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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πληγή G4127 plēgḗ plague 22
πλοῦτος G4149 ploûtos riches 22
πωλέω G4453 pōléō to sell 22
στρέφω G4762 stréphō to turn 22
συνέδριον G4892 synédrion assembly 22
τεσσαράκοντα G5062 tessarákonta forty 22
ἀργύριον G694 argýrion silver 21
βασιλεύω G936 basileúō to reign 21
διδασκαλία G1319 didaskalía teaching 21
ἐνεργέω G1754 energéō to work 21
εὐδοκέω G2106 eudokéō to be pleased 21
θεριζω G2325 therízō to reap 21
καθίστημι G2525 kathístēmi to place 21
λατρεύω G3000 latreúō to serve 21
μνημονεύω G3421 mnēmoneúō to remember 21
νυνί G3570 nyní now 21
πειρασμός G3986 peirasmós temptation 21
τελώνης G5057 telṓnēs tax collector 21
τιμάω G5091 timáō to honor 21
ὑπακούω G5219 hypakoúō to listen 21
χιλίαρχος G5506 chilíarchos military commander 21
αἰτία G156 aitía cause 20
ἀκροβυστία G203 akrobystía uncircumcised 20
βάπτισμα G908 báptisma immersion 20
γένος G1085 génos nation 20
γονεύς G1118 goneús parents 20
εκατονταρχης G1543 hekatontárchēs centurion 20
ἐπίγνωσις G1922 epígnōsis precise knowledge 20
ἐφίστημι G2186 ephístēmi to place upon 20
ἡγεμών G2232 hēgemṓn ruler 20
Ἰσαάκ G2464 Isaák Isaac 20
ἰχθύς G2486 ichthýs fish 20
μαρτύριον G3142 martýrion testimony 20
νηστεύω G3522 nēsteúō to fast 20
ξύλον G3586 xýlon wood 20
προάγω G4254 proágō to lead forward 20
σκηνή G4633 skēnḗ tabernacle 20
σοφός G4680 sophós wise 20
τοσοῦτος G5118 tosoûtos so great 20
τρέχω G5143 tréchō to run 20
ὑπηρέτης G5257 hypērétēs servant 20
ὑψόω G5312 hypsóō to exalt 20
ὡσεί G5616 hōseí as it were 20
γεωργός G1092 geōrgós farmer 19
διακρίνω G1252 diakrínō to distinguish 19
δῶρον G1435 dōron offering 19
ἐλέγχω G1651 elénchō to convict 19
ἐπαίρω G1869 epaírō to lift up 19
ἐπιλαμβάνομαι G1949 epilambánomai to overtake 19
ἐπουράνιος G2032 epouránios heaven 19
κοινωνία G2842 koinōnía fellowship 19
κριτής G2923 kritḗs judge 19
κρυπτός G2927 kryptós hidden 19
κρύπτω G2928 krýptō to hide 19
κτίσις G2937 ktísis creation 19
μεριμνάω G3309 merimnáō to be anxious 19
μεχρι G3360 méchri as far as 19
παλαιός G3820 palaiós old 19
παράπτωμα G3900 paráptōma to fall beside 19
παρατίθημι G3908 paratíthēmi to place beside 19
πότε G4219 póte when 19
προφητεία G4394 prophēteía prophecy 19
τέλειος G5046 téleios perfect 19
ἀληθῶς G230 alēthōs truly 18
Ἀντιόχεια G490 Antiócheia Antioch 18
ἀπέχω G568 apéchō to hold off 18
ἀποκάλυψις G602 apokálypsis disclosure 18
ἀπώλεια G684 apṓleia destruction 18
ἀριθμός G706 arithmós number 18
Ἀσία G773 Asía Asia 18
βλασφημία G988 blasphēmía blasphemy 18
δέησις G1162 déēsis need 18
δεσμον G1199 desmón bond 18
εἰσπορεύομαι G1531 eisporeúomai to enter 18
ἐπάνω G1883 epánō above 18
ἔπειτα G1899 épeita thereafter 18
ἐπιτρέπω G2010 epitrépō to entrust 18
θυμός G2372 thymós anger 18
καταγγέλλω G2605 katangéllō to proclaim 18
κατακρίνω G2632 katakrínō to condemn 18
κενός G2756 kenós empty 18
κληρονομέω G2816 klēronoméō to inherit 18
κοιμάω G2837 koimáō to sleep 18
κόπος G2873 kópos beating 18
μήν G3376 mḗn month 18
οἰκοδομή G3619 oikodomḗ building 18
παραχρῆμα G3916 parachrēma immediately 18
ποιμήν G4166 poimḗn shepherd 18
πόλεμος G4171 pólemos war 18
πολλάκις G4178 pollákis often 18
προστίθημι G4369 prostíthēmi to add 18
πυλών G4440 pylṓn porch 18
στέφανος G4735 stéphanos crown 18
τίκτω G5088 tíktō to produce 18
φανερός G5318 phanerós evident 18
χρύσεος G5552 chrýseos golden 18
ἀναγκή G318 anánkē necessity 17
ἀρέσκω G700 aréskō to please 17
ἄφεσις G859 áphesis forgiveness 17
βρῶμα G1033 brōma food 17
ἑκατόν G1540 hekatón hundred 17
ἐξίστημι G1839 exístēmi to displace 17
ἐπαύριον G1887 epaúrion the next day 17
ἐπιβάλλω G1911 epibállō to cast upon 17
ἑτοιμος G2092 hétoimos ready 17
θησαυρός G2344 thēsaurós treasure 17
ἵππος G2462 híppos horse 17
Καισάρεια G2542 Kaisáreia Caesarea 17
καταλύω G2647 katalýō to dissolve 17
κατέχω G2722 katéchō to hold back 17
μήτι G3385 mḗti whether 17
νίπτω G3538 níptō to wash 17
περιτέμνω G4059 peritémnō to circumcise 17
πλήρωμα G4138 plḗrōma fullness 17
πλησίον G4139 plēsíon neighbor 17
ποταμός G4215 potamós river 17
ῥίζα G4491 rhíza root 17
ῥύομαι G4506 rhýomai to draw 17
συμφέρω G4851 symphérō to bring together 17
ταράσσω G5015 tarássō to disturb 17
ὑποκριτής G5273 hypokritḗs hypocrite 17
ὑπομένω G5278 hypoménō to endure 17
χάρισμα G5486 chárisma divine grace 17
ὦ G5599 ō O 17
ὡσαύτως G5615 hōsaútōs likewise 17
ἀθετέω G114 athetéō to nullify 16
ἀνακρίνω G350 anakrínō to examine 16
ἆρα G687 âra not then 16
γάμος G1062 gámos wedding 16
δεῖπνον G1173 deîpnon supper 16
δέσμιος G1198 désmios bound 16
δηνάριον G1220 dēnárion denarius 16
διαλογίζομαι G1260 dialogízomai to deliberate 16
διψάω G1372 dipsáō to thirst 16
ἐκτείνω G1614 ekteínō to stretch out 16
ἐμβαίνω G1684 embaínō to enter 16
ἐντέλλομαι G1781 entéllomai to command 16
ἐπιθυμέω G1937 epithyméō to desire 16
ἐπιμένω G1961 epiménō to remain 16
ἐργάτης G2040 ergátēs worker 16
εὐλογία G2129 eulogía praise 16
Ἔφεσος G2181 Éphesos Ephesus 16
ζῆλος G2205 zēlos zeal 16
θεμέλιος G2310 themélios foundation 16
κακῶς G2560 kakōs miserable 16
κἄν G2579 kán and if 16
Καπερναούμ G2584 Kapernaoúm Capernaum 16
καταλαμβάνω G2638 katalambánō to seize 16
κατέρχομαι G2718 katérchomai to come down 16
κερδαίνω G2770 kerdaínō to gain 16

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