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.
- μαργαρίτης G3135 margarítēs pearl 9
- μεστός G3324 mestós full 9
- μεταξύ G3342 metaxý between 9
- μεταπέμπω G3343 metapémpō to send for 9
- μνᾶ G3414 mnâ pound 9
- μονογενής G3439 monogenḗs only 9
- μυρίας G3461 myriás ten thousand 9
- νῆσος G3520 nēsos island 9
- νομικός G3544 nomikós learned in law 9
- οἰκονομία G3622 oikonomía management 9
- ονειδιζω G3679 oneidízō to reproach 9
- ὀνομάζω G3687 onomázō to name 9
- οὐράνιος G3770 ouránios heavenly 9
- παῤῥησιάζομαι G3955 parrhēsiázomai to speak boldly 9
- περισσότερος G4055 perissóteros exceeding 9
- περίχωρος G4066 períchōros neighboring 9
- πιπρασκω G4097 pipráskō to sell 9
- πλατεῖα G4113 plateîa street 9
- πλεονάζω G4121 pleonázō to superabound 9
- προπέμπω G4311 propémpō to send before 9
- προσφορά G4376 prosphorá offering 9
- Σαούλ G4549 Saoúl Saul 9
- σελήνη G4582 selḗnē moon 9
- Σιδών G4605 Sidṓn Sidon 9
- Σόδομα G4670 Sódoma Sodom 9
- στάσις G4714 stásis insurrection 9
- στολή G4749 stolḗ clothing 9
- τάξις G5010 táxis order 9
- τάσσω G5021 tássō to appoint 9
- τεῖχος G5038 teîchos city wall 9
- ὑστέρημα G5303 hystérēma deficiency 9
- Φῆλιξ G5344 Phēlix Felix 9
- φθείρω G5351 phtheírō to corrupt 9
- φθόνος G5355 phthónos envy 9
- φθορά G5356 phthorá corruption 9
- φόνος G5408 phónos murder 9
- χάριν G5484 chárin for 9
- χρηματίζω G5537 chrēmatízō to manage affairs 9
- χωρέω G5562 chōréō to make room 9
- ἁγνός G53 hagnós sacred 8
- ἀγωνίζομαι G75 agōnízomai to strive 8
- ἀδόκιμος G96 adókimos unapproved 8
- ἅλας G217 hálas salt 8
- ἀναγκαῖος G316 anankaîos necessary 8
- ἀναφέρω G399 anaphérō to offer 8
- ἀντίκειμαι G480 antíkeimai to oppose 8
- ἀπαρχή G536 aparchḗ to offer firstfruits 8
- ἀπεκδέχομαι G553 apekdéchomai waiting for 8
- ἀπιστέω G569 apistéō to disbelieve 8
- ἀποκαθίστημι G600 apokathístēmi to restore 8
- ἀπολογία G627 apología defense 8
- ἀργός G692 argós lazy 8
- ἀρκέω G714 arkéō to ward off 8
- ἀφθαρσία G861 aphtharsía incorruption 8
- βάθος G899 báthos depth 8
- βεβαιόω G950 bebaióō to confirm 8
- Βηθλεέμ G965 Bēthleém Bethlehem 8
- βοηθέω G997 boēthéō to help 8
- βοῦς G1016 boûs ox 8
- βρέφος G1025 bréphos infant 8
- γαμίσκω G1061 gamískō to give in marriage 8
- γογγύζω G1111 gongýzō to murmur 8
- δάκτυλος G1147 dáktylos finger 8
- διακόσιοι G1250 diakósioi two hundred 8
- διανοίγω G1272 dianoígō to open 8
- διαστέλλομαι G1291 diastéllomai to divide 8
- διασώζω G1295 diasṓzō to save 8
- διηγέομαι G1334 diēgéomai to recount 8
- δοκιμή G1382 dokimḗ approval 8
- δουλόω G1402 doulóō to enslave 8
- δρέπανον G1407 drépanon sickle 8
- εἰσφέρω G1533 eisphérō to bring in 8
- ἐκφέρω G1627 ekphérō to bring forth 8
- ἐκφεύγω G1628 ekpheúgō to flee away 8
- ελκυω G1670 helkýō to draw 8
- ἐναντίος G1727 enantíos opposite 8
- ἔνδυμα G1742 éndyma garment 8
- ἐνέργεια G1753 enérgeia working 8
- ἐξαιρέω G1807 exairéō to draw out 8
- ἑξήκοντα G1835 hexḗkonta sixty 8
- ἐπιλανθάνομαι G1950 epilanthánomai to forget 8
- ἐπισυνάγω G1996 episynágō to gather together 8
- εὐθύς G2117 euthýs straight 8
- εὐλογητός G2128 eulogētós blessed 8
- εὐνοῦχος G2135 eunoûchos eunuch 8
- ζηλωτής G2207 zēlōtḗs zealot 8
- ζήτησις G2214 zḗtēsis inquiry 8
- ζιζάνιον G2215 zizánion darnel 8
- ζώνη G2223 zṓnē belt 8
- ἡλικία G2244 hēlikía age 8
- θησαυρίζω G2343 thēsaurízō to store up 8
- Ἰουδά G2448 Ioudá Judah 8
- ἴσος G2470 ísos equal 8
- καθέζομαι G2516 kathézomai to sit down 8
- καλύπτω G2572 kalýptō to hide 8
- καρποφορέω G2592 karpophoréō to bear fruit 8
- κατέναντι G2713 katénanti opposite 8
- κατηχέω G2727 katēchéō to teach 8
- κήρυγμα G2782 kḗrygma proclamation 8
- Κιλικία G2791 Kilikía Cilicia 8
- κινέω G2795 kinéō to move 8
- κλίνη G2825 klínē couch 8
- κοινωνέω G2841 koinōnéō to share 8
- κόπτω G2875 kóptō to strike 8
- κοράσιον G2877 korásion girl 8
- Κορνήλιος G2883 Kornḗlios Cornelius 8
- κύκλῳ G2945 kýklōi around 8
- λιθάζω G3034 litházō to stone 8
- λιθοβολέω G3036 lithoboléō to stone 8
- Μάρκος G3138 Márkos Mark 8
- μεγαλύνω G3170 megalýnō to magnify 8
- Μελχισεδέκ G3198 Melchisedék Melchizedek 8
- μέντοι G3305 méntoi but yet 8
- μετέχω G3348 metéchō to partake 8
- μετωπον G3359 métōpon forehead 8
- νουθετέω G3560 nouthetéō to admonish 8
- νύμφη G3565 nýmphē bride 8
- Νῶε G3575 Nōe Noah 8
- ξηρός G3584 xērós dry 8
- οἰκέω G3611 oikéō to dwell in 8
- ὀξύς G3691 oxýs sharp 8
- ὀργίζω G3710 orgízō to anger 8
- ὁρίζω G3724 horízō to appoint 8
- ὅσιος G3741 hósios holy 8
- ὀσφύς G3751 osphŷs loin 8
- πανταχοῦ G3837 pantachoû everywhere 8
- πάντως G3843 pántōs altogether 8
- πατρίς G3968 patrís native country 8
- περιτίθημι G4060 peritíthēmi to place around 8
- πορνεύω G4203 porneúō to commit immorality 8
- πού G4225 poú where 8
- πραιτώριον G4232 praitṓrion headquarters 8
- προέρχομαι G4281 proérchomai to go before 8
- προΐ́στημι G4291 proḯstēmi to set before 8
- προσκόπτω G4350 proskóptō to stumble against 8
- προσπίπτω G4363 prospíptō to fall down 8
- προστάσσω G4367 prostássō to command 8
- πρωτοτόκος G4416 prōtótokos firstborn 8
- Ῥώμη G4516 Rhṓmē Rome 8
- Σαμαρείτης G4541 Samareítēs Samaritan 8
- σαπρός G4550 saprós rotten 8
- στράτευμα G4753 stráteuma army 8
- συγκαλέω G4779 synkaléō to call together 8
- συλλέγω G4816 syllégō to gather up 8
- συμβαίνω G4819 symbaínō to happen 8
- συμβούλιον G4824 symboúlion counsel 8
- Συρία G4947 Syría Syria 8
- σχίσμα G4978 schísma division 8
- ταπεινός G5011 tapeinós low 8
- ταπεινοφροσύνη G5012 tapeinophrosýnē humility 8
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