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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χείρων G5501 cheírōn worse 11
χίλιοι G5507 chílioi thousand 11
χιτών G5509 chitṓn tunic 11
χράομαι G5530 chráomai to borrow 11
ψευδοπροφήτης G5578 pseudoprophḗtēs false prophet 11
ἁγιασμός G38 hagiasmós purification 10
ᾅδης G86 háidēs hell 10
ἀδύνατος G102 adýnatos weak 10
ἀκαθαρσία G167 akatharsía uncleanness 10
ἅμα G260 háma together 10
ἀνατολή G395 anatolḗ east 10
ἀπολαμβάνω G618 apolambánō to receive 10
Ἀπολλώς G625 Apollōs Apollos 10
ἀπολογέομαι G626 apologéomai to defend 10
ἀπολύτρωσις G629 apolýtrōsis ransom 10
ἀσέλγεια G766 asélgeia licentiousness 10
ἀσπασμός G783 aspasmós greeting 10
ἀφαιρέω G851 aphairéō to take away 10
ἀφορίζω G873 aphorízō to separate 10
Ἀχαΐ́α G882 Achaḯa Achaia 10
βίβλος G976 bíblos scroll 10
βίος G979 bíos life 10
δακρυ G1144 dákry tear 10
δεσπότης G1203 despótēs master 10
διατρίβω G1304 diatríbō to wear away 10
δικαίωμα G1345 dikaíōma righteous act 10
διωγμός G1375 diōgmós persecution 10
ἐγκαταλείπω G1459 enkataleípō to abandon 10
εἰδωλόθυτον G1494 eidōlóthyton idol meat 10
ἐκκόπτω G1581 ekkóptō to cut off 10
ἐκπίπτω G1601 ekpíptō to fall away 10
ἐμφανίζω G1718 emphanízō to manifest 10
ἐνθάδε G1759 entháde here 10
ἔννατος G1766 énnatos ninth 10
ἔνοχος G1777 énochos liable 10
ἐντεύθεν G1782 enteûthen hence 10
ἐξομολογέω G1843 exomologéō to confess 10
ἐπειδή G1894 epeidḗ when now 10
ἐπέρχομαι G1904 epérchomai to come upon 10
ἐπιδίδωμι G1929 epidídōmi to hand over 10
ἐπιτάσσω G2004 epitássō to command 10
ἐπιτελέω G2005 epiteléō to complete 10
θλίβω G2346 thlíbō to press 10
Ἰόππη G2445 Ióppē Joppa 10
ἰσχύς G2479 ischýs strength 10
κἀκεῖθεν G2547 kakeîthen of place 10
κλητός G2822 klētós called 10
κοινωνός G2844 koinōnós partner 10
κοσμέω G2885 kosméō to arrange 10
μακροθυμέω G3114 makrothyméō to be patient 10
μέλω G3199 mélō to care about 10
μηπως G3381 mḗpōs lest 10
μνῆμα G3418 mnēma tomb 10
ξενίζω G3579 xenízō to entertain 10
οδε G3592 hóde this 10
οἰκονόμος G3623 oikonómos steward 10
ὀκτώ G3638 oktṓ eight 10
ὄντως G3689 óntōs truly 10
ὅρκος G3727 hórkos oath 10
παντοκράτωρ G3841 pantokrátōr Almighty 10
παράγω G3855 parágō to pass by 10
παραλυτικός G3885 paralytikós paralytic 10
πατάσσω G3960 patássō to strike 10
πενθέω G3996 penthéō to mourn 10
περιστερά G4058 peristerá dove 10
πλάνη G4106 plánē error 10
πλεονεξία G4124 pleonexía covetousness 10
ποικίλος G4164 poikílos variegated 10
πόρνος G4205 pórnos male prostitute 10
προσκαρτερέω G4342 proskarteréō to adhere to 10
πρότερον G4386 próteron before 10
πύλη G4439 pýlē gate 10
σέβομαι G4576 sébomai to revere 10
σιγάω G4601 sigáō to be silent 10
σιωπάω G4623 siōpáō to be silent 10
στρατηγός G4755 stratēgós commander 10
συζητέω G4802 syzētéō to discuss 10
σύνδουλος G4889 sýndoulos fellow servant 10
σφάζω G4969 spházō to slaughter 10
ταχέως G5030 tachéōs quickly 10
τέταρτος G5067 tétartos fourth 10
ὑπόδημα G5266 hypódēma sandal 10
ὑποκάτω G5270 hypokátō underneath 10
φείδομαι G5339 pheídomai to spare 10
χρηστότης G5544 chrēstótēs goodness 10
χρυσίον G5553 chrysíon gold 10
χωρίον G5564 chōríon field 10
ψεῦδος G5579 pseûdos lie 10
ψεύστης G5583 pseústēs liar 10
ἄβυσσος G12 ábyssos abyss 9
ἀγαθοποιέω G15 agathopoiéō to do good 9
Ἀδάμ G76 Adám Adam 9
ἄζυμος G106 ázymos unleavened 9
αἰνέω G134 ainéō to praise 9
αἵρεσις G139 haíresis choice 9
ἀλείφω G218 aleíphō to anoint 9
ἄμπελος G288 ámpelos vine 9
ἄμωμος G299 ámōmos blameless 9
ἀναγκάζω G315 anankázō to compel 9
ἀναστρέφω G390 anastréphō to conduct oneself 9
ἀνατέλλω G393 anatéllō to bring forth 9
ἄνομος G459 ánomos lawless 9
ἄνω G507 ánō up 9
ἀποδοκιμάζω G593 apodokimázō to reject 9
ἀποστρέφω G654 apostréphō to turn back 9
ἀποτίθημι G659 apotíthēmi to put away 9
αρρην G730 árrhēn male 9
ἀρχισυνάγωγος G752 archisynágōgos synagogue ruler 9
ἀσεβής G765 asebḗs impious 9
ἀστραπή G796 astrapḗ lightning 9
βέβαιος G949 bébaios firm 9
βόσκω G1006 bóskō to feed 9
γαστήρ G1064 gastḗr belly 9
γεμίζω G1072 gemízō to fill 9
γέννημα G1081 génnēma offspring 9
γνώμη G1106 gnṓmē mind 9
γωνία G1137 gōnía corner 9
δεῦρο G1204 deûro here 9
διαπαντός G1275 diapantós always 9
διασκορπίζω G1287 diaskorpízō to scatter 9
δωρεάν G1432 dōreán freely 9
ἕβδομος G1442 hébdomos seventh 9
ἐκδίκησις G1557 ekdíkēsis vengeance 9
Ἐλισάβετ G1665 Elisábet Elisabeth 9
ἐντρέπω G1788 entrépō to shame 9
ἐπιποθέω G1971 epipothéō to long for 9
ἔρις G2054 éris strife 9
ἔσω G2080 ésō within 9
εὐάρεστος G2101 euárestos pleasing 9
εὐδοκία G2107 eudokía pleasure 9
εὐώνυμος G2176 euṓnymos left 9
θνήσκω G2348 thnḗskō to die 9
Ἰσραηλίτης G2475 Israēlítēs Israelite 9
Ἰωνᾶς G2495 Iōnâs Jonah 9
καθαιρέω G2507 kathairéō to tear down 9
Καΐάφας G2533 Kaïáphas Caiaphas 9
κατάγω G2609 katágō to lead down 9
κατάπαυσις G2663 katápausis resting place 9
καταφρονέω G2706 kataphronéō to despise 9
Κηφᾶς G2786 Kēphâs Peter 9
κίνδυνος G2794 kíndynos danger 9
κλάσμα G2801 klásma fragment 9
κλαυθμός G2805 klauthmós weeping 9
κραυγάζω G2905 kraugázō to cry out 9
κρούω G2925 kroúō to knock 9
λαμπάς G2985 lampás torch 9
λαμπρός G2986 lamprós splendid 9
λεπρός G3015 leprós leprous 9
λεών G3023 léōn lion 9
μακράν G3112 makrán far off 9

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