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.
- ὕψιστος G5310 hýpsistos highest 13
- Φῆστος G5347 Phēstos Festus 13
- χωρίζω G5563 chōrízō to separate 13
- ἄδικος G94 ádikos unjust 12
- ἀλέκτωρ G220 aléktōr rooster 12
- ἀναπαύω G373 anapaúō to rest 12
- ἀντίλεγω G483 antilégō to contradict 12
- αὐλή G833 aulḗ courtyard 12
- Βαβυλών G897 Babylṓn Babylon 12
- Βαπτιστής G910 Baptistḗs baptizer 12
- βασανίζω G928 basanízō to torture 12
- Βηθανία G963 Bēthanía Bethany 12
- βῆμα G968 bēma judgment seat 12
- βοάω G994 boáō to cry out 12
- βουλή G1012 boulḗ counsel 12
- βροντή G1027 brontḗ thunder 12
- γέεννα G1067 géenna Gehenna 12
- γονύ G1119 góny knee 12
- δεῦτε G1205 deûte come here 12
- διάνοια G1271 diánoia mind 12
- δίκτυον G1350 díktyon net 12
- ἔθος G1485 éthos custom 12
- ἕξ G1803 héx six 12
- ἐξάγω G1806 exágō to lead out 12
- ἐξουθενέω G1848 exouthenéō to despise 12
- ἐπιπίπτω G1968 epipíptō to fall upon 12
- ἔσωθεν G2081 ésōthen inside 12
- Ζεβεδαῖος G2199 Zebedaîos Zebedee 12
- ζηλόω G2206 zēlóō to be zealous 12
- Ἰσκαριώτης G2469 Iskariṓtēs Judas 12
- καίω G2545 kaíō to burn 12
- κάλαμος G2563 kálamos reed 12
- κατάκειμαι G2621 katákeimai to lie down 12
- κολλάω G2853 kolláō to glue 12
- κομιζω G2865 komízō to care for 12
- κράτος G2904 krátos power 12
- λιμός G3042 limós famine 12
- λυχνία G3087 lychnía lampstand 12
- Μαγδαληνή G3094 Magdalēnḗ Magdalene 12
- μάλιστα G3122 málista especially 12
- μεταβαίνω G3327 metabaínō to pass over 12
- μωρός G3474 mōrós foolish 12
- Ναζαρεθ G3478 Nazaréth Nazareth 12
- ὀδούς G3599 odoús tooth 12
- οἰκοδεσπότης G3617 oikodespótēs householder 12
- ὅριον G3725 hórion boundaries 12
- παραιτέομαι G3868 paraitéomai to beg pardon 12
- περισσοτέρως G4056 perissotérōs more abundantly 12
- πιάζω G4084 piázō to seize 12
- πληθύνω G4129 plēthýnō to multiply 12
- πλουτέω G4147 ploutéō to be rich 12
- πόρνη G4204 pórnē prostitute 12
- πραΰ́της G4240 praÿtēs meekness 12
- πρόθεσις G4286 próthesis showbread 12
- προσλαμβάνω G4355 proslambánō to receive 12
- πρωΐ́ G4404 prōḯ early morning 12
- πῶλος G4454 pōlos colt 12
- ῥάβδος G4464 rhábdos rod 12
- Ῥωμαῖος G4514 Rhōmaîos Roman 12
- σαλπίζω G4537 salpízō to sound trumpet 12
- Σίλας G4609 Sílas Silas 12
- Σολομων G4672 Solomṓn Solomon 12
- σπλαγχνίζομαι G4697 splanchnízomai to have compassion 12
- σπουδή G4710 spoudḗ haste 12
- στήκω G4739 stḗkō to stand firm 12
- συγγενής G4773 syngenḗs related by blood 12
- συνεργός G4904 synergós fellow worker 12
- συνέχω G4912 synéchō to hold together 12
- τρίς G5151 trís thrice 12
- τυγχάνω G5177 tynchánō to happen 12
- ὑγιαίνω G5198 hygiaínō to be healthy 12
- ὑψηλός G5308 hypsēlós high 12
- φιάλη G5357 phiálē bowl 12
- φονεύω G5407 phoneúō to murder 12
- χοῖρος G5519 choîros swine 12
- χρυσός G5557 chrysós gold 12
- ψεύδομαι G5574 pseúdomai to lie 12
- ἀγαλλιάω G21 agalliáō to rejoice greatly 11
- ἀγορά G58 agorá assembly 11
- Ἀγρίππας G67 Agríppas Herod 11
- ἅλυσις G254 hálysis chain 11
- Ἀνανίας G367 Ananías Ananias 11
- ἀναπίπτω G377 anapíptō to recline 11
- ἀπαρνέομαι G533 aparnéomai to deny 11
- ἀπιστία G570 apistía unbelief 11
- ἀρχαῖος G744 archaîos original 11
- ἀσκός G779 askós wineskin 11
- ἄφρων G878 áphrōn foolish 11
- Βαραββᾶς G912 Barabbâs Barabbas 11
- βρῶσις G1035 brōsis food 11
- Γαλιλαῖος G1057 Galilaîos Galilean 11
- γέμω G1073 gémō to be full 11
- διαμερίζω G1266 diamerízō to divide 11
- δόλος G1388 dólos deceit 11
- δωρεά G1431 dōreá gift 11
- ἐάω G1439 eáō to allow 11
- εἴδωλον G1497 eídōlon idol 11
- εἴκοσι G1501 eíkosi twenty 11
- εἰσάγω G1521 eiságō to bring in 11
- ἔλαιον G1637 élaion olive oil 11
- ἐλευθερία G1657 eleuthería liberty 11
- ἐμβλέπω G1689 emblépō to look at 11
- ἐνδείκνυμι G1731 endeíknymi to display 11
- ἔπαινος G1868 épainos approval 11
- ἐπαισχύνομαι G1870 epaischýnomai to be ashamed 11
- ἐπισκέπτομαι G1980 episképtomai to look after 11
- Ζαχαρίας G2197 Zacharías Zacharias 11
- ζωοποιέω G2227 zōopoiéō to make alive 11
- θανατόω G2289 thanatóō to put to death 11
- θάπτω G2290 tháptō to bury 11
- Θωμᾶς G2381 Thōmâs Jude 11
- κἀκεῖ G2546 kakeî and there 11
- κακία G2549 kakía malice 11
- καταβολή G2602 katabolḗ foundation 11
- κατασκευάζω G2680 kataskeuázō to prepare 11
- κατω G2736 kátō lower 11
- καύχημα G2745 kaúchēma boasting 11
- καύχησις G2746 kaúchēsis glorying 11
- κέρας G2768 kéras horn 11
- κλάδος G2798 kládos young shoot 11
- κλῆρος G2819 klēros lot 11
- κλῆσις G2821 klēsis calling 11
- κράββατος G2895 krábbatos pallet 11
- λίμνη G3041 límnē lake 11
- μετρέω G3354 metréō to measure 11
- νεανίσκος G3495 neanískos youth 11
- νόσος G3554 nósos disease 11
- ὁμοθυμαδόν G3661 homothymadón with one accord 11
- ὅραμα G3705 hórama vision 11
- παρεμβολή G3925 parembolḗ encampment 11
- πηγή G4077 pēgḗ fountain 11
- ποιμαίνω G4165 poimaínō to shepherd 11
- πρᾶγμα G4229 prâgma deed 11
- πυνθάνομαι G4441 pynthánomai to ask 11
- σάλπιγξ G4536 sálpinx trumpet 11
- Σαμάρεια G4540 Samáreia Samaria 11
- σπλάγχνον G4698 splánchnon bowels 11
- σπουδάζω G4704 spoudázō to hasten 11
- σφόδρα G4970 sphódra exceedingly 11
- σχίζω G4977 schízō to split 11
- ταχύ G5035 tachý quickly 11
- τελευτάω G5053 teleutáō to finish 11
- τριάκοντα G5144 triákonta thirty 11
- Τύρος G5184 Týros Tyre 11
- ὑγιής G5199 hygiḗs to heal 11
- ὑμέτερος G5212 hyméteros your 11
- ὑπαντάω G5221 hypantáō to meet 11
- ὕστερον G5305 hýsteron later 11
- φυτεύω G5452 phyteúō to plant 11
- φωτίζω G5461 phōtízō to enlighten 11
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