Greek New Testament VocabularyUsage Percent List
There are 138,020 words in the Greek New Testament consisting of 5,400 unique words.
(According to BibleWorks9 using Nestle-Aland 27; glosses draw upon UBS’sA ConciseGreek-English Dictionaryof theNew Testamentand BDAG but are adapted by mgvh)
1 / ὁ, ἡ, τό / (article) the / 19863 / 14.4
2 / καί / and / 9018 / 6.5
3 / αὐτός, -ή, -ό / (3rd person pronoun) he/she/it/they / 5597 / 4.1
4 / σύ / (2nd person pronoun) you / 2908 / 2.1
5 / δέ / and,but / 2792 / 2
6 / ἐν / (Dat)in / 2752 / 2
7 / ἐγώ / (1st person pronoun) I / 2584 / 1.9
8 / εἰμί / to be / 2462 / 1.8
9 / λέγω / to speak, say / 2353 / 1.7
10 / εἰς / (Acc) into, to / 1767 / 1.3
10 most common words: 37.8%
11 / οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ / not / 1623 / 1.2
12 / ὅς, ἥ, ὅ / (relative pronoun) who, which, what / 1431 / 1.0
13 / οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο / this / 1387 / 1.0
14 / θεός, -οῦ, ὁ / God / 1317 / 1.0
15 / ὅτι / that, because (or introduce direct quotation) / 1296 / 0.9
16 / πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν / all, every / 1243 / 0.9
17 / μή / not / 1042 / 0.8
18 / γάρ / for (postpositive particle) / 1041 / 0.8
Words used 1000+ times: 44.5%
19 / Ἰησοῦς / Jesus, Joshua / 917 / 0.7
20 / ἐκ, ἐξ / (Gen) from, out of / 914 / 0.7
21 / ἐπί / (Gen) on, upon; (Dat) on, near; (Acc) on, against / 890 / 0.6
22 / κύριος, -ου, ὁ / Lord, lord, master / 717 / 0.5
23 / ἔχω / to have / 708 / 0.5
24 / πρός / (Acc) to, toward; (Dat) at, on; (Gen) for the sake of / 700 / 0.5
25 / γίνομαι / to become, happen / 669 / 0.5
26 / διά / (Gen) through; (Acc) because of / 667 / 0.5
27 / ἵνα / in order that / 663 / 0.5
27 most common words: 50.2%
28 / ἀπό / (Gen) from, away from / 646 / 0.5
29 / ἀλλά / but, except / 638 / 0.5
30 / ἔρχομαι / to come, go / 632 / 0.5
31 / ποιέω / to make, do / 568 / 0.4
32 / τίς, τί / (interrogative pronoun) who? which? what? / 555 / 0.4
33 / ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ / human being, person; (pl) humanity, people / 550 / 0.4
34 / τὶς, τὶ / (indefinite pronoun) anyone/thing, someone/thing / 534 / 0.4
35 / Χριστός, -οῦ, ὁ / Christ (= Hebrew Messiah = Anointed One) / 529 / 0.4
36 / ὡς / as, like / 504 / 0.4
37 / εἰ / if / 502 / 0.4
Words used 500+ times: 54.3%
38 / οὖν / therefore / 499 / 0.4
39 / ὁράω / to see / 483 / 0.3
40 / κατά / (Gen) down, against; (Acc) along, at according to / 473 / 0.3
41 / μετά / (Gen) with; (Acc) after / 469 / 0.3
42 / ἀκούω / to hear / 428 / 0.3
43 / πολύς, πολλή, πολύ / much, many / 416 / 0.3
44 / δίδωμι / to give / 415 / 0.3
45 / πατήρ, πατρός, ὁ / father / 413 / 0.3
46 / ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ / day / 389 / 0.3
47 / πνεῦμα, -τος, τό / spirit, self; wind; breath / 379 / 0.3
48 / υἱός, -οῦ, ὁ / son / 377 / 0.3
49 / εἷς, μία, ἕν / one; single / 345 / 0.2
50 / ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ / brother / 343 / 0.2
51 / ἤ / or; than / 343 / 0.2
52 / ἐάν / if / 333 / 0.2
53 / περί / (Gen) about; (Acc) around, about / 333 / 0.2
54 / λόγος, -ου, ὁ / word / 330 / 0.2
55 / ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ / (reflexive pronoun) one’s self / 319 / 0.2
56 / οἶδα / to know / 318 / 0.2
Words used 300+ times: 59.7%
57 / λαλέω / to speak, talk, say / 296 / 0.2
58 / οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ / heaven, sky / 273 / 0.2
59 / μαθητής, -οῦ, ὁ / disciple, student / 261 / 0.2
60 / λαμβάνω / to take, receive / 258 / 0.2
61 / γῆ, γῆς, ἡ / earth, land, ground / 250 / 0.2
62 / ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο / that / 243 / 0.2
63 / μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα / great, large / 243 / 0.2
64 / πίστις, -εως, ἡ / faith, trust, belief / 243 / 0.2
65 / πιστεύω / to believe, trust, have faith; entrust / 241 / 0.2
66 / οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν / no one, nothing / 234 / 0.2
67 / ἅγιος, -α, -ον / holy, sacred; (pl) saints / 233 / 0.2
68 / ἀποκρίνομαι / answer, reply / 231 / 0.2
69 / ὄνομα, -τος, τό / name / 230 / 0.2
70 / γινώσκω / to know / 222 / 0.2
71 / ὑπό / (Gen) by; (Acc) under / 220 / 0.2
72 / ἐξέρχομαι / to come/go out / 218 / 0.2
73 / ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ / man, husband / 216 / 0.2
74 / γυνή, -αικός, ἡ / woman, wife / 215 / 0.2
75 / τέ / and / 215 / 0.2
76 / δύναμαι / to be able to, can / 210 / 0.2
77 / οὕτω / οὔτως / in this way, thus / 208 / 0.2
78 / θέλω / to want to, wish to / 208 / 0.2
79 / ἰδού / behold! look! see! / 200 / 0.14
Words used 200+ times: 63.6%
80 / Ἰουδαῖος, -α, -ον / a Jew; Jewish; Judean / 195 / 0.14
81 / εἰσέρχομαι / to come / go in / 194 / 0.14
82 / νόμος, -ου, ὁ / law / 194 / 0.14
83 / παρά / (Gen) from; (Dat) with, near; (Acc) beside, along / 194 / 0.14
84 / γράφω / to write / 191 / 0.14
85 / κόσμος, -ου, ὁ / world, universe / 186 / 0.13
86 / καθώς / as, just as / 182 / 0.13
87 / μέν / particle indicating contrast, emphasis or continuation / 179 / 0.13
88 / χείρ, χειρός, ἡ / hand / 177 / 0.13
89 / εὑρίσκω / to find, discover / 176 / 0.13
90 / ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ / angel, messenger / 175 / 0.13
91 / ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ / crowd / 175 / 0.13
92 / ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ / a sin, sin / 173 / 0.13
93 / ἔργον, -ου, τό / work, deed / 169 / 0.12
94 / ἄν / particle indicating contingency or uncertainty / 166 / 0.12
95 / δόξα, -ης, ἡ / glory / 166 / 0.12
96 / πόλις, -εως, ἡ / city / 163 / 0.12
97 / βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ / dominion, kingdom / 162 / 0.12
98 / ἔθνος, -ους, τό / nation, people; (pl) Gentiles / 162 / 0.12
99 / τότε / then / 160 / 0.12
100 / Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ / Paul / 158 / 0.11
100 most common words in GNT: 66.3%
101 / ἐσθίω / to eat / 157 / 0.14
102 / καρδία, -ας, ἡ / heart / 156 / 0.14
103 / Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ / rock / 156 / 0.14
104 / ἄλλος, -η, -ο / (an)other / 155 / 0.11
105 / χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ / grace, kindness, mercy / 155 / 0.11
106 / ἵστημι / to set, place, establish; (intran) stand / 155 / 0.11
107 / πρῶτος, -η, -ον / first / 155 / 0.11
108 / πορεύομαι / to go, proceed, travel; live, walk / 153 / 0.11
109 / ὑπέρ / (Gen) for, for the sake of; (Acc) over, above, beyond / 150 / 0.11
110 / καλέω / to call, name; summon / 148 / 0.11
111 / νῦν / now / 147 / 0.11
112 / σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ / flesh / 147 / 0.11
113 / ἕως / until / 146 / 0.11
114 / ἐγείρω / to raise / 144 / 0.11
115 / ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι / who, which; whoever, whichever / 144 / 0.11
116 / προφήτης, -ου, ὁ / prophet / 144 / 0.11
117 / ἀφίημι / to forgive, allow, leave, dismiss / 143 / 0.10
118 / ἀγαπάω / to love / 143 / 0.10
119 / οὐδέ / and not, neither, nor / 143 / 0.10
120 / λαός, -οῦ, ὁ / people / 142 / 0.10
121 / σῶμα, -τος, τό / body / 142 / 0.10
122 / πάλιν / again / 141 / 0.10
123 / ζάω / to live / 140 / 0.10
124 / φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ / voice, sound / 139 / 0.10
125 / δύο / two / 135 / 0.10
126 / Ἰωάννης, -ου, ὁ / John / 135 / 0.10
127 / ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ / life / 135 / 0.10
128 / ἀποστέλλω / to send (forth) / 132 / 0.10
129 / βλέπω / to see / 132 / 0.10
130 / ἀμήν / amen, truly / 129 / 0.10
131 / νεκρός, -ά, -όν / dead / 128 / 0.10
132 / σύν / with / 128 / 0.10
133 / δοῦλος, -η, -ον / slave / 126 / 0.09
134 / ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν / good, useful, beneficial / 125 / 0.09
135 / ὅταν / whenever / 123 / 0.09
136 / αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ / an age, eternity / 122 / 0.09
137 / ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ / high priest / 122 / 0.09
138 / βάλλω / to throw / 122 / 0.09
139 / θάνατος, -ου, ὁ / death / 120 / 0.09
140 / δύναμις, -εως, ἡ / power, miracle; ability / 119 / 0.09
141 / παραδίδωμι / to give over; deliver up, arrest; betray / 119 / 0.09
142 / μένω / to remain, stay / 118 / 0.09
143 / ἀπέρχομαι / to go away, depart / 117 / 0.09
144 / ζητέω / to seek / 117 / 0.09
145 / ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ / love / 116 / 0.09
146 / βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ / king / 115 / 0.08
147 / ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ / church, assembly, gathering / 114 / 0.08
148 / ἴδιος, -α, -ον / one’s own / 114 / 0.08
149 / κρίνω / judge; condemn; determine / 114 / 0.08
150 / μόνος, -η, -ον / only / 114 / 0.08
151 / οἶκος, -ου, ὁ / house, home / 114 / 0.08
152 / ἀποθνῄσκω / to die / 111 / 0.08
153 / ὅσος, -η, -ον / as much as, how much / 110 / 0.08
154 / ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ / truth / 109 / 0.08
155 / μέλλω / to be going to, am about to / 109 / 0.08
156 / ὅλος, -η, -ον / whole, all, complete, entire / 109 / 0.08
157 / παρακαλέω / to beg, encourage, request, comfort / 109 / 0.08
158 / ἀνίστημι / to raise; appoint; (intran) rise, stand up, appear / 108 / 0.08
159 / σῴζω / to save, heal, rescue / 106 / 0.08
160 / ὥρα, -ας, ἡ / hour, moment, time / 106 / 0.08
161 / ὅτε / when / 103 / 0.08
162 / πῶς / how? / 103 / 0.08
163 / ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ / life (-force), soul, self, person / 103 / 0.08
164 / ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ / authority, right / 102 / 0.07
165 / καλός, -ή, -όν / good, beautiful / 102 / 0.07
166 / αἴρω / to take (up / away), raise / 101 / 0.07
167 / δεῖ / it is necessary / 101 / 0.07
168 / ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ / way, path, road / 101 / 0.07
169 / ἀλλήλων, -ους, -ους / (reciprocal pronoun) of one another / 100 / 0.07
170 / ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ / eye / 100 / 0.07
171 / τίθημι / to put, place / 100 / 0.07
Words 100+ times in GNT: 72.7%
172 / τέκνον, -ου, τό / child / 99 / 0.07
173 / ἕτερος, -α, -ον / other / 98 / 0.07
174 / Φαρισαῖος, -ου, ὁ / Pharisee / 98 / 0.07
175 / ἄρτος, -ου, ὁ / bread, loaf / 97 / 0.07
176 / αἷμα, -τος, τό / blood / 97 / 0.07
177 / διδάσκω / to teach / 97 / 0.07
178 / γεννάω / to become parent of, beget, give birth to / 97 / 0.07
179 / ἐκεῖ / there / 95 / 0.07
180 / φοβέομαι / fear; reverence / 95 / 0.07
181 / περιπατέω / walk, go about; live / 95 / 0.07
182 / ἐνώπιον / (Gen) before, in the presence of / 94 / 0.07
183 / τόπος, -ου, ὁ / place / 94 / 0.07
184 / ἔτι / yet, still / 93 / 0.07
185 / οἰκία, -ας, ἡ / house, household / 93 / 0.07
186 / πούς, ποδός, ὁ / foot / 93 / 0.07
187 / δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ / righteousness, justice / 92 / 0.07
188 / εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ / peace / 92 / 0.07
189 / κάθημαι / to sit / 91 / 0.07
190 / θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ / sea; lake / 91 / 0.07
191 / ἀκολουθέω / to follow / 90 / 0.07
192 / ἀπόλλυμι / to destroy; (mid) perish / 90 / 0.07
193 / πίπτω / to fall / 90 / 0.07
194 / μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν / no one / thing / 89 / 0.06
195 / ἑπτά / seven / 88 / 0.06
196 / οὔτε / not, no, nor / 87 / 0.06
197 / ἄρχω / to rule; (mid) begin / 86 / 0.06
198 / πληρόω / fill, fulfill / 86 / 0.06
199 / προσέρχομαι / to come / go to / 86 / 0.06
200 / καιρός, -οῦ, ὁ / (proper) time, season / 85 / 0.06
200 most common words in GNT: 74.7E%
201 / προσεύχομαι / to pray / 85 / 0.06
202 / καί+ἐγώ = κἀγὼ / and I / 84 / 0.06
203 / μήτηρ, -τρος, ἡ / mother / 83 / 0.06
204 / ὥστε / so that, that / 83 / 0.06
205 / ἀναβαίνω / to go up, ascend / 82 / 0.06
206 / ἕκαστος, -η, -ον / each / 82 / 0.06
207 / ὅπου / where / 82 / 0.06
208 / ἐκβάλλω / to throw / cast out / 81 / 0.06
209 / καταβαίνω / to go down, descend / 81 / 0.06
210 / μᾶλλον / more, rather / 81 / 0.06
211 / ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ / apostle / 80 / 0.06
212 / Μωϋσῆς, -έως, ὁ / Moses / 80 / 0.06
213 / δίκαιος, -α, -ον / righteous, just / 79 / 0.06
214 / πέμπω / to send / 79 / 0.06
215 / ὑπάγω / to go, go away, go back / 79 / 0.06
216 / πονηρός, -ά, -όν / evil, wicked / 78 / 0.06
217 / στόμα, -τος, τό / mouth / 78 / 0.06
218 / ἀνοίγω / to open / 77 / 0.06
219 / βαπτίζω / to baptize / 77 / 0.06
220 / Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ / Jerusalem / 77 / 0.06
221 / σημεῖον, -ου, τό / (miraculous) sign / 77 / 0.06
222 / εὐαγγέλιον, -ου, -ν / good news, Gospel / 76 / 0.06
223 / μαρτυρέω / to witness, testify / 76 / 0.06
224 / πρόσωπον, -ου, τό / face / 76 / 0.06
225 / ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό / water / 76 / 0.06
226 / δώδεκα / twelve / 75 / 0.05
227 / κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ / head / 75 / 0.05
228 / Σίμων, -ωνος, ὁ / Simon / 75 / 0.05
229 / ἀποκτείνω / to kill / 74 / 0.05
230 / χαίρω / to rejoice / 74 / 0.05
231 / ἐμός, -ή, -όν / (possessive adjective) my, mine / 74 / 0.05
232 / Ἀβραάμ, ὁ / Abraham / 73 / 0.05
233 / φῶς, -φωτός, τό / light / 73 / 0.05
234 / πίνω / to drink / 73 / 0.05
235 / ἱερόν, -οῦ, τό / temple / 72 / 0.05
236 / αἰώνιος, -ον / eternal / 71 / 0.05
237 / πῦρ, -ός, τό / fire / 71 / 0.05
238 / αἰτέω / to ask, request / 70 / 0.05
239 / τηρέω / to keep, observe, guard / 70 / 0.05
240 / ἄγω / to lead, bring, go / 69 / 0.05
241 / τρεῖς, -τρία / three / 69 / 0.05
242 / Ἰσραήλ, ὁ / Israel / 68 / 0.05
243 / ῥῆμα, -τος, τό / word, saying, matter / 68 / 0.05
244 / σάββατον, -ου, τό / Sabbath; (pl) week / 68 / 0.05
245 / ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ / command / 67 / 0.05
246 / πιστός, -ή, -όν / faithful, trustworthy, believing / 67 / 0.05
247 / πλοῖον, -ου, τό / boat / 67 / 0.05
248 / ἀπολύω / to release, set free, dismiss / 66 / 0.05
249 / φέρω / to bring, carry / 66 / 0.05
250 / φημί / to say / 66 / 0.05
251 / καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ / fruit / 66 / 0.05
252 / πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον / elder / 66 / 0.05
250 most common words GNT: 77.5%
253 / εἴτε / if, whether / 65 / 0.05
254 / δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό / demon / 63 / 0.05
255 / ἔξω / out, outside / 63 / 0.05
256 / ἐρωτάω / to ask / 63 / 0.05
257 / γραμματεύς, -έως, ὁ / scribe (Jewish legal expert) / 63 / 0.05
258 / ὄρος, -ους, τό / mountain, hill / 63 / 0.05
259 / δοκέω / to think, suppose, seem / 62 / 0.04
260 / Ἱεροσόλυμα, τό / Jerusalem / 62 / 0.04
261 / θέλημα, -τος, τό / wish, will / 62 / 0.04
262 / θρόνος, -ου, ὁ / throne / 62 / 0.04
263 / ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν / beloved / 61 / 0.04
264 / δοξάζω / to glorify / 61 / 0.04
265 / Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ / Galilee / 61 / 0.04
266 / ἤδη / already / 61 / 0.04
267 / κακός, -ή, -όν / bad, evil / 61 / 0.04
268 / κηρύσσω / to proclaim, preach / 61 / 0.04
269 / νύξ, -νυκτός, ἡ / night / 61 / 0.04
270 / ὧδε / here / 61 / 0.04
271 / ἱμάτιον, -ου, τό / garment, clothing, cloak / 60 / 0.04
272 / προσκυνέω / to worship / 60 / 0.04
273 / ὑπάρχω / to be / 60 / 0.04
274 / ἀσπάζομαι / to greet, welcome / 59 / 0.04
275 / χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ / joy / 59 / 0.04
276 / Δαυίδ, ὁ / David / 59 / 0.04
277 / διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ / teacher / 59 / 0.04
278 / εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ / immediately / 59 / 0.04
279 / λίθος, -ου, ὁ / stone / 59 / 0.04
280 / συνάγω / to gather / 59 / 0.04
281 / μέσος, -η, -ον / middle, midst / 58 / 0.04
282 / θεωρέω / to see, watch, observe / 58 / 0.04
283 / τοιοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτον / such, of such kind / 57 / 0.04
284 / δέχομαι / to receive, accept, take / 56 / 0.04
285 / ἐπερωτάω / to ask, ask for / 56 / 0.04
286 / μηδέ / nor, and not / 56 / 0.04
287 / συναγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ / synagogue, assembly / 56 / 0.04
288 / τρίτος, -η, -ον / third / 56 / 0.04
289 / ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ / beginning, origin, ruler / 55 / 0.04
290 / κράζω / to cry out / 55 / 0.04
291 / λοιπός, -ή, -όν / rest, remaining (adj) / 55 / 0.04
292 / Πιλᾶτος, -ου, ὁ / Pilate / 55 / 0.04
293 / χρόνος, -ου, ὁ / time / 54 / 0.04
294 / δεξιός, -ά, -όν / right (in contrast to left) / 54 / 0.04
295 / εὐαγγελίζω / to bring / preach good news / 54 / 0.04
296 / Μαρία, -ας / Mary / 54 / 0.04
297 / οὐχί / no, not / 54 / 0.04
298 / διό / therefore / 53 / 0.04
299 / ἐλπίς, -ίδος, ἡ / hope / 53 / 0.04
300 / ὅπως / in order that, that / 53 / 0.04
301 / ἔσχατος, -η, -ον / last / 52 / 0.04
302 / ἐπαγγελία, -ας, ἡ / promise / 52 / 0.04
303 / παιδίον, -ου, τό / (little) child, infant / 52 / 0.04
304 / πείθω / to persuade, convince; (pass) obey, trust / 52 / 0.04
305 / σπείρω / to sow / 52 / 0.04
306 / σοφία, -ας, ἡ / wisdom / 51 / 0.04
307 / γλῶσσα, -ης, ἡ / tongue, language / 50 / 0.04
308 / γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ / Scripture, writing / 50 / 0.04
309 / μακάριος, -α, -ον / blessed, favored, fortunate, happy / 50 / 0.04
310 / παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ / parable / 50 / 0.04
311 / τυφλός, -ή, -όν / blind / 50 / 0.04
Words used 50+ times in GNT: 79.9%