
  47. φυτεία G5451 phyteía planting 1
  48. φωσφόρος G5459 phōsphóros morning star 1
  49. Χαλδαῖος G5466 Chaldaîos Chaldean 1
  50. χάλκεος G5470 chálkeos brazen 1
  51. χαλκεύς G5471 chalkeús smith 1
  52. χαλκηδών G5472 chalkēdṓn chalcedony 1
  53. χαλκίον G5473 chalkíon bronze vessel 1
  54. Χανααναῖος G5478 Chanaanaîos Canaanite 1
  55. χαρακτήρ G5481 charaktḗr engraving tool 1
  56. χάραξ G5482 chárax stake 1
  57. χάρτης G5489 chártēs papyrus 1
  58. χάσμα G5490 chásma chasm 1
  59. χειμάζω G5492 cheimázō to toss about 1
  60. χείμαῤῥος G5493 cheímarrhos winter torrent 1
  61. χειραγωγός G5497 cheiragōgós hand-leading 1
  62. χειρόγραφον G5498 cheirógraphon handwriting 1
  63. χερουβίμ G5502 cheroubím cherubim 1
  64. Χίος G5508 Chíos Chios 1
  65. χλιαρός G5513 chliarós lukewarm 1
  66. Χλόη G5514 Chlóē Chloe 1
  67. χξϛ G5516 chx stigma six hundred sixty-six 1
  68. χολάω G5520 choláō to be angry 1
  69. χορός G5525 chorós chorus 1
  70. χόρτασμα G5527 chórtasma fodder 1
  71. Χουζᾶς G5529 Chouzâs Chuza 1
  72. χράω G5531 chráō to lend 1
  73. χρή G5534 chrḗ it is necessary 1
  74. χρηματισμός G5538 chrēmatismós oracle 1
  75. χρήσιμος G5539 chrḗsimos useful 1
  76. χρηστεῦομαι G5541 chrēsteúomai to be kind 1
  77. χρηστολογία G5542 chrēstología flattery 1
  78. χρονοτριβέω G5551 chronotribéō to spend time 1
  79. χρυσοδακτύλιος G5554 chrysodaktýlios gold-ringed 1
  80. χρυσόλιθος G5555 chrysólithos chrysolite 1
  81. χρυσόπρασος G5556 chrysóprasos chrysoprase 1
  82. χρώς G5559 chrṓs skin 1
  83. χῶρος G5566 chōros northwest wind 1
  84. ψευδαπόστολος G5570 pseudapóstolos false apostle 1
  85. ψευδοδιδάσκαλος G5572 pseudodidáskalos false teacher 1
  86. ψευδολόγος G5573 pseudológos to teach falsely 1
  87. ψευδώνυμος G5581 pseudṓnymos falsely named 1
  88. ψεῦσμα G5582 pseûsma falsehood 1
  89. ψιθυρισμός G5587 psithyrismós whispering 1
  90. ψιθυριστής G5588 psithyristḗs whisperer 1
  91. ψύχω G5594 psýchō to blow 1
  92. ψώχω G5597 psṓchō to rub 1
  93. ὠνέομαι G5608 ōnéomai to buy 1
  94. ὠόν G5609 ōón egg 1
  95. ὠρύομαι G5612 ōrýomai to roar 1
  96. Ὡσηέ G5617 Hōsēé Hosea 1
  97. ὡσπερεί G5619 hōspereí as 1

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