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.
- ἐλπίζω G1679 elpízō to hope 31
- καθαρίζω G2511 katharízō to make clean 31
- ὁμοίως G3668 homoíōs likewise 31
- παῤῥησία G3954 parrhēsía boldness 31
- πλήν G4133 plḗn moreover 31
- ποτήριον G4221 potḗrion cup 31
- σκότος G4655 skótos darkness 31
- συνείδησις G4893 syneídēsis conscience 31
- συνέρχομαι G4905 synérchomai to come together 31
- φαίνω G5316 phaínō to shine 31
- φυλάσσω G5442 phylássō to guard 31
- φυλή G5443 phylḗ tribe 31
- ἀγοράζω G59 agorázō to loiter in marketplace 30
- ἀρνίον G721 arníon little lamb 30
- διάκονος G1249 diákonos servant 30
- διδαχή G1322 didachḗ teaching 30
- ἐγγύς G1451 engýs near 30
- ἐπικαλέομαι G1941 epikaléomai to call upon 30
- παραγγέλλω G3853 parangéllō to announce 30
- φεύγω G5343 pheúgō to flee 30
- γνῶσις G1108 gnōsis knowledge 29
- ἐπιτιμάω G2008 epitimáō to rebuke 29
- Ἡλίας G2243 Hēlías Elijah 29
- Καῖσαρ G2541 Kaîsar Caesar 29
- μάχαιρα G3162 máchaira knife 29
- μισθός G3408 misthós wages 29
- παράκλησις G3874 paráklēsis exhortation 29
- παρέρχομαι G3928 parérchomai to pass by 29
- πάσχα G3957 páscha Passover lamb 29
- πόθεν G4159 póthen from where 29
- ποτέ G4218 poté formerly 29
- προσκαλέομαι G4341 proskaléomai to call to 29
- σκανδαλίζω G4624 skandalízō to stumble 29
- φίλος G5384 phílos friend 29
- ἁγιάζω G37 hagiázō to hallow 28
- ἀληθινός G228 alēthinós genuine 28
- Βαρνάβας G921 Barnábas Barnabas 28
- γαμέω G1060 gaméō to marry off 28
- ἐνδύω G1746 endýō to put on 28
- ἡγέομαι G2233 hēgéomai to govern 28
- θυγάτηρ G2364 thygátēr daughter 28
- θυσία G2378 thysía sacrifice 28
- ἰσχυρός G2478 ischyrós strong 28
- ἰσχύω G2480 ischýō to be strong 28
- νικάω G3528 nikáō to conquer 28
- πλούσιος G4145 ploúsios wealthy 28
- προφητεύω G4395 prophēteúō to prophesy 28
- τελέω G5055 teléō to finish 28
- χώρα G5561 chṓra region 28
- ἀδικέω G91 adikéō absolutely 27
- βαστάζω G941 bastázō to take up 27
- ἐκεῖθεν G1564 ekeîthen thence 27
- εκχεω G1632 ekchéō to pour out 27
- ἔλεος G1656 éleos mercy 27
- Ἰακώβ G2384 Iakṓb Jacob 27
- καταργέω G2673 katargéō to abolish 27
- κρίμα G2917 kríma decree 27
- μυστήριον G3466 mystḗrion mystery 27
- πόσος G4214 pósos how much 27
- σός G4674 sós your 27
- σταυρός G4716 staurós cross 27
- φρονέω G5426 phronéō to think 27
- ἀδελφή G79 adelphḗ sister 26
- ἀδικία G93 adikía injustice 26
- ἀληθής G227 alēthḗs true 26
- ἀποκαλύπτω G601 apokalýptō to disclose 26
- Ἕλλην G1672 Héllēn Greek 26
- ενεκα G1752 héneka for 26
- ἐπεί G1893 epeí when 26
- ἥκω G2240 hḗkō to arrive 26
- καθαρός G2513 katharós clean 26
- κώμη G2968 kṓmē village 26
- λυπέω G3076 lypéō to grieve 26
- ὀμνύω G3660 omnýō to swear 26
- ὁμολογέω G3670 homologéō to agree with 26
- πνευματικός G4152 pneumatikós spiritual 26
- στρατιώτης G4757 stratiṓtēs soldier 26
- συνίημι G4920 syníēmi to understand 26
- χήρα G5503 chḗra widow 26
- Αἴγυπτος G125 Aígyptos Egypt 25
- ἀναβλέπω G308 anablépō to look up 25
- ἀσθενής G772 asthenḗs weak 25
- γνωρίζω G1107 gnōrízō to make known 25
- δέκα G1176 déka ten 25
- δένδρον G1186 déndron tree 25
- διότι G1360 dióti because 25
- δουλεύω G1398 douleúō to serve 25
- ἑορτή G1859 heortḗ festival 25
- ἰάομαι G2390 iáomai to heal 25
- κελεύω G2753 keleúō to command 25
- λευκός G3022 leukós white 25
- μανθάνω G3129 manthánō to learn 25
- μηποτε G3379 mḗpote lest 25
- νεφέλη G3507 nephélē cloud 25
- οὔπω G3768 oúpō not yet 25
- πορνεία G4202 porneía sexual immorality 25
- φιλέω G5368 philéō to love 25
- ἀκοή G189 akoḗ ear 24
- ἀναιρέω G337 anairéō to take away 24
- ἀσθένεια G769 asthéneia weakness 24
- ἀστήρ G792 astḗr star 24
- διατί G1302 diatí through 24
- ἐπιστολή G1992 epistolḗ letter 24
- καταλείπω G2641 kataleípō to leave behind 24
- νοῦς G3563 noûs mind 24
- παῖς G3816 paîs child 24
- πάρειμι G3918 páreimi to be present 24
- παρουσία G3952 parousía presence 24
- πλήθω G4130 plḗthō to fill 24
- προσέχω G4337 proséchō to attend to 24
- σωτήρ G4990 sōtḗr savior 24
- Τιμόθεος G5095 Timótheos Timothy 24
- ἀμπελών G290 ampelṓn vineyard 23
- ἀνάγω G321 anágō to lead up 23
- ἄπιστος G571 ápistos unfaithful 23
- εἰκών G1504 eikṓn image 23
- ἐλεύθερος G1658 eleútheros free 23
- ζῶον G2226 zōon animal 23
- Ἡσαΐ́ας G2268 Hēsaḯas Isaiah 23
- θεάομαι G2300 theáomai to behold 23
- θυσιαστήριον G2379 thysiastḗrion altar 23
- κακεῖνος G2548 kakeînos and he 23
- κατηγορέω G2723 katēgoréō to accuse 23
- κεῖμαι G2749 keîmai to lie 23
- κοιλία G2836 koilía belly 23
- κωλύω G2967 kōlýō to hinder 23
- μιμνήσκω G3403 mimnḗskō to remind 23
- νεος G3501 néos young 23
- πεινάω G3983 peináō to hunger 23
- πέραν G4008 péran beyond 23
- περιβάλλω G4016 peribállō to throw around 23
- σκεῦος G4632 skeûos vessel 23
- τελειόω G5048 teleióō to perfect 23
- χαρίζομαι G5483 charízomai to favor 23
- χιλιάς G5505 chiliás thousand 23
- ἀγνοέω G50 agnoéō to be ignorant 22
- ἀντί G473 antí against 22
- αὐξάνω G837 auxánō to increase 22
- γρηγορεύω G1127 grēgoreúō to watch 22
- δέομαι G1189 déomai to ask 22
- δοκιμάζω G1381 dokimázō to test 22
- ἐκλέγομαι G1586 eklégomai to choose 22
- ἐκλεκτός G1588 eklektós chosen 22
- καθεύδω G2518 katheúdō to fall asleep 22
- κατεργάζομαι G2716 katergázomai to accomplish 22
- κοπιάω G2872 kopiáō to toil 22
- Μακεδονία G3109 Makedonía Macedonia 22
- μετάνοια G3341 metánoia repentance 22
- μηκέτι G3371 mēkéti no longer 22
- οὗ G3757 hoû where 22
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