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The list below includes those words that occur 50 or more times in the New Testament. This list is divided into four study lists that roughly follow the sequence of new vocabulary introduced in the Lessons in the Let's Read Greek introductory text. These same words, but divided into eight lists, are also accessible as a Greek Vocabulary Tutor with Self Tests on the Luther Seminary Web Site at http://resources.luthersem.edu/greek/exam/
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VOCABULARY LIST 1
ajgavph, hJ - love (audio)
ajgapavw - I love (audio)
ajgaphtov", -hv, -ovn - beloved (audio)
a[ggelo", oJ - angel, messenger (audio)
a[gw - I lead, bring (audio)
ajdelfov", oJ - brother (audio)
ajkouvw - I hear (audio)
ajlhvqeia - truth (audio)
ajllav - but, yet, nevertheless (audio)
ajmhvn - truly, amen (audio)
a[nqrwpo", oJ - human being, man (audio)
ajpov - (with gen.) from (audio)
ajpoqnh/vskw - I die (audio)
ajpoluvw - I release, dismiss (audio)
ajpovstolo", oJ - messenger, apostle (audio)
a[rto", oJ - bread (audio)
ajrcireuv", oJ - high priest (audio)
baptivzw - I baptize (audio)
blevpw - I see (audio)
gavr - for, because (audio)
divkaio", -a, -on - righteous, just (audio)
dikaiosuvnh, hJ - righteousness, justice (audio)
dou'lo", oJ - slave (audio)
eijmiv - I am (audio)
ei\pon - I spoke (aor of levgw) (audio)
eij" - into, toward (audio)
ejk, ejx - out of, from, away from (audio)
ejkklhsiva, hJ - assembly, church (audio)
ejn - in, on, at, by (audio)
ejsqivw - I eat (audio)
e[ti - yet, still (audio)
e[cw - I have, hold (audio)
qavnato", oJ - death (audio)
qevlw - I wish, want (audio)
qevlhma, tov - wish, will (audio)
i[dio", -a, -on - one's own (audio)
kaiv - and, also, even (audio)
kakov", -hv, -ovn - bad, evil (audio)
kalov", -hv, -ovn - good, fine (audio)
kardiva, hJ - heart (audio)
karpov", oJ - fruit (audio)
kovsmo", oJ - world, adornment (audio)
krivnw - I judge (audio)
kuvrio", oJ - master, lord (audio)
lambavnw - I take, seize, receive (audio)
levgw - I speak, say, tell (audio)
makavrio", -a, -on - blessed, happy (audio)
mevga", megavlh, mevga - large, great (audio)
metav - w. gen. with; w. acc. after, behind (audio)
mhv - not, (w. moods other than indic.) (audio)
nu'n - now (audio)
oJ, hJ, tov - the (audio)
oijkiva, hJ - house, household (audio)
oi\ko", oJ - house, household (audio)
o{te - when, while (audio)
o{ti - that, because (audio)
ouj, oujk, oujc - no, not (audio)
pavlin - again, back (audio)
pevmpw - I send (audio)
periv - w. gen. about, concerning; w. acc. around, about (audio)
pivnw - I drink (audio)
pisteuvw - I believe, entrust (audio)
pivsti", hJ - faith (audio)
suvn - with (audio)
tevknon, tov - child (audio)
tovpo", oJ - place, region (audio)
tovte - then, at that time (audio)
fevrw - I carry, bring, bear (audio)
caivrw - I rejoice (audio)
cavri", hJ - grace, favor (audio)
crovno", oJ - time (audio)
yuchv, hJ - soul, life (audio)
VOCABULARY LIST 2
a[llo", -h, -o - other, another (audio)
ajnhvr, oJ - man, husband (audio)
ajnoivgw - I open (audio)
ajpevrcomai - I go away, depart (audio)
ajpokteivnw - I kill (audio)
ajpostevllw - I send away, commission (audio)
aujtov", aujthv, aujtov - he, she, it; self; same (audio)
bavllw - I throw, put (audio)
basileiva, hJ - kingdom (audio)
basileuv", oJ - king (audio)
gennavw - I beget, bear (audio)
gh', hJ - earth, land (audio)
givnomai - I become, happen (audio)
glw'ssa, hJ - tongue, language (audio)
grafhv, hJ - writing, scripture (audio)
gravfw - I write (audio)
gunhv, hJ - woman, wife (audio)
dev - and, but (audio)
diav - w. gen. through; w. acc. because of (audio)
didavskalo", oJ - teacher (audio)
didavskw - I teach (audio)
dovxa, hJ - glory, fame (audio)
doxavzw - I glorify, praise (audio)
dwvdeka - twelve (audio)
ejgwv - I (audio)
eijsevrcomai - I go into, enter (audio)
e{kasto", -h, -on - each (audio)
ejkbavllw - I cast out, remove (audio)
ejkei' - there (audio)
ejkei'no", -h, -o - that (audio)
ejmov", -hv, -ovn - my (audio)
ejntolhv, hJ - commandment (audio)
ejxevrcomai - I go out, come out (audio)
ejxousiva, hJ - authority, right (audio)
ejpaggeliva, hJ - promise (audio)
eJptav - seven (audio)
ejrw' - I will say (fut of levgw) (audio)
e[rcomai - go, come (audio)
e{tero", -a, -on - other (audio)
eujaggelizw - I proclaim, preach, bring good news (audio)
eujaggevlion, tov - good news, gospel (audio)
zhtevw - I seek (audio)
h[ - or, than (audio)
hJmei'" - we (audio)
qavlassa, hJ - sea (audio)
qeov", oJ - god, God (audio)
qrovno", oJ - throne (audio)
iJerovn, tov - temple (audio)
kairov", oJ - time (audio)
kravzw - I cry out, scream (audio)
laov", oJ - people (audio)
loipov", -hv, -ovn - remaining, left, rest (audio)
maqhthv", oJ - disciple, student (audio)
ma'llon - more, rather (audio)
mevn - on the one, hand, but (audio)
mevnw - I remain, abide (audio)
nekrov", -av, -ovn - dead (audio)
o{pou - where (audio)
o[ro", tov - mountain (audio)
ou\n - therefore, then (audio)
ou|to", au{th, tou'to - this (audio)
oujciv - not, no (audio)
peivqw - I convince, persuade (audio)
prov" - w. dat. near, at; w. acc. to, towards (audio)
prosevrcomai - I come or go to, approach (audio)
sofiva, hJ - wisdom (audio)
suv - you (sing.) (audio)
sunavgw - I gather (audio)
sunagwghv, hJ - assembly, synagogue (audio)
ti", ti - someone, anyone (audio)
tiv", tiv - who? what? (audio)
toiou'to", toiauvth, toiou'to - of such a kind (audio)
trei'", triva - three (audio)
uiJov", oJ - son (audio)
uJmei'" - you (plur) (audio)
uJpov - w. gen. by; w. acc. under, below (audio)
w|de - here (audio)
w{ra, hJ - hour, time (audio)
VOCABULARY LIST 3
ajgaqov", -hv, -ovn - good (audio)
a}gio", -a, -on - holy, sacred (audio)
ai|ma, tov - blood (audio)
ai[rw - I lift up, take up, remove (audio)
aijwvnio", -on - eternal (audio)
ajkolouqevw - I follow (audio)
ajnabaivnw - I go up, ascend (audio)
ajpokrivnomai - I answer (audio)
ajpovllumi - I destroy, ruin; mid. perish (audio)
a[rcw - I rule; mid. begin (audio)
grammateuv", oJ - scribe (audio)
daimovnion, tov - demon, divinity (audio)
dexiov", -av, -ovn - right (audio)
devcomai - I receive, welcome (audio)
divdwmi - I give (audio)
diov - therefore (audio)
dokevw - I think, believe; seem (audio)
duvo - two (audio)
eJautou' - oneself (audio)
ejgeivrw - I raise, wake (audio)
e[qno", tov - nation; pl. Gentiles (audio)
eijrhvnh, hJ - peace (audio)
ei[te - if; whether,either...or (audio)
ejnwvpion - before, in the presence of (audio)
e[xw - outside (audio)
ejpiv - w. gen. upon, over, on basis of; w. dat. at, by, on; w. acc. to, against (audio)
e[rgon, tov - work, deed (audio)
e[scato", -h, -on - last (audio)
eujquv" - immediately (audio)
euJrivskw - I find (audio)
zavw - I live (audio)
zwhv, hJ - life (audio)
hJmevra, hJ - day (audio)
iJmavtion, tov - garment (audio)
kavqhmai - I sit (audio)
katav - w. gen. down, against; w. acc. according to (audio)
katabaivnw - I go down, come down (audio)
khruvssw - I announce, proclaim, preach (audio)
livqo", oJ - stone (audio)
mevllw - I am about to (audio)
mevso", -h, -on - middle, in the middle (audio)
mhvthr, hJ- mother (audio)
movno", -h, -on - only, alone (audio)
novmo", oJ - law (audio)
nuvx, hJ - night (audio)
oJdov", hJ - way, road (audio)
o[noma, tov - name (audio)
o{so", -h, -on - as great, how great, as much (audio)
oujranov", oJ - heaven (audio)
ou[te - neither...nor (audio)
ou{tw" - thus, so (audio)
o[clo", oJ - crowd (audio)
parav - w. gen. from; w. dat. beside, near; w. acc. by, along, near, more than, against (audio)
parabolhv, hJ - parable (audio)
paradivdwmi - I deliver, pass on, commit (audio)
pa'", pa'sa, pa'n - all, every (audio)
pathvr, oJ - father (audio)
ploi'on, tov - boat (audio)
ponhrov", -hv, -ovn - evil, wicked (audio)
pouv", oJ - foot (audio)
presbuvtero", -a, -on - older, elder (audio)
proseuvcomai - I pray (audio)
prw'to", -h, -on - first (audio)
pu'r, tov - fire (audio)
pw'" - how? (audio)
savbbaton, tov - sabbath (audio)
shmei'on, tov - sign, miracle (audio)
stovma, tov - mouth (audio)
swvzw - I save, preserve, heal (audio)
tev - and (audio)
u{dwr, tov - water (audio)
uJpavrcw - I am, exist, am present (audio)
fhmiv - I say (audio)
fobevomai - I fear (audio)
ceivr, hJ - hand (audio)
VOCABULARY LIST 4
aijtevw - I ask, demand (audio)
aivwvn, oJ - age, world (audio)
ajllhvlwn - one another (audio)
aJmartiva, hJ - sin (audio)
a[n - conditional, contingent particle (audio)
ajnivsthmi - I raise; rise, arise (audio)
ajrchv, hJ - beginning, rule; authority (audio)
ajspavzomai - I greet (audio)
ajfivhmi - I forgive; leave; send away; allow (audio)
ginwvskw - I know, perceive, understand (audio)
dei' - it is necessary (audio)
duvnamai - I am able (audio)
duvnami", hJ - power, miracle (audio)
ejavn - if (conditional) (audio)
eij - if (audio)
ei\don - I saw, perceived (aor of oJravw) (audio)
ei|", miva, e{n - one (audio)
ejlpiv", hJ - hope (audio)
ejperwtavw - I ask (audio)
ejrwtavw - I ask (audio)
e{w" - until (audio)
h[dh - already, now (audio)
qewrevw - I behold, see (audio)
ijdou' - behold, look (audio)
i{na - in order that (audio)
i{sthmi - I stand, place, set (audio)
kaqwv" - just as (audio)
kalevw - I call (audio)
kefalhv, hJ - head (audio)
lalevw - I speak, utter (audio)
lovgo", oJ - word, speech, reason (audio)
marturevw - I testify, witness (audio)
mhdev - and not, but not; not even (audio)
mhdeiv", - no one (audio)
oi\da - I know (audio)
o{lo", -h, -on - whole, entire (audio)
o{pw" - in order that; how, in what way (audio)
oJravw - I see (audio)
o{", h{, o{ - who, which, what (relative) (audio)
o{sti", h{ti", o{ ti - whoever; whatever (audio)
o{tan - whenever, when (conditional) (audio)
oujdev - and not, not even (audio)
oujdeiv", oujdemiva, oujdevn - no one, nothing (audio)
ojfqalmov", oJ - eye (audio)
paidivon, tov - child, infant (audio)
parakalevw - I entreat, summon, console (audio)
peripatevw - I walk (audio)
pivptw - I fall (audio)
pistov", -h, -on - faithful, believing (audio)
pleivwn, plei'on - more (audio)
plhrovw - I fulfill, fill (audio)
pneu'ma, tov - spirit, wind (audio)
poievw - I do, make (audio)
povli", hJ - city (audio)
poluv", pollhv, poluv - much, many (audio)
poreuvomai - I go, come (audio)
proskunevw - I worship, bow down before (audio)
provswpon, tov - face (audio)
profhvth", oJ - prophet (audio)
rJh'ma, tov - word, thing (audio)
savrx, hJ - flesh (audio)
speivrw - I sow (audio)
sw'ma, tov - body (audio)
threvw - I keep, watch (audio)
tivqhmi - I put, place (audio)
tuflov", -hv, -ovn - blind (audio)
uJpavgw - I go away, withdraw (audio)
uJpevr - w. gen. for, in behalf of; w. acc. over, above, beyond (audio)
fwnhv, hJ - voice, sound (audio)
fw'", tov - light (audio)
carav, hJ - joy (audio)
cristov", -hv, -ovn - anointed (audio)
w{" - as, so; when, while; about (audio)
w{ste - so that; therefore (audio)