Greek New Testament Vocabulary Use Percentage List Alphabetical Order

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1 Greek New Testament Vocabulary Use Percentage List Alphabetical Order There are 138,020 words in the Greek New Testament consisting of 5,400 unique words (According to BibleWorks9 using Nestle-Aland 27). Below are the 311 most frequently used words comprising 80% of the NT text. WORD DEFINITION GLOSS Freq. Rank # in GNT % of GNT 1 Ἀβραάμ, ὁ Abraham ἀγαθός, -ή, -όν good, useful, beneficial ἀγαπάω to love ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ love ἀγαπητός, -ή, -όν beloved ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ angel, messenger ἅγιος, -α, -ον holy, sacred; (pl subst) saints ἄγω to lead, bring, go ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ brother αἷμα, -τος, τό blood αἴρω to take (up / away), raise αἰτέω to ask, request αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ an age, eternity αἰώνιος, -ον eternal ἀκολουθέω to follow ἀκούω to hear ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ truth ἀλλά but, except ἀλλήλων, -ους, -ους (reciprocal pronoun) of one another ἄλλος, -η, -ο (an)other ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ a sin, sin ἀμήν amen, truly ἄν particle indicating contingency or uncertainty ἀναβαίνω to go up, ascend ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ man, husband ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ human being, person; (pl) humanity, people ἀνίστημι to raise; appoint; (intran) rise, stand up, appear ἀνοίγω to open ἀπέρχομαι to go away, depart ἀπό (Gen) from, away from ἀποθνῄσκω to die ἀποκρίνομαι to answer, reply ἀποκτείνω to kill ἀπόλλυμι to destroy; (mid) perish ἀπολύω to release, set free, dismiss

2 36 ἀποστέλλω to send (forth) ἀπόστολος, -ου, ὁ apostle ἄρτος, -ου, ὁ bread, loaf ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ beginning, origin, ruler ἀρχιερεύς, -έως, ὁ high priest ἄρχω to rule; (mid) begin ἀσπάζομαι to greet, welcome αὐτός, -ή, -ό (3 rd person pronoun) he/she/it/they; (intensive) himself, herself, itself; (identical) same ἀφίημι to forgive, allow, leave, dismiss βάλλω to throw, cast, put βαπτίζω to baptize βασιλεία, -ας, ἡ dominion, kingdom βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ king βλέπω to see Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ Galilee γάρ for (postpositive particle) γεννάω to become parent of, beget, give birth to γῆ, γῆς, ἡ earth, land, ground γίνομαι to become, be, happen γινώσκω to come to know, learn, know, realize γλῶσσα, -ης, ἡ tongue, language γραμματεύς, -έως, ὁ scribe (Jewish legal expert) γραφή, -ῆς, ἡ Scripture, writing γράφω to write γυνή, -αικός, ἡ woman, wife δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό demon Δαυίδ, ὁ David δέ but, and, now δεῖ it is necessary δεξιός, -ά, -όν right (in contrast to left) δέχομαι to receive, accept, take διά (Gen) through; (Acc) because of, on account of διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ teacher διδάσκω to teach δίδωμι to give δίκαιος, -α, -ον right, righteous, just δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ righteousness, justice διό therefore δοκέω to think, suppose, seem δόξα, -ης, ἡ glory δοξάζω to glorify

3 77 δοῦλος, -η, -ον slave δύναμαι to be able to, to be powerful, can δύναμις, -εως, ἡ power, miracle; ability δύο two δώδεκα twelve ἐάν if ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ (reflexive pronoun) my-/your-/oneself ἐγείρω to raise (up) ἐγώ (1 st person pronoun) I ἔθνος, -ους, τό nation, people; (pl) Gentiles εἰ if εἰμί to be εἰρήνη, -ης, ἡ peace εἰς (Acc) into, to εἷς, μία, ἕν one; single εἰσέρχομαι to come / go in, enter εἴτε if, whether ἐκ, ἐξ (Gen) from, out of ἕκαστος, -η, -ον each ἐκβάλλω to throw / cast out ἐκεῖ there ἐκεῖνος, -η, -ο that ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ church, assembly, gathering ἐλπίς, -ίδος, ἡ hope ἐμός, -ή, -όν (possessive adjective) my, mine ἐν (Dat) in ἐντολή, -ῆς, ἡ command(ment) ἐνώπιον (Gen) before, in the presence of ἐξέρχομαι to come / go out ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ authority, right ἔξω (Gen) (with)out, outside ἐπαγγελία, -ας, ἡ promise ἐπερωτάω to ask (for), question, demand of x ἐπί (Gen) on, upon; (Dat) on, near; (Acc) on, against ἑπτά seven ἔργον, -ου, τό work, deed ἔρχομαι to come, go ἐρωτάω to ask, request, entreat ἐσθίω to eat ἔσχατος, -η, -ον last ἕτερος, -α, -ον other, another, different ἔτι yet, still, even

4 119 εὐαγγελίζω to bring / preach good news εὐαγγέλιον, -ου, -ν good news, Gospel εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ immediately εὑρίσκω to find, discover ἔχω to have, hold ἕως until; (Gen) as far as ζάω to live ζητέω to seek ζωή, -ῆς, ἡ life ἤ or; than ἤδη already, now ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ day θάλασσα, -ης, ἡ sea; lake θάνατος, -ου, ὁ death θέλημα, -τος, τό wish, will θέλω to want to, wish to, desire θεός, -οῦ, ὁ God, a god θεωρέω to look at, watch, observe θρόνος, -ου, ὁ throne ἴδιος, -α, -ον one s own ἰδού behold! look! see! ἱερόν, -οῦ, τό temple Ἱεροσόλυμα, τό Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ Jerusalem Ἰησοῦς Jesus, Joshua ἱμάτιον, -ου, τό garment, clothing, cloak ἵνα in order that, that Ἰουδαῖος, -α, -ον a Jew; Jewish; Judean Ἰσραήλ, ὁ Israel ἵστημι to set, place, establish; (intran) stand Ἰωάννης, -ου, ὁ John κάθημαι to sit καθώς as, just as, even as καί and, even, also καί+ἐγώ = κἀγὼ and I καιρός, -οῦ, ὁ (proper / appointed) time, season κακός, -ή, -όν bad, evil καλέω to call, name; summon, invite καλός, -ή, -όν good, beautiful καρδία, -ας, ἡ heart καρπός, -οῦ, ὁ fruit κατά (Gen) down (from), against; (Acc) along,

5 according to, during, throughout 161 καταβαίνω to go down, descend κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ head κηρύσσω to proclaim, preach κόσμος, -ου, ὁ world, universe κράζω to cry out κρίνω to judge, decide; condemn; determine κύριος, -ου, ὁ Lord, lord, master λαλέω to speak, talk, say λαμβάνω to take, receive λαός, -οῦ, ὁ people λέγω to speak, say λίθος, -ου, ὁ a stone λόγος, -ου, ὁ word, the Word λοιπός, -ή, -όν remaining; the rest (as a noun); for the rest, henceforth (as an adverb) μαθητής, -οῦ, ὁ disciple, student μακάριος, -α, -ον blessed, favored, fortunate, happy μᾶλλον more, rather Μαρία, -ας Mary μαρτυρέω to (bear) witness, testify μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα great, large μέλλω to be going to, be about to μέν on the one hand, indeed (postpositive particle indicating contrast, emphasis or continuation; often untranslated) μένω to remain, stay, abide μέσος, -η, -ον middle, midst μετά (Gen) with; (Acc) after μή not, lest μηδέ nor, but not, not even μηδείς, μηδεμία, μηδέν no one / thing μήτηρ, -τρος, ἡ mother μόνος, -η, -ον alone, only Μωϋσῆς, -έως, ὁ Moses νεκρός, -ά, -όν dead νόμος, -ου, ὁ law, the Law νῦν now νύξ, -νυκτός, ἡ night ὁ, ἡ, τό (article) the ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ way, path, road, journey οἶδα to know οἰκία, -ας, ἡ house, household

6 200 οἶκος, -ου, ὁ house, home ὅλος, -η, -ον whole, all, complete, entire ὄνομα, -τος, τό a name ὅπου where, whither ὅπως in order that, that ὁράω to see ὄρος, -ους, τό mountain, hill ὅς, ἥ, ὅ (relative pronoun) who, which, what ὅσος, -η, -ον as much / great / many as, how much ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι who, which; whoever, whichever, whatever ὅταν whenever ὅτε when ὅτι that, because, since, (or introduce direct quotation) οὐ, οὐκ, οὐχ not, no, nor οὐδέ and not, not even, neither, nor οὐδείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν no one, none, nothing, no οὖν therefore, then, accordingly οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ heaven, sky οὔτε not, no, neither, nor οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο this; he, she, it οὕτω / οὔτως in this way, thus οὐχί not, no ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ an eye ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ crowd παιδίον, -ου, τό (little) child, infant πάλιν again παρά (Gen) from; (Dat) with, near beside; (Acc), alongside of παραβολή, -ῆς, ἡ parable παραδίδωμι to give / hand over; deliver up, arrest; betray παρακαλέω to beg, urge, encourage, request, comfort πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν all, every πατήρ, πατρός, ὁ father Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ Paul πείθω to persuade, convince; (pass) obey, trust πέμπω to send περί (Gen) concerning, about; (Acc) around, about περιπατέω to walk, go about; live Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ Peter, a rock Πιλᾶτος, -ου, ὁ Pilate πίνω to drink πίπτω to fall πιστεύω to believe, trust, have faith (in); entrust

7 242 πίστις, -εως, ἡ faith, trust, belief πιστός, -ή, -όν faithful, trustworthy, believing πληρόω to fill, fulfill πλοῖον, -ου, τό boat πνεῦμα, -τος, τό spirit, the Spirit; self; wind; breath ποιέω to make, do πόλις, -εως, ἡ city πολύς, πολλή, πολύ much, many πονηρός, -ά, -όν evil, wicked πορεύομαι to go, proceed, travel; live, walk πούς, ποδός, ὁ a foot πρεσβύτερος, -α, -ον elder πρός (Acc) to, toward; (Dat) at, on; (Gen) for the sake of προσέρχομαι to come / go to προσεύχομαι to pray προσκυνέω to worship πρόσωπον, -ου, τό face, presence προφήτης, -ου, ὁ prophet πρῶτος, -η, -ον first πῦρ, -ός, τό fire πῶς how? ῥῆμα, -τος, τό word, saying, matter σάββατον, -ου, τό Sabbath; (pl) week σάρξ, σαρκός, ἡ flesh σημεῖον, -ου, τό (miraculous) sign Σίμων, -ωνος, ὁ Simon σοφία, -ας, ἡ wisdom σπείρω to sow στόμα, -τος, τό a mouth σύ (2 nd person pronoun) you σύν (Dat) with συνάγω to gather (together) συναγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ synagogue, assembly σῴζω to save, heal, rescue σῶμα, -τος, τό body τέ and (enclitic weak connective particle) τέκνον, -ου, τό child τηρέω to keep, observe, guard τίθημι to put, place τίς, τί (interrogative pronoun) who? which? what? why? τὶς, τὶ (indef pronoun) anyone/thing, someone/thing τοιοῦτος, -αύτη, - such, of such kind

8 οῦτον 284 τόπος, -ου, ὁ place τότε then τρεῖς, -τρία three τρίτος, -η, -ον third τυφλός, -ή, -όν blind ὕδωρ, ὕδατος, τό water υἱός, -οῦ, ὁ son ὑπάγω to go, go away, go back, depart ὑπάρχω to exist, be present, be ὑπέρ (Gen) for, for sake of; (Acc) over, above, beyond ὑπό (Gen) by; (Acc) under Φαρισαῖος, -ου, ὁ Pharisee φέρω to bring, carry, bear, lead φημί to say φοβέομαι to fear; reverence φωνή, -ῆς, ἡ voice, sound φῶς, -φωτός, τό light χαίρω to rejoice χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ joy, delight χάρις, -ιτος, ἡ grace, kindness, mercy χείρ, χειρός, ἡ a hand Χριστός, -οῦ, ὁ Christ (= Hebrew Messiah = Anointed One) χρόνος, -ου, ὁ time ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ life (-force), soul, self, person ὧδε here, hither ὥρα, -ας, ἡ hour, moment, time ὡς as, like, that, how, about ὥστε so that, that