NT Greek Vocabulary

Greek Vocabulary

Words That Occur 100+ Times In The NT*

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Word	Forms	Meaning (English Gloss)	Frequency	Type
ὁ	ὁ, ἡ, τό	the	19889	Article
καί	καί	and, even, also	9158	Conjunction
αὐτός	αὐτός, -ή, -ό	himself, herself, itself, same; he, she, it	5645	Pronoun
σύ	σύ	you	2908	Pronoun
δέ	δέ	but, and	2792	Conjunction
ἐν	ἐν	in (dat)	2752	Preposition
ἐγώ	ἐγώ	I	2584	Pronoun
εἰμί	εἰμί	I am	2462	Verb
λέγω	λέγω	to say, speak	2357	Verb
εἰς	εἰς	into (acc)	1767	Preposition
οὐ	οὐ	not, no	1623	Adverb
ὅς	ὅς, ἥ, ὅ	who, which	1435	Pronoun
οὗτος	οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο	this; he, she, it	1403	Pronoun
θεός	θεός, -οῦ, ὁ	a god, God	1317	Noun
ὅτι	ὅτι	that, because, since	1296	Conjunction
πᾶς	πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν	all, every, all things	1283	Adjective
μή	μή	not, lest	1042	Particle
γάρ	γάρ	for	1041	Conjunction
ἰησοῦς	Ἰησοῦς	Jesus, Joshua	917	Proper Noun
ἐκ	ἐκ, ἐξ	out of, from (gen)	914	Preposition
ἐπί	ἐπί	over, on, at the time of (gen); on the basis of, at (dat); on, to, against (acc)	890	Preposition
κύριος	κύριος, -ου, ὁ	a lord, the Lord	717	Noun
ἔχω	ἔχω	to have, hold	708	Verb
πρός	πρός	to, towards, with (acc)	700	Preposition
γίνομαι	γίνομαι	to become, be	669	Verb
διά	διά	through (gen); on account of (acc)	667	Preposition
ἵνα	ἵνα	in order that, that	663	Conjunction
ἀπό	ἀπό	from (gen)	646	Preposition
ἀλλά	ἀλλά	but, yet, except	638	Conjunction
ἔρχομαι	ἔρχομαι	to come, go	634	Verb
τίς	τίς, τί	who? which? what? why?	579	Pronoun
ποιέω	ποιέω	to do, make	572	Verb
ἄνθρωπος	ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ	a man	550	Noun
τὶς	τὶς, τὶ	someone, something, a certain one, a certain thing, anyone, anything	538	Pronoun
χριστός	Χριστός, -οῦ, ὁ	Christ, Messiah, Anointed One	529	Proper Noun
ὡς	ὡς	as, that, like, how, about, now	504	Conjunction
εἰ	εἰ	if	502	Conjunction
οὖν	οὖν	then, accordingly	499	Conjunction
κατά	κατά	down from, against (gen); according to, during, throughout (acc)	473	Preposition
μετά	μετά	with (gen); after (acc)	469	Preposition
ὁράω	ὁράω	to see	455	Verb
ἀκούω	ἀκούω	to hear	428	Verb
πολύς	πολύς, πολλή, πολύ	much, many (plural)	418	Adjective
δίδωμι	δίδωμι	to give	417	Verb
πατήρ	πατήρ, πατρός, ὁ	father	413	Noun
ἡμέρα	ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ	a day	389	Noun
πνεῦμα	πνεῦμα, -τος, τό	a spirit, the Spirit	381	Noun
υἱός	υἱός, -οῦ, ὁ	a son	377	Noun
εἷς	εἷς, μία, ἕν	one	353	Adjective
ἀδελφός	ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ	brother	343	Noun
ἤ	ἤ	or	343	Conjunction
ἐάν	ἐάν	if	333	Conjunction
περί	περί	concerning, about (gen); around (acc)	333	Preposition
λόγος	λόγος, -ου, ὁ	a word, the Word	330	Noun
οἶδα	οἶδα	to know	324	Verb
ἑαυτοῦ	ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ	of himself	319	Pronoun
λαλέω	λαλέω	to speak	296	Verb
οὐρανός	οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ	heaven	273	Noun
μαθητής	μαθητής, -οῦ, ὁ	a disciple	261	Noun
λαμβάνω	λαμβάνω	to take, receive	258	Verb
γῆ	γῆ, γῆς, ἡ	the earth, land	254	Noun
πιστεύω	πιστεύω	to have faith (in), believe	249	Verb
μέγας	μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα	large, great	245	Adjective
ἐκεῖνος	ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο	that	243	Pronoun
πίστις	πίστις, -εως, ἡ	faith, belief, trust	243	Noun
γινώσκω	γινώσκω	to come to know, learn, know, realize	242	Verb
ὄνομα	ὄνομα, -τος, τό	a name	234	Noun
οὐδείς	οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν	no one, none, nothing, no	234	Pronoun
ἅγιος	ἅγιος, -α, -ον	holy; saints (plural noun)	233	Adjective
ἀποκρίνομαι	ἀποκρίνομαι	to answer	231	Verb
ὑπό	ὑπό	by (gen); under (acc)	220	Preposition
ἐξέρχομαι	ἐξέρχομαι	to go out, come out	218	Verb
ἀνήρ	ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ	a man, husband	216	Noun
γυνή	γυνή, -αικός, ἡ	a woman, wife	215	Noun
τέ	τέ	and (enclitic weak connective particle)	215	Conjunction
δύναμαι	δύναμαι	to be powerful, able	210	Verb
θέλω	θέλω	to will, wish, desire	208	Verb
οὕτω	οὕτω, οὕτως	thus	208	Adverb
ἰδού	ἰδού	See! Behold! Look! Lo!	200	Particle
ἰουδαῖος	Ἰουδαῖος, -α, -ον	Jewish, a Jew, Judea	195	Adjective
εἰσέρχομαι	εἰσέρχομαι	to go or come in or into, enter	194	Verb
νόμος	νόμος, -ου, ὁ	a law, the Law	194	Noun
παρά	παρά	from (gen); beside, in the presence of (dat); alongside of (acc)	194	Preposition
γράφω	γράφω	to write	191	Verb
κόσμος	κόσμος, -ου, ὁ	the world	186	Noun
καθώς	καθώς	as, just as, even as	182	Conjunction
έν	μέν	on the one hand, indeed (postpositive particle often untranslated)	179	Particle
χείρ	χείρ, χειρός, ἡ	a hand	177	Noun
εὑρίσκω	εὑρίσκω	to find	176	Verb
ἄγγελος	ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ	an angel	175	Noun
ὄχλος	ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ	a crowd, multitude	175	Noun
ἁμαρτία	ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ	a sin, sin	173	Noun
ἔργον	ἔργον, -ου, τό	work, deed	169	Noun
ἄν	ἄν	untranslatable particle - makes a statement contingent	166	Particle
δόξα	δόξα, -ης, ἡ	glory	166	Noun
πόλις	πόλις, -εως, ἡ	a city	163	Noun
βασιλεία	βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ	a kingdom	162	Noun
ἔθνος	ἔθνος, -ους, τό	a nation; Gentiles (plural)	162	Noun
ἕως	ἕως	until; as far as (gen)	160	Preposition
τότε	τότε	then, at that time	160	Adverb
πρῶτος	πρῶτος, -η, -ον	first	159	Adverb
παῦλος	Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ	Paul	158	Proper Noun
ἐσθίω	ἐσθίω	to eat	157	Verb
καρδία	καρδία, -ας, ἡ	the heart	156	Noun
πέτρος	Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ	Peter	156	Proper Noun
ἄλλος	ἄλλος, -η, -ο	other, another	155	Adjective
ἵστημι	ἵστημι	to cause to stand, stand	155	Verb
χάρις	χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ	grace	155	Noun
πορεύομαι	πορεύομαι	to go, proceed	153	Verb
φημί	φημί	to say	152	Verb
ὑπέρ	ὑπέρ	in behalf of (gen); above (acc)	150	Preposition
καλέω	καλέω	to call, name invite	148	Verb
ἀγαπάω	ἀγαπάω	to love	147	Verb
νῦν	νῦν	now	147	Adverb
σάρξ	σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ	flesh	147	Noun
ἐγείρω	ἐγείρω	to raise up	144	Verb
ὅστις	ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι	whoever, whichever, whatever	144	Pronoun
προφήτης	προφήτης, -ου, ὁ	a prophet	144	Noun
ἀφίημι	ἀφίημι	to let go, permit, forgive	143	Verb
οὐδέ	οὐδέ	and not, not even, neither, nor	143	Conjunction
λαός	λαός, -οῦ, ὁ	a people	142	Noun
σῶμα	σῶμα, -τος, τό	a body	142	Noun
πάλιν	πάλιν	again	141	Adverb
ζάω	ζάω	to live	140	Verb
φωνή	φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ	a sound, voice	139	Noun
βλέπω	βλέπω	to see	136	Verb
δύο	δύο	two	135	Adjective
ζωή	ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ	life	135	Noun
ἰωάννης	Ἰωάννης, -ου, ὁ	John	135	Proper Noun
ἀποστέλλω	ἀποστέλλω	to send	132	Verb
ἀγαθός	ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν	good	131	Adjective
νεκρός	νεκρός, -ά, -όν	dead	130	Adjective
ἀμήν	ἀμήν	verily, truly, amen	129	Particle
σύν	σύν	with (dat)	128	Preposition
δοῦλος	δοῦλος, -η, -ον	a slave	126	Noun
ὅταν	ὅταν	whenever	123	Conjunction
αἰών	αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ	an age	122	Noun
ἀρχιερεύς	ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ	chief priest, high priest	122	Noun
βάλλω	βάλλω	to throw, put, cast	122	Verb
θάνατος	θάνατος, -ου, ὁ	death	120	Noun
μένω	μένω	to remain, abide	120	Verb
δύναμις	δύναμις, -εως, ἡ	power	119	Noun
παραδίδωμι	παραδίδωμι	to hand over, betray	119	Verb
κρίνω	κρίνω	to judge, decide	118	Verb
ἀπέρχομαι	ἀπέρχομαι	to depart, go away	117	Verb
ζητέω	ζητέω	to seek	117	Verb
μόνος	μόνος, -η, -ον	alone, only	117	Adverb
ἀγάπη	ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ	love	116	Noun
βασιλεύς	βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ	a king	115	Noun
ἐκκλησία	ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ	assembly, congregation, church	114	Noun
ἴδιος	ἴδιος, -α, -ον	one's own	114	Adjective
οἶκος	οἶκος, -ου, ὁ	a house, home	114	Noun
ἀποθνῄσκω	ἀποθνῄσκω	to die	111	Verb
ἀνίστημι	ἀνίστημι	to cause to arise, arise	110	Verb
ὅσος	ὅσος, -η, -ον	as great as, as many as	110	Pronoun
ἀλήθεια	ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ	truth	109	Noun
μέλλω	μέλλω	to be about to	109	Verb
ὅλος	ὅλος, -η, -ον	whole, all	109	Adjective
παρακαλέω	παρακαλέω	to beseech, urge, exhort, comfort	109	Verb
σῴζω	σῴζω	to save	108	Verb
ὥρα	ὥρα, -ας, ἡ	an hour	106	Noun
ὅτε	ὅτε	when	103	Conjunction
πῶς	πῶς	how?	103	Adverb
ψυχή	ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ	soul, life, self	103	Noun
ἐξουσία	ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ	authority	102	Noun
καλός	καλός, -ή, -όν	good	102	Adjective
αἴρω	αἴρω	to take up, take away	101	Verb
δεῖ	δεῖ	it is necessary	101	Verb
ὁδός	ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ	a way, road, journey	101	Noun
τέκνον	τέκνον, -ου, τό	a child	101	Noun
ἀλλήλων	ἀλλήλων, -ους, -ους	of one another	100	Pronoun
ὀφθαλμός	ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ	an eye	100	Noun
τίθημι	τίθημι	to place	100	Verb

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* Adapted from a spreadsheet compiled by Lionel Windsor